Leaders of the Franklin Career Academy charter school are blaming inadequate state support as the reason their dropout prevention program is going out of business this month. The school’s principal, Bill Grimm, said the school, approved by the state and…
Hard times severely challenge the people and communities served by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. It has been a decade since we have faced such economic problems. Individuals, businesses, nonprofits and government are feeling the pinch - literally, at the…
StockerYale Inc. is threatening to engage in a hostile takeover of Ontario-based rival Virtek Vision International, if Virtek does not voluntarily agree to the Salem optics company’s offer to buy it out. In a press release, the firm said it…
The award-winning Insure U consumer education program has been expanded, with new topic areas for domestic partners, single parents, grandparents raising grandchildren and members of the military. The Insure U curriculum - developed by the New Hampshire Insurance Department along…
Sandy Blitz, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s New England regional administrator since October 2007, has had an extensive background in government assistance programs for business. A former economic development representative for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, he…
Hillary Clinton, the early front-runner for the Democratic nomination, must wonder what happened to her on the way to the White House. What happened was the unexpected, unique and energizing candidacy of Barack Obama. The legions of young and previously…
Now rather actively semi-retired, Rye resident Christos Papoutsy was the founder of Hollis Engineering in Nashua and later purchased the electronics division of Cooper Industries. He has written and lectured on the subject of business ethics and is author of…
In the United States, we spend more money each year maintaining our cars than we do maintaining our health. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this country spends less per person on preventive health than the…
The Democrats in control of the state Legislature have come up with a novel way to balance the projected deficit in the state’s 2008-09 $10 billion budget: borrow and spend. Their usual approach to the problem — tax and spend…
Americans are struggling to handle the unprecedented price of oil and gasoline. Oil has settled in over $130 a barrel, and gas has soared well above $4 a gallon in many communities throughout New England. This is crippling budgets of…
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
