In our company’s new business development outreach, I’ve heard — repeatedly — that companies are pulling back on marketing because of the current economic climate. People are scared to commit to the expense of marketing, when they don’t know what…
The materials we use to create our buildings and the energy we consume to operate them take a tremendous toll on the environment. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, approximately 76 percent of all electricity generated by power plants…
Positions taken by officials in Connecticut and Massachusetts are thwarting plans to construct several renewable energy projects in New Hampshire’s North Country. Governors of the six New England states met July 9 for their New England Governors Conference meeting in…
The death of the Argus Champion at 185 years of age was announced on the weekly newspaper’s own pages last month. While it’s a particularly painful incident for the Lake Sunapee region communities it so loyally served, the passing of…
Among the New Hampshire heroes not known generally to the public was Charles J. Lawson of New London, N.H., and Naples, Fla. Chuck Lawson, a longtime summer resident of Springfield and in the last years of his life, New London,…
Changes in New Hampshire’s workforce have employers in the state looking toward workers age 50 and over to fill positions in a variety of different industries. But just as the success of any sales campaign depends on effectively targeting the…
Manchester Community Health Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2008. Much has changed in that time. Health-care costs have escalated, transportation needs have increased, and language and cultural differences have made providing care difficult. No longer can one simply…
Although some politicians believe we’re only experiencing a “mental recession,” working men and women in New Hampshire know that we’re in real trouble, and that we didn’t get here overnight. We need real long-term solutions to our deep-rooted economic problems…
I read with great interest, and am most encouraged by, the reported efforts by the New Hampshire Passenger Rail Authority and the Southern New Hampshire Regional Commission to bring passenger trains back to central New Hampshire. Certainly the time for…
NASHUA - What has the coloring of the American flag, is 45-feet long, has traveled 460,000 miles across the 50 states and has hosted the likes of Bill Clinton and Rudy Giuliani? If you're a fan of unfettered television coverage…
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
