“We want to create real action,” said Steve Barba, executive director of university relations at Plymouth State University. “We’re not about creating reports that sit on a shelf. We need to be an agent in transforming communities.” At PSU, Barba…
A former state representative from Orford and Democratic candidate for governor and U.S. House, Arnie Arnesen has pitched her left-of-center politics and candid opinions on radio in New Hampshire and elsewhere for 20 years. From the makeshift studio in her…
Late in February, Skybus Airlines founder Bill Diffenderfer, speaking at a Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce breakfast forum, predicted a bright future for the budget-priced air carrier. But only weeks later, Diffenderfer had resigned and the airline filed for bankruptcy…
While in recent legislative sessions the spotlight has been on “high-profile” waste issues such as sludge-spreading, burning construction and demolition debris, electronic waste, medical waste, mercury, and hazardous waste, the very mundane but important issue of municipal solid waste disposal…
Dean Gray has found a novel way to make a buck: turning manure into money. He’s beating out the pricey, synthetic fertilizers with old-fashioned cow manure. Gray ran a classified ad last month marketing a large pile of last winter’s waste…
Remember when then-candidate Hillary Clinton staged a news conference at a gas station to call for a gas tax holiday for the summer driving months saving the average driver maybe $25 over three months? Voters were clearly a lot smarter…
One of the greatest constraints to continued economic growth in New England is the inability of business to hire skilled workers. Faced with an older workforce, stagnant population growth and a declining interest in science, technology and engineering and math…
New Hampshire Travel Council The New Hampshire Travel Council selected Erica Murphy, second from right, director of communications and community relations for The Common Man family of restaurants, for its 2008 Advertising and Public Relations Award. With her are her…
Eagerly awaited construction and renovation of Claremont’s Monadnock Mill buildings began earlier this month shortly after final financial details were worked out. On May 5, crews began working on Monadnock Mill No. 2 and No. 6, the future home of…
Given that it is an election year, thus the process (actually the media) is on full alert, there is a great deal of hype — let’s generously call it hyperbole. Yes, our economy is slowing down, maybe even a lot…
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
