As the new year approaches, we’re making plans to improve ourselves and our businesses in 2009. We’ll leave the self-improvement plans up to each individual, but we’d like to help you with technology solutions to improve and grow your business…
While many U.S. job-seekers are struggling to find employment, industry experts say that certain sectors — such as information technology — are experiencing growth and ride this economic roller coaster. According to the 2009 Robert Half International Salary Guide, IT…
As New Hampshire and the nation struggle to deal with the recession and financial crisis, our elected leaders must be prepared to show vision and take bold steps - the kind needed not only to revive the economy, but lay…
As previously reported, I had the opportunity to serve this fall on the Commission to Study the Feasibility of Public Funding of State Election Campaigns, established by the Legislature last year. The commission, made up of seven members appointed by…
During his tenure as president of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Dick Ingram discovered that chamber members were focused on one issue above all others. “Affordable housing for their workers was their biggest concern,” Ingram said. It was a…
Right now, many people in New Hampshire and across America are struggling to survive. The costs of food and health care are skyrocketing, families are losing their homes and millions of Americans can’t find work. Americans with retirement accounts are…
Judging from the reaction of some New Hampshire Republicans to the announcement by former Gov. John H. Sununu that he will run for chairman of the state GOP, all that’s left to do is to pick out new furniture for…
Editor’s note: Mike Vlacich, who has served as director of the state’s Division of Economic Development for the last two years, recently announced his plans to leave the post to become state director for U.S. Sen.-elect Jeanne Shaheen. This is…
Up to now, much of the discussion about a rescue plan for the automakers has focused on the Detroit Three: GM, Ford and Chrysler. But it’s important not to lose sight of the economic engine of Main Street: the nation’s…
MERRIMACK - Along with next year's spending plan, residents will be asked to consider a different way to handle their trash. As part of his initial budget presentation to the town council Thursday, Town Manager Keith Hickey proposed a "pay…
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
