Some 79 percent of jobs in New Hampshire do not pay a wage sufficient for single-parent families with two children to provide basic needs such as housing, food, transportation, child care and health care, according to a new report. The…
Sleep? What’s that? You’ll excuse me if I appeared just a bit bleary-eyed today. I’ve been reading my latest book, all 608 pages of it. Wanna guess what it is? Here are your choices: “DaVanci Code” “Gone With the Wind”…
Strategic partnerships come in many forms, but all have a commonality — they bring together partners who benefit from the relationship. And in these economically challenging times, strategic partnerships might be a way to position your company as more attractive…
By now, we are all aware that the U.S. and global economies are unstable. Banks, real estate, credit companies and many industries have taken a hit. Business and residential costs are skyrocketing for automotive and heating fuel, food and just…
Computer networks, night-vision scopes and a method that uses lasers to kill cellulite are all in the running for the annual Product of the Year award from the New Hampshire High-Tech Council. The winner, half chosen by votes from an…
The financial meltdown gripping our consciousness is just one of many economic and social indicators reaching historic extremes. Spouses in dual-income families with children spend an astonishingly brief 12 minutes a day talking with each other. Working Americans clock more…
In 1958, when I was 10, my grandparents moved to Richmond, Va., where my grandfather’s job with the Eskimo Pie Corporation had been transferred from New Jersey. Traveling there for Thanksgiving, I noticed either on the eastern shore of Maryland…
The New Hampshire Retirement System has been going through some rocky times. First there was the ouster of long-time chairman Edward Theobald because of conflict of interest issues arising out of his own investment business. Then there was the discovery…
Five years ago, oil was trading at around $30 a barrel. It’s no wonder, then, that the leap to more than $147 a barrel in July set off a wave of anxiety and concern — particularly in New Hampshire, where…
This may be one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime — especially for small-business owners and their employees. As a local business owner of seven New Hampshire restaurants and proud New Hampshire voter, I want all to understand…
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
