To the editor: You mention in your article about credit card fees (“Credit card fees add up for small businesses,” Nov. 6-19 NHBR), that one possible solution to this problem is shopping around for lower transaction fees. Another solution, which…
To the editor: AARP continues fighting for health reform that provides stable, affordable health coverage options for all Americans and protects Medicare for seniors and for future generations. We believe the House of Representatives' Affordable Health Care for America Act…
Nonprofit organizations — the ones that our communities rely on for everything from fine art and entertainment to day care, health care, food pantries, shelters and many other vital services — are struggling. They have been as severely affected by…
NHBR's editors recently met at the Hannah Grimes Center in Keene with businesspeople from around the region to get their take on how the region's economy is faring during the recession, and what their expectations are for the future.The participants…
One intriguing aspect about the skyrocketing use of Facebook and Twitter for businesses and organizations is how local it has become. To borrow from the old nursery rhyme, the butcher, the banker and the equivalent of the candlestick maker are…
A friend of mine is looking for work in the accounting field. A few days ago he contacted me to see if I knew someone at a company where he was interviewing. In fact, I did. So, I reached out…
As expected, there was a moderately light turnout for Manchester's Nov. 3 election. The results were startlingly inconsistent. Alderman and Republican state Sen. Ted Gatsas, who started with more name recognition than his opponent Mark Roy and then outspent, out-hustled,…
They are, as the motto says, “The few. The proud.” And increasingly, members of the U.S. Marine Corps are also “the college educated,” at least for those participating in a New Hampshire Technical Institute-Marine Corps partnership. For seven years, the…
To say that Mary Heath has held many different positions in education would be quite an understatement. Named dean of the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester earlier this year, Heath before that was New Hampshire's…
The state is awash in red ink. Everywhere you look there are new taxes and fees, while existing taxes and fees have been substantially increased. And to top it all off, the Legislature just held a “tax summit” to talk about…
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
