New Hampshire Business Review - September 10 2010

The University of New Hampshire in Manchester has received a grant worth nearly $600,000 to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, degree programs and professional fields.The $599,821 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund UNH…

After a string of nine straight months of increases, New Hampshire home sales and prices have fallen for the second month in a row, attributed to a lag following the expiration of the federal first-time homebuyer tax credit. According to…

Last spring’s wildly fluctuating temperatures have seriously affected the harvest at some of the state’s apple orchards, and that has hurt New Hampshire’s nascent wine and spirits industry.According to projections by the USDA, New Hampshire’s apple harvest this year is…

At the same time the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office is drawing up its case to remove Banking Commissioner Peter Hildreth over his actions – or lack of actions – in investigating the alleged Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. Ponzi scheme,…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent announcement that it is shutting down its Climate Leaders Program is bad news for one New Hampshire company, Monadnock Paper Mills Inc. in Bennington. Monadnock was the only New Hampshire company taking part in…

New Hampshire has the highest median income in the nation, according to statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the bureau, the median household income – calculated by averaging median incomes from 2008 and 2009 – was $65,028…

For manufacturers, New Hampshire is among the most expensive states in which to operate, according a study from the University of Connecticut. The study, "High Wages, Low Costs: A Connecticut Paradox?" found that the three most expensive states in the…

Financial Resources Mortgages Inc. and its affiliate CL&M have reached a preliminary settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over charges relating to their involvement in an alleged giant Ponzi scheme.The preliminary agreement includes a pledge that the two…

The city of Nashua has begun offering what may be the state's first municipal micro-loan program targeting businesses that are focused on sustainability.The Nashua Green Micro-Loan Fund is funded by the Gate City?s Community Development Block Grant program along with…

By 2018, 64 percent of New Hampshire jobs will require postsecondary education beyond high school, according to a report out of Georgetown University. The statistic places the Granite State 15th in the country in percentage of jobs requiring postsecondary education…