With the average loan debt of New Hampshire students nearly $25,000 — second highest in the nation — one Granite State university has created a program to help college start off on the right financial foot when they graduate. Plymouth…
New Hampshire families are projected to meet only 22 percent of college costs based on current and expected savings practices, according to a recent survey conducted by Fidelity Investments. Fidelity’s College Savings Indicator calculates how prepared parents are to pay…
Not that another endorsement will make a whole lot of difference to any vote other than my own, even at my own house, but after looking at all of the candidates in both parties campaigning for president, I have come…
Growing up in the Depression, “you were lucky if you had one pair of pants,” says George Angelopoulos. Today he has 3,500 to 4,000 suits in the downtown Manchester store he calls home. The owner of George’s Apparel (formerly George’s…
Sharp and sustained rises in diesel prices are squeezing New Hampshire businesses that rely on trucks, especially companies who are locked into fixed contracts with their customers, such as loggers. “I can’t charge a surcharge,” said Chris Crowe, owner of…
Those of us in the Senate and House who supported the change to the cost-sharing arrangement between the state and the counties are somewhat surprised by the continued confusion and lack of information about the projected benefits and built-in protections…
I continue to marvel at the shortsighted view (at least in my opinion) that diversity is a sought after value when ethnic, racial, linguistic, cultural differences have pulled so many counties apart. As Patrick J. Buchanan once stated in an…
The following is the text of a letter sent to Gov. John Lynch by Seth Goldstein, a Bethlehem resident, an opponent of Casella Waste Systems’ plan to expand its landfill in the town: Casella Waste Systems has begun a major…
If you asked the man on the street to define a “carbon footprint” - even a year ago - you probably would have gotten a bewildered response. Fast-forward to today, and more and more people are becoming aware that virtually…
This may be an off season for the New Hampshire Legislature, since lawmakers won’t be considering a budget in 2008, but it might as well be open season when it comes to bills that could affect business, for better or…
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
