Public Service of New Hampshire has teamed up with meteorologists at Plymouth State University to develop an internal Web-based application that is expected to help the utility in predicting and planning for when and where power outages may occur. “The…
Sovereign Bank wants to offer assistance to businesses, consumers and nonprofit organizations affected by recent flooding in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. “Our hearts go out to the communities affected by the recent rain storms and flooding,” said Joseph…
Jack Byrne is back as chairman of the board of White Mountains Insurance Group. The company announced May 26 that Byrne, the former chairman and CEO of the company, will replace George Gillespie as chairman of the board of directors.…
SkillSoft PLC, a Nashua-based provider of e-learning content and technology products for business and IT professionals, reported a 3 percent increase in its first-quarter revenues. The firm said revenue was $54.7 million for the first-quarter ending April 30, up from…
Sturm, Ruger & Company has increased the number of directors on its board to eight, appointing three men to fill the new spots. Named to the board were C. Michael Jacobi, Stephen Merkel and Ronald Whitaker to fill the spots.…
Jackie Eastwood, president and CEO of TissueLink Medical of Dover, will discuss how the company’s focus on the needs of customers has resulted in rapid growth of the business when he appears as the guest speaker at the June 8…
Somewhere during her more than 30 years working at IBM, Tina Gleisner says, she and her husband Ted Blank were “bitten by the real estate bug.” They responded by investing in coastal properties in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and California, but…
Now that the water levels from the mid-May rains and legislative activity in Concord have both receded, attention of politicians and media can focus on upcoming New Hampshire elections. First-term Gov. John Lynch, five Executive Council positions, 24 state Senate…
Women of Sudan need our support To the editor: Sudan is a country mired in humanitarian crisis and recovering from 21 years of war. It is vitally important to help Sudan’s recovery from the devastating consequences of war, especially now…
Butch Hobson, both a former player and manager with the Boston Red Sox, is adapting to some changes at Nashua’s Holman Stadium in his eighth year of managing professional baseball’s Nashua Pride. For one thing, the team has switched leagues,…
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
