Several trade associations have voiced support for a Senate bill that would restore a research and development tax credit against the business profits tax. SB 380, sponsored by Sen. Bob O'Dell, R-Lempster, would let a firm take a research and…
The state will contract out collection of $6 million in bad debt if House Bill 153 makes it into law. The House passed the bill last year and the Senate finally passed it on Wednesday, amending it to put the…
The New Hampshire House voted 176-168 Wednesday to impose a fee of $1 per ton on solid waste that companies burn or bury in landfills. The goal of House Bill 634 is to reward recycling and set aside money to…
Workforce fatalities in New Hampshire accounted for 9 percent of on-the-job deaths in the New England region during 2004, with the highest number of losses occurring in the construction industry, according to federal Department of Labor statistics. Of the 15…
It may have seemed like an unusual career move when insurance broker Ray Rioux recently left the Draper Agency in Goffstown to become the full-time manager of a store on the east side of Manchester. But Rioux, 60, has run…
As the new year began, Joe DiBrigida officially took the reins as managing partner of one of Manchester-based Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. While no one officially keeps track of such things, the 43-year-old DiBrigida is apparently one of the…
Chittenden Corporation, the Vermont-based parent company of Ocean National Bank in New Hampshire , earned a record $83 million in fiscal year 2005, an 11 percent increase, the company announced Thursday. Earnings were $1.77 per diluted share, with some $21.8…
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, the parent corporation of Lake Sunapee Bank, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of 12-1/2 cents per share payable January 31. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Lake Sunapee Bank, a federal stock savings bank, Newport-based New…
A Portsmouth company instrumental in the development of technology used to extract energy from farm animal waste, is once again being tapped by a West Coast natural gas company. Microgy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Power Corp., has…
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will hold an avian influenza town hall meeting Wednesday, February 1 at Berlin City Hall. “We know the impact of pandemic influenza would be devastating to both public health and our…
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
