The Waterville Valley Conference and Event Center in the postcard-pretty village of Waterville Valley is open year-round for events such as weddings, association meetings and team-building exercises. The center can accommodate groups of 50 to 1,000 people at the 500-acre…
Coincidences happen. Happy coincidences happen when you intelligently plan and work for them, says Michael Bourque, vice president of marketing and communications for MEMIC, insuring employers in Maine, New Hampshire and throughout the Northeast against workers’ compensation claims. “Our company…
Laconia Savings Bank, the largest independent bank in New Hampshire, is entering a new era in its storied 176-year history with the recent appointment of Mark Primeau as its new president and chief executive officer. And Primeau, who took the…
Few technology training companies can claim a decade’s worth of success. Blended Solutions can claim well more that. Blended Solutions Technical Institute - BSTI - isn’t the normal training company. Launched in Manchester, as the PC Schoolhouse, BSTI has been…
There are many heroes among us doing great work — not for the notoriety but because it is the right thing to do. Several of these have come to mind lately, and I would like to note four of them…
Lisa Michaud’s preparation for dealing with disaster has included a decades-long marriage and the rearing of three children. She has been employed in a number of capacities, including a stint as a cook at the rectory of Saint Marie parish…
Every household feels at least a little financial chill when oil tops a record $100 a barrel. But for our most vulnerable families, soaring heating costs represent a clear and present danger. This season witnessed several deaths in New England,…
The budget process is complicated, and I have always believed in complete transparency; the citizens of New Hampshire deserve to know what is being budgeted and what is being spent. As a government we should be held to the exact…
A little over seven years ago, a plaque honoring the New Hampshire veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade came down from the State House wall the same day it was put up. The defenders of the Spanish Republic were not…
Many a New Hampshire employer has been faced with the request by an employee to have a copy of the employee’s personnel file. Typically, a human resources person pulls the personnel file folder, makes a copy and provides it to…
Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.
Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions
The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.
For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.
When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.
UNH is home to the state’s largest school of nursing
