During the last two weeks of October, first the House Ways and Means and Finance committees and later the Republican legislative minority held sessions at which they sought input on the budget situation facing New Hampshire. While I did not…
Last September, when the financial markets seemingly crashed overnight, I joined many others in believing and feeling that we were living through an historical moment few would soon forget. Sadly, what we also felt was a sudden, massive and collective…
At a time when many small-business owners are struggling to make ends meet, rising credit and debt transaction fees are making the costs of doing business that much more difficult. But banks and credit card companies are saying these fees…
<font size=1>Editor's note: This is the third article in a series focusing on the job-search and application process. </font size> The days of simply answering a help wanted ad in the newspaper with a faceless resume to find a new…
The economic downturn has brought with it an increase in layoffs and growing uncertainty among workforce managers at many Granite State businesses. Knowing what resources are available and having a strategic workforce plan in place before trouble arises can often…
Portsmouth-based Clean Air-Cool Planet, which finds and promotes solutions to global climate change, recently received a $400,000 grant from the state to help more than two dozen towns develop plans to renovate their most energy-inefficient municipal buildings. CA-CP, which works…
The number of new hires reported by New Hampshire employers through the first 10 months of 2009 is about 25 percent lower than last year's figures over the same period. Through October, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security said…
The Executive Council has put the reappointment of the presiding officer of the state Air Resources Council on hold, an action that may delay deliberations over whether to allow installation of a mercury scrubber at Public Service of New Hampshire's…
We’re all looking for signs of an economic recovery. Some look to the stock market, but I look to our small businesses – and that’s not just because I’m a small-business owner. History has taught us that economic recovery starts…
Years from now, if the citizens of New Hampshire are seeing income taxes taken out of their paychecks, they will be able look back to the week of Oct. 19, 2009, in “tax history” as the turning point — a…
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
