NHBR's editors recently met with Concord area businesspeople at the new Residence Inn by Marriott to get their take on how the area's economy is faring and what their expectations are for the future.The participants were: • Steve Duprey, The…
These days, you can’t help but be inspired by the numerous green initiatives flooding New Hampshire’s businesses, homes and even schools. With the support of federal and state programs that promote the use of sustainable energy products, such as solar…
Imagine this: you are a candidate for the U.S. Senate or Congress and have to answer a question as follows, "What is your position on illegal immigration?" You look at your 3-by-5 five card and try to come up with…
Ever drive 50 miles to meet an old friend, only to realize that you forgot your cell phone and can't call the person you're supposed to meet? Ever try to sync your BlackBerry with Bluetooth in order to Google MapQuest,…
Northeast Bancorp experienced a bit of glass half full-half empty as it closed its fourth quarter and its fiscal 2010 year.The Lewiston, Maine-based parent of Northeast Bank in Portsmouth reported a quarterly income of $43,058, or just one penny per…
The argument that USA Springs' 10-year permit to withdraw 300,000 gallons of water a day out of Nottingham has expired doesn't hold water, according to an opinion by the New Hampshire Attorney General's office.The question is key because that groundwater…
In the first week of July, U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Massachusetts, introduced yet again legislation in Congress known as the “Main Street Fairness Act” (H.R. 5660), related to the “Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement (SSTA)”. This effort has been tried and…
In an effort to stimulate the economy by encouraging business purchasing in 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extended the capital investment incentives passed as part of the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act.Specifically, ARRA temporarily extended, through the end of…
The following is a letter written by Jeff Pelletier, general manager of the Holiday Inn in Concord, and signed by 46 other New Hampshire businesspeople, urging Bruton Smith, owner of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, to keep both NASCAR races at…
Q. Sarah, vice president of human resources, receives a letter from counsel by a former employee detailing allegations of sexual harassment against two co-workers and a supervisor who had knowledge of the harassment. The allegations include jokes and lewd pictures…
