Second of two articles. Home improvement contractors would have to get a license. Merchants could sell only cigarettes that don’t start fires. And anyone who uses spyware to sell their wares — beware. In the previous issues we focused on…
The New Hampshire Technical Institute has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to help the school build a new wing for its nursing program. NHTI began a $3 million capital campaign for the project in 2004 and has so far…
Anne Jamieson, vice president of operations at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., has been named the new chief executive officer of Parkland Medical Center in Derry. William Schuler, president and CEO of Portsmouth Regional Hospital, has been serving as…
When you hear the word “LAN,” do you think of: • Corporate IT headaches? If so, you’re a geek, and a boring one. • “sakes”? If so, you’ve watched too many movies with fake Southern dialogue. (Nobody pronounces “land” without…
Coos County timber cuts cause concern Concerns that the North Country’s logging industry is growing too quickly and eventually could cripple itself have prompted calls from some lawmakers for tighter restrictions. This year’s logging plans call for sharp increases, threatening…
Recognizing that relationships are the key to building and retaining business, the New Hampshire Business Resource Center, in cooperation with the state Department of Transportation, has been working with New Frontier Industries Inc. of Milton to research and develop soundwall…
Only Nixon could go to China, the saying went. In February 1972, President Richard Nixon made history by visiting mainland China in the middle of the Cold War — the first time a U.S. president had set foot in that…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has run full-page advertisements in newspapers all across the country - including New Hampshire - warning farmers about an avian disease that has not hit almost all of America in 30 years. And they would…
New Hampshire ski areas are in full swing, or ski, as the case may be. There are all sorts of discount passes and mid-week deals at the resorts, so if you haven’t hit the slopes yet, there’s no better time…
W. Douglas Scamman Jr., the newly re-elected speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, comes from a long line of farmers and politicians. The son of a former House speaker, Scamman himself served two terms as speaker during his…
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
