<font size=1>Editor's note: The following letter was sent to Alan Braunstein, an attorney involved in the bankruptcy reorganization of USA Springs, by Steve Conklin of Barrington, a member of the Barrington Water and Sewage Committee and an opponent of the…
I was first introduced to Kate Alterman during law school, though I didn't know her name for many years. She was an immigrant girl who worked in the factories of New York. It was her work in a particular factory…
Shown at the recent Southern NH Expo, held at the Hampshire Dome in Milford, are David Valicenti and Michelle Splaine of Valicenti Organico, producer of Red Gravy. Submit items for About Town to editor@nhbr.com. Please include a color photo and…
Once again, NHBR is asking readers to choose the best of New Hampshire business. Now in their third year, our Best of Business awards – the BOBs – single out the best companies in over 80 business-to-business categories. By voting…
Questions are already being raised about FairPoint Communications' bankruptcy plan, which would pay off the lenders, the executives, top consultants – and, of course, bankruptcy attorneys – but would leave stockholders, bondholders and unsecured creditors with little or nothing and…
Q. Melissa works as a human resource manager for a growing high-tech company. An employee who has just returned to work from maternity leave is seeking additional time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for her…
Is FairPoint Communications seeking $30 million in concessions from its unions to fund a special $30 million pre-bankruptcy deal with Capgemini, the key consulting firm in FairPoint's disastrous back-office transition in its takeover of Verizon's landlines? No, said FairPoint emphatically.…
Isn't liquor the state beverage?Here's a thought: In the next legislative session, a rep or senator with even a semblance of guts should sponsor a bill banning the use of the legislative process as a laboratory for elementary school students…
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…
I was listening to a promotion the other night for “Mad Men,” and the character said something like: “There’s gonna be fat times. There’s gonna be lean times. But one thing’s for sure. It’s gonna rain again.” If you’ve been…
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
