A mystery firm has agreed to invest $55 million to purchase nearly two-thirds of the assets of USA Springs, the company that wants to build a water bottling plant in Nottingham, according to a letter of intent allowed Thursday by…
We state the obvious here: State lawmakers are elected to work for the benefit of their constituents and the state as a whole. It helps to be reminded of this when we look at the state Legislature's creation of the…
Over the past several months, my office has responded to thousands of letters and phone calls on health care. I've traveled all across New Hampshire talking to small-business owners and families who are desperate for help. I've talked to health-care…
The focus of the national agenda the last several months has clearly become reforming America's health-care system. Bring it on! There is no question that our health-care system needs to be reformed to squeeze out the much-inflated expenses and to…
The Aug. 8 editorial in Foster's Daily Democrat asked, "When did prolific spending become such a virtue?" The editorial then proceeded to criticize Gov. John Lynch and his administration for acting quickly and competently to get stimulus money out the…
Irving Oil has awarded a $2,000 grant through its Portsmouth area New England Neighbor Initiative to the Avis Goodwin Community Health Center in Dover. Accepting the award at the Portsmouth Irving/Circle K station was the center's executive director, Janet Atkins,…
Beginning with a modest $1,000 budget in 2001 and originally known as the New Hampshire Film Expo, the New Hampshire Film Festival has become a vital cultural happening — complete with juried awards, dozens of regional submissions and solid sponsorship support.…
The state's unemployment compensation trust fund is going broke faster than anticipated, causing the state to borrow more, and possibly earlier, than expected from the federal government in order to continue to pay benefits to the jobless. There is even…
I was told once that the way to determine whether the glass if half full or half empty is to know whether your filling the glass or emptying it. If it started out empty, it's easy to see the glass…
The chairs of the state Democratic and Republican parties recently addressed business leaders on the New Hampshire economy, government and politics. What Republican John H. Sununu and Democrat Raymond Buckley said painted very different pictures of the state and its…
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
