New Hampshire Technical Institute Professor Terry Simkin had been planning to retire in May. But over two years ago he began preparing a new NHTI degree program offering an associate in science in Animation and Graphic Game Programming, and the program…
Lindt USA, the U.S. subsidiary of the Swiss chocolatier, officially began work earlier this month on a 300,000-square-foot expansion of its production and distribution facility at the Stratham Industrial Park. A Nov. 13 ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion was attended…
Portsmouth Regional Hospital has unveiled plans for what its CEO calls a “very ambitious” $63 million expansion project — the largest in the hospital’s history. William J. Schuler, the hospital’s chief executive officer and president, said the plan’s “scope and…
New Hampshire college graduates are leaving school with the highest level of education-related debt in the country, according to the Berkeley nonprofit group Project on Student Debt. According to the data reported by 1,400 college students from four-year colleges and…
New Hampshire has the most registered nurses per capita in the United States, according to a new report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health. According to the report, “The United…
When New Hampshire skiers hit the slopes this winter, they will have fewer choices than they did 30 years ago - a lot fewer, considering the state has lost approximately 60 percent of its downhill ski areas since the 1970s.…
The New England economy is expected to experience slow growth, and uncertainty in the housing market could have a significant negative influence in the region, says economist Ross Gittell in his latest regional forecast. Gittell, a University of New Hampshire…
Once upon a time, American women gathered at quilting bees to create and socialize, and that’s something Christine Wheeler and Karen Boyd sought to recapture when they opened their Manchester paper-crafts studio. The studio, Talk, Paper, Scissors, which opened in…
Chester resident Patricia Tingos was thinking about her family when she recently convinced the New Hampshire Health Plan to cover her bariatric surgery, a surgery for the morbidly obese that the plan has not covered before. Health-care experts are thinking about…
The elegance and uniqueness of the cymbidium orchid has made it a favorite of Exeter floral designer Jessica Christoferson. So taken by the flower and what it represents, in fact, the 29-year-old entrepreneur chose it for the name of her…
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
