Scott David Farah, mastermind of the Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. Ponzi scheme, told lenders the day before his sentencing for wire and mail fraud, that he never intended to steal their money.He insisted he didn't have "criminal intent," although he…
Award-winning human services executive and author Paul Boynton is working with a team of state and private sector partners to give unemployed New Hampshire citizens access to the tools and resources they can use to return to the workforce.His message:…
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has received approval on the renewal of a $142 million, three-year secured revolving credit facility, enabling it to take the next step in its plans to purchase two utility companies in New Hampshire.Algonquin's wholly owned…
Fitch Ratings has assigned an "A" rating - or high credit quality -- to Concord Hospital's $50 million of series 2011 revenue bonds, which are issued by the New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority.The credit ratings agency also gave…
The federal Small Business Innovation Research program is once again facing possible extinction -- a fate New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has been working hard to prevent.A stopgap measure last year temporarily saved SBIR, along with the Small Business…
As commissioner of administrative services – a job she has held since 2008 – Linda Hodgdon is essentially New Hampshire's chief financial/operating officer, with a hand in just about every aspect of the state's financial management system, from expenditures, to…
Maren Boothby of the Laconia speech therapy practice Boothby Therapy Services, center, has a ball with staff, from left, Christopher Boothby, Kelly Dionne and Jennifer McGreevy supporting Winnipesaukee Playhouse Capital Campaign for its new theater. Joining the fun are, from…
A year out of federal prison, Gayle Spence maintains that the wrong people went to jail
Gayle Spence, a former director of worldwide sales at Cabletron Systems, and then Enterasys Networks, pleaded guilty in 2006 to one count of securities fraud and then testified against her fellow employees, four of whom were convicted and sentenced to…
To the editor:Bad research usually leads to bad conclusions. The recent "Obamacare" op-ed of Peter Angerhofer of the Josiah Bartlett Center ("Costly 'Obamacare' is a sucker's game," Dec. 17-30 NHBR) is a prime example.Mr. Angerhofer attacks the health-care reform bill…
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
