Best Threads, a small New Hampshire retail chain, has sent Valued Employee to management training, costing thousands of dollars. Valued Employee has been with the company for years and is slotted to manage a new Best Threads store opening in…
Corporate social responsibility, or CSR, has gone mainstream, as companies across the globe have found that doing good for their employees, the communities in which they do business and the environment also benefits their bottom line. They’ve found that their…
When Jeannine Richardson and her former husband Bill Stergios lost $20,000 in back rent from their Manchester rental properties in 1993, the couple decided to protect their business. “We contacted the credit bureau,” Richardson said of the effort to check…
Halfway through 2008, there is still a great deal of angst about the economy and what economic conditions will be like this winter and for the next year. Gasoline prices, the cost of fuel oil, food costs and generally rising…
Tom Bobotas and Anne Holliday have long recognized the Seacoast is in dire need of affordable workforce housing. But instead of just talking about it, they have actually created 18 one- and two-bedroom apartments for people who work as teachers,…
Had a juicy restaurant steak recently? Tell me if this exchange sounds familiar.Customer: “I’d like the 12-ounce Delmonico steak, please.”Server: “How would you like that cooked, sir?”Customer: “Medium would be fine, thanks.”Server: “That’ll be pink in the middle, slightly warm…
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
