As four-time co-chair of Mayor Robert Baines’ campaigns, I have a bias about Manchester politics, especially mayoral races. On Nov. 8, in a surprise, 35-year-old Ward 3 Alderman Frank Guinta, strongly backed by the Republican Party, defeated Baines, the three-term…
Thanks to all who answered the call To the editor: I am writing this to give my true, heartfelt thanks to so many of our Granite Staters. I am originally from the South, but have called New Hampshire home now…
Dialing for dollars? Considering that she’d be talking with or without a microphone or audience, it was fortuitous that, after Arnie Arnesen left politics, she landed in radio talk show land. Unfortunately, part of Arnie Nation has seceded - and…
Nine New Hampshire hospitals have donated nearly $100,000 in cash and thousands of dollars more in equipment and supplies to a Mississippi hospital destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Immediately after the devastating storm, offers of support to the region poured in…
Dennis Bakke was one of the most powerful men in America five years ago. He was chief executive officer and co-founder of AES, the global energy giant, which ran power plants in more than 30 countries. Company stock was riding…
On Nov. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule establishing the level of environmental due diligence required of landowners wishing to qualify for certain protections from strict liability for cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,…
E-learning promises to slash training costs and/or extend the reach of training enormously. Though downsides exist, the math is compelling. Compared with face-to-face training - namely live classroom events - e-learning can cut costs by 80 to 90 percent. Consider…
When I think of Italian wines, a red wine usually comes to mind, perhaps a Chianti or that Lambrusco my parents drank in the ‘70s and still haunts my nightmares. For an Italian white wine, if I could name more…
They were MBA students who needed experience. He was an executive director for an orchestra that was struggling in its message. A business professor put them together to make beautiful music. Eric Douart, professor at Rivier College in Nashua, directed…
It all started with a simple request from on high: During the Persian Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush wanted to watch CNN on Air Force One - something that was unheard of in 1991. Fourteen years (and two presidents)…
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
