Beginning this fall, buyers of Timberland footwear will bring their new purchases home in environmentally friendlier packaging boasting a product information label outlining the company’s environmental and community footprint. The new “Our Footprint” label will resemble the “nutrition facts” label…
A decline in residential and nonbuilding construction in New Hampshire continues, according to newly released data from McGraw Hill Construction. The Lexington, Mass.-based firm said that contracts for future residential construction were down 26 percent, to $96.5 million, in August…
New Hampshire has seen a net loss of 5,502 trade-related jobs since the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect 12 years ago. According to a three-country study by the non partisan Economic Policy Institute, 10,778 trade-related New Hampshire jobs…
Hypertherm, a developer of plasma cutting technology headquartered in Hanover, is reaping the rewards of a Vermont-based training program. Barely two weeks ago, 16 new employees began a new career with Hypertherm, working second and third shifts as CNC machinists…
Mary Magnell, broker-owner of Hanover-based Magnell, McNamara & Associates, was named state Realtor of the Year September 25 at the New Hampshire Association of Realtors’ annual fall convention at the Balsams Grand Resort. Magnell, a Canaan resident, received the statewide…
Citing the troubled automobile industry, The Timken Company announced that it was laying off as many as 700 workers, equivalent to 5 percent, in its automotive unit. But during a Sept. 29 conference call, company officials said that Timken’s other…
Longtime public television executive Paula Kerger embraced the challenges facing the nation’s rapidly evolving media landscape in March when she became the sixth president and chief executive officer of the 348-station Public Broadcasting Service. “How do we take the power…
What if they held an election and nobody voted? This is almost what happened Sept. 12 in the state primary. Secretary of State William Gardner estimated that turnout was about 12 percent of eligible voters, a record low. Why was…
Stirring passions You can be forgiven if you couldn’t believe it after first hearing the news. The news that Tad Funtado, former policy director in Charlie Bass’ congressional office was posing as a liberal blogger on various political Web sites…
New Hampshire is a small state, but it has a number of special characteristics that make its housing market look and behave differently from other states. Most importantly it ranks in the top 10 among the 50 states in several…
