If you want an electric car, 2011 just might be your year, though you're going to have to really, really want one.In upcoming months, General Motors will be selling about 10,000 mostly electric Volt cars in several states, but New…
At the end of 2010, President Obama made a deal with the Republican leadership in Congress to extend the so-called "Bush tax cuts." That action came on the heels of reports on how to reduce the national debt and the…
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, or CASA, has received a $7,500 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation, the agency announced.The funds will support CASA's mission to provide Guardians ad Litem to assist abused and neglected children in…
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office was preparing a case against an appraiser for Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. nearly three years before the Meredith company's massive Ponzi scheme collapsed, according to an e-mail from Maine's attorney general.The case was against…
A $6.6 million revolving fund that provides low-interest loans and grants to New Hampshire businesses and nonprofits to finance energy improvements has completed its first round of lending.In partnership with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, the Community Development Finance…
Mascoma Corp., a Lebanon-based maker of cellulosic biofuels, has signed a letter of intent worth up to $50 million with Texas-based Valero Energy Corp., the country's largest independent oil refiner, to build a wood-based biofuel refinery in Michigan.Valero also has…
As the 112th Congress returned to Washington this month, the New England region has seen significant changes in the level of clout its Congressional delegation holds. Several of New England's most senior and respected senators - Connecticut's Chris Dodd and…
Many of New Hampshire's newly elected representatives have started to consider how to tackle the budget deficit that the state faces for the coming biennium.Some observers now say we are rapidly approaching a $900 million hole, and this issue has…
In New Hampshire, Slow Money is still in the developmental stage, focusing on getting the word out and rallying investors interested in local food enterprises
Let's call him Vic. He has a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in industrial engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's in management from MIT's Sloan School. He's had a stellar career with steadily increasing responsibilities. He even had…
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
