• New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra (669-3559, nhso.org, from $20): Spanning centuries and musical styles, the NHSO plays everything from Bach to Billy Joel this season in venues around the state. “Billy Joel Symphonic Fantasies for Piano and Orchestra” (Sept. 29-Oct.…
While it has not been a dynamic summer weather-wise, it has been a good one for summer reading. I reached back to 1991 and pulled up a copy of Joel Garreau’s “Edge City,” a classic work on suburbanization and development…
At 71 percent, New Hampshire has the highest labor force participation and the second-lowest unemployment and underemployment rates in New England, but recent trends in employment and wages point to growing disparities in the state, according to a report from…
A veteran trial lawyer who’s also a musician and composer of a rap song about rules of evidence might seem the perfect choice to lead an innovative program for educating future lawyers. At least John Garvey, director of the new…
Craig Peterson, 46, built his first computer from scratch at age 10. Founder and president of Mainstream Technology Group in Manchester, he also is host of “Tech Talk,” a program that airs Saturdays at noon on three New Hampshire AM…
In a small state like ours, college and university presidents can and do have influence — although perhaps not as much as they should. The importance of the institutions they lead, in many areas including economic as well as educational,…
Like most businesses, Hampton-based utility holding company Unitil Corporation has been facing ever-increasing costs for its employees’ retirement plans. And like most businesses, Unitil also has to face the passing of those increasing costs on to the consumer. But, unlike…
Anatomy of an editorial writer Readers of the Union Leader’s editorial page have Harper’s magazine’s Ken Silverstein to thank for giving us the details of editorial page editor Drew Cline’s c.v. Silverstein wrote the piece that appeared last month on…
The second-quarter delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one- to four- unit residential properties in New Hampshire increased, as did the percentage of mortgages in the foreclosure process, according to the Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Association of New Hampshire. According…
New Hampshire will get more than $85,000 from pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline to settle claims it overcharged Medicaid and Medicare for two anti-nausea drugs, Attorney General Kelly Ayotte announced yesterday. New Hampshire is one of several states sharing in a total…
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
