The North Country Health Consortium has received a three-year, $600,000 federal grant aimed at increasing the number of health professionals in New Hampshire’s rural communities.The grant, from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s Rural Health Workforce Development Program, is…
Salem-based ProPhotonix Ltd., formerly StockerYale Inc., wants to be listed in the small cap section of the London Stock Exchange, chief executive Mark Blodgett is telling British media.The LED and laser company, which sold off all its North American operations…
New Hampshire consumers and businesses have a new online tool to help them navigate the expansive federal health-care reform law.The Endowment for Health has launched the EH Pilot, a one-stop shop for information on the new federal health law.The EH…
Highways in New Hampshire rank 27th nationally for performance and cost-effectiveness, according to a report on the state of U.S. highway systems in 2008. This is a 12-spot gain from 2007, when the state's highways were ranked 39th in the…
GT Solar Holdings LLC, majority owner of GT Solar International Inc., will be cashing in on the Merrimack-based company’s stock rise, selling off 25 million shares and cutting its stake from a little more than half of the company to…
Dartmouth Medical School and the University of New Hampshire, along with eight other New Hampshire colleges, are leading a New Hampshire biomedical research network, funded with help from a $15 million grant.The grant, an award from the National Institutes of…
While the number of foreclosures continues to reach record levels in New Hampshire, foreclosure auction notices have begun a slight decline. According to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, there were 346 foreclosed deeds recorded in July, a 16 percent…
Jennifer Boulanger, executive director of the Belknap County Economic Development Council for the past 4-1/2 years, will be stepping down from her job on Oct. 1.A Northwood resident, Boulanger joined the council as finance manager in 2006. She was named…
Now in its 22nd year, the Tri-City Expo offers an opportunity that's becoming increasingly rare in a world of texts and tweets: face-to-face networking.Each year over 2,000 businesspeople visit the over 200 exhibitors at the Tri-City Expo, a joint effort…
To the editor:Your article on water permits ("USA Springs withdraws challenge of local authority," NHBR.com) demonstrates why our unemployment will never get any better, as all over the nation this is going on and every job producer and export possibility…
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
