Mortgage loans are not only harder to get these days, the word itself is becoming harder to say. In fact, for a whole host of professions - lawyers, Realtors and even stockbrokers - mum can often be the word.According to…
One of Coos County’s largest manufacturers has purchased a Florida company and announced plans to move operations to its Lancaster, N.H., facility. P.J. Noyes, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company with over 100 employees, has acquired Boca Raton, Fla.-based Dental Herb Company,…
It was not a good November for the New Hampshire housing market. According to statistics from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, sales fell 29 percent compared to November 2009, and prices dropped about 3 percent. Condos suffered even a…
People like to compare the state or federal budget to a family's budget, and base suggestions about what government should do on the habits of regular people. For example, new House Speaker Bill O'Brien plans to switch the order of…
The federal tax compromise is unacceptable on moral grounds and is equally unacceptable politically.It is simply wrong to allow Congress to cut unemployment benefits on which families depend. Too many good, honest people are out of work for reasons not…
According to a 2009 Harvard Medical School study, over 40,000 Americans die each year because they do not have health insurance. More people die for lack of health insurance than from drunken driving and homicide combined.As one of the study's…
In his commentary, former Democratic nominee for governor Mark Fernald says critics of Obamacare focus too much on its cost and complexity, but utter "nary a word about its benefits."Like any good salesman, he hopes we will get so excited…
In hopes of increasing foot traffic, more and more New Hampshire businesses are offering deals and discounts direct to consumers through their cell phones and Web-enabled devices - a marketing trend that is poised to grow exponentially, say social media…
Inquiries into the state agencies caught napping while Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. bilked clients of millions of dollars have overlooked the bit part played by the New Hampshire Real Estate Appraiser Board.In 2007, examiners from the state Bank Department reported…
Words processingBefore we begin, let's take a deep breath and remember the things we've all said that we wished we hadn't.Now, consider what it would have been like if those words were spoken into a microphone at a public forum…
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
