The catastrophic event off the United States’ Gulf Coast serves as a reminder that we should be accelerating our transition to a clean-energy economy. The starting gun in this race toward the future global economy sounded years ago, and there…
While all eyes were on national health-care reform and the state budget, less attention has been paid to the progress made by the Legislature on health care in New Hampshire.Small businesses will benefit from legislation passed this year to allow…
New England has a lot at stake in the 2010 Census, not just in terms of federal dollars for dozens of programs that support education, housing and health-care services, but the results may also have an impact on the region’s…
With predictions of an active hurricane season ahead, small-business owners should be reminded that creating a strong disaster preparedness plan is crucial. Such a plan will help protect both owners and employees while ensuring that a business can bounce back…
The local food movement has taken the country – and New Hampshire – by storm, with more close-to-home choices than ever showing up on restaurant menus. But just how local is “local”?NHBR recently spoke with several restaurants across the state…
Q.For three generations, Carroll Carpet Cleaners has been well known for its in-home and in-store services throughout southern New Hampshire and the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. Young Carl Carroll wants to make his own fortune, and so after five years…
Auto destructOf course Alan Silberberg, owner of the former Lakes Family Auto Center in Belmont — one of the Chrysler dealerships shut down as a result of the company’s bankruptcy reorganization — is angry. But you’ve got to wonder whether…
Deliberate shifts in perspective and attitude can dramatically and positively change personal and professional lives in ways never imagined possible. Placing you and your goals front and center sets things in motion and opens new doors for you and for…
Progressing in your career no longer means simply getting better and better at some skill or becoming more knowledgeable about a particular topic so that your employer benefits. You expand your expertise so that you can become more professional to…
Smiling while doing a radio interview even though no one can see you will help you come across more positively. If you need something done, give it to a busy person. Give of yourself and what you get back will…
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
