After about 10 years in business, Mike Couturier is closing Hi Fi Exchange, a shop specializing in old record albums and vintage stereo equipment. Couturier’s is one of numerous small businesses that run along the Amherst stretch of Route 101A…
Wanna bet that plenty of people in the Legislature paid close attention to the recent news from Maine that 475 slot machines at the racino in Bangor took in more than $60 million over their first 57 days of operation?…
As the new year began, The Memorial Hospital in North Conway and Parkland Medical Center in Derry both joined a growing number of hospitals throughout the country that have introduced a new approach to patient care - the “hospitalist,” an…
It’s often said that in order to love winter in New Hampshire you have to be a winter sports enthusiast — you have to have a reason to get bundled up and face the frigid air and snowdrifts head on.…
Rep. Neal Kurk, R-Weare, architect of last year’s GraniteCare law, has introduced another major health-care bill, — House Bill 1723 — which is designed to give patients the kind of information that he hopes could drive down medical costs. The…
When Car Component Technologies shut its plants in Bedford and Merrimack and filed for bankruptcy in November, nearly 600 workers — the majority of whom are non-English speaking — were laid off with no advance notice. Rolling up their sleeves…
A House bill calls for a study to see whether counties should provide case management for disabled and elderly Medicaid clients living at home - a change that might put four large case-management firms out of business and shake up…
Should large employers in New Hampshire be required to provide health-care coverage for their employees, and pay the state if they don’t? And should they be required at least to report the coverage they do provide? That is the question…
The New Hampshire House went through a flurry of bills left over from last session at its Jan. 4 meeting, the first of the New Year. One of the business-related bills considered but killed after a short debate was one…
Q. I own a building that is fully occupied by my business, with a small SBA 504 loan balance. I want to refinance the building and take out some of my equity, what is my best approach to a lender?…
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
