Indicators that gauge current economic conditions in industrial countries show signs of an end to a short-lived recovery, which followed massive government spending and low interest rates. In line with global business trends is an undergoing slowdown in the foreign…
Two New Hampshire business owners have come up with a seemingly small breakthrough in credit access that could have a big impact on small-scale alternative energy products in New Hampshire. Jack Bingham is president of SEA (Seacoast Energy Alternatives) Solar…
If you wanted to study climate change in New Hampshire, where would you go?Maybe Mount Washington, to see how long snow lingers in Tuckerman Ravine. Or Hampton Beach, to see if the ocean is rising.Or how about First Connecticut Lake,…
A noticeable increase in bank robberies in New Hampshire makes perfect sense to Russell Conte, a major in the New Hampshire State Police who for years chased bank robbers as the head of the state's Major Crime Unit."When business is…
Former Red Sox great Rico Petrocelli joined the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce at its 23rd Annual Golf Tournament held recently at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua. A portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to the Kids…
As founder and owner of the Manchester printing brokerage, Lisa Landry says Print Savvy is an extension of a client's own desktop.Augmenting the company's services, Landry has created a sister entity, Savvy Workshop, which offers marketing communications and promotions and…
Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a violation of New Hampshire law, and it fundamentally undermines New Hampshire's strong business climate.By driving higher unemployment and workers' compensation costs for the overwhelming majority of businesses that follow the law, misclassification…
While right and left disagree on the details of what caused the Great Recession, one thing is clearly not in dispute. No 5-year-olds entering school for the first time took out subprime mortgage loans, no 4th-graders traded in over-leveraged credit…
The recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is considered the most significant piece of banking legislation since the Glass-Steagall Act was passed in 1932.The magnitude and scope of this 2,300-plus page act is immense and was…
Back in the day in Y2K, the eCoast - a special committee of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce - hosted TechWorld 2000, an expo of New Hampshire Seacoast technology businesses. Now, exactly 10 years later, TechWorld 2010 will return…
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
