At yet another Politics ‘N Eggs breakfast sponsored by the New England Council and the Museum of New Hampshire Political History, Joseph Biden, Democratic senior senator from Delaware, spoke. Given that the room was packed on the Friday before Independence…
“We felt we were being overlooked, not only by people vacationing here, but also by locals,” said Carla Lapierre, owner of Gateway Gallery & Gifts, of the predicament faced by the merchants located on Exchange Street in Gorham. The small…
Long-term care and its associated costs is a major challenge that is evolving for many reasons on several fronts. These forces include an aging population heavily weighted in the age 65-85 demographic, medical technology resulting in much longer life spans,…
Reality check You can’t blame New Hampshire Republicans, and particularly candidate Jim Coburn, for pretending they have a shot at the corner office this year, but at some point you’d hope they’d at least acknowledge that they’re playing in an…
Jack Byrne sat at his kitchen table in his Hanover home discussing how much he might have personally lost as a result of Hurricane Katrina. “I lost a lot of money. My wife lost a lot of money. I wouldn’t…
Shares in New Hampshire-based publicly held companies decreased by an average of 11.7 percent in the second quarter of 2006, according to the latest reading of the New Hampshire Business Review/Chartworth Stock Index. The index itself, which is price-weighted, declined…
During its recently concluded 2006 session in Concord, the Legislature considered a number of energy-related issues, but didn’t pass some of the most controversial energy bills. Two that garnered significant attention but were not passed by lawmakers concerned the establishment…
Pamela Novotny, a 44-year-old mother of three daughters, works in the highway construction industry through a state Department of Transportation On the Job Training Program funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Novotny has been working for Audley Construction since April…
Thirty-one years after the United States ended a losing war against a communist takeover of South Vietnam, a unified Vietnam is discovering the benefits of capitalism, says a New Hampshire economist who spent a month in the Southeast Asian nation…
Even at a very young age, Cory Nadilo knew he wanted his own business. In his 5th grade yearbook, Nadilo listed “inventor” as his future aspiration. Years later, while a student at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, he pursued studies in…
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
