Competition in the global economy displaced 1-1/2 million workers from jobs in rural America in a recent six-year period and is changing the nature of work in many rural areas, according to a report by The Casey Institute at the…
Three North Country communities are battling the Appalachian Mountain Club in an effort to make the 103-year-old charitable agency pay full property taxes on its hotels and restaurants in Carroll, Pinkham Notch and Alexandria. The environmental group is contesting in…
Visit Elayne Belkas’s Danville home any day of the week and you will find the former junior accountant at her stove in a kitchen crisp and clean with the scent of citrus and spice or mint and apricot. A pot…
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved Riverstone Networks’ request to hand out as much as $5 million in performance bonuses to top executives and key employees with a few strings attached. The spinoff company of the former Cabletron Systems has…
The stage has been set for a new statewide environmental initiative when representatives from a cross-section of Granite State businesses met with government officials to discuss ways of encouraging growth of environmentally responsible companies, products and services in New Hampshire.…
The New Hampshire High Tech Council is seeking nominations for its 18th annual Entrepreneur of the Year. The award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the high technology industry in New Hampshire. Any founder, owner…
There is good news and bad news if you are in one of the numerous professions licensed by the state, thanks to a bill passed by the Senate in a 14-10 roll call vote last week. The bill would affect…
The New Hampshire Senate last week approved a bill to grant a one-time tax credit of half of a company’s energy costs -- capped at $500 - against the Business Enterprise Tax, sending it on to the House. Since the…
A pair of recent transportation report cards confirm New Hampshire has neglected its roads and bridges to make many are unsafe. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state's roads a grade of “C” in January and its bridges…
The national angel investment market increased by some 3 percent during 2005, with more than $23 billion in total investments, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics. “A…
