In the early 1990s, New Hampshire saw a significant shift in its employment profile. The number of residents employed in the civilian labor force fell by about 12,000. Concurrently, high-tech employers offered 14,000 fewer jobs. It is not a reach…
MILFORD - We are “little frogs in our own little pots of water, and some of us get boiled,” said state Rep. Jill Shaffer Hammond, using an unusual metaphor during a recent panel discussion about taxes in New Hampshire. “We’d…
Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs was just an appetizer. The main course in the battle of the sexes will actually take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, as a team of six female business professionals takes on…
Faced with jobless benefit claims that are more than double last year, Employment Security Commissioner Tara Reardon used emergency powers her first day on the job and raised taxes on all businesses to shore up a slumping fund that pays…
The federal stimulus package means that an unprecedented amount of federal spending will occur throughout the country, and just as night follows day, claims of abuse will arise as the public becomes aware of the ways in which some of…
The use of business method patents is highly visible today - consider the patent infringement suits involving Priceline.com’s “name your own price” reverse auction patent and Amazon.com’s “one-click” patent. However, many people don’t know precisely what matter should be considered…
Team player Yes folks, that’s your governor there, looking something like the old Angels outfielder Albie Pearson, on his very own baseball card promoting “Team Lynch” and its June fund-raiser at the MerchantsAuto.com Stadium in Manchester. Unfortunately, the back of…
Robert B. Jolicoeur, who died May 11 at the age of 83, was a longtime Manchester businessman — a unique individual who built a business, led a family and did it his own way. A veteran of World War II,…
With the significant drawdown of many employee retirement plan accounts given the recent stock market decline, now more than ever employers are searching for retirement plan solutions for highly paid employees. One for an employer seeking ways to benefit only…
Do you know how to Twitter? Have a Facebook or LinkedIn account? Those in the business world who fail to understand the power of social networking will fail to understand the new way of leading. Networking once looked like a…
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
