Facing down NH’s demographic crisis
In 2008, the book and accompanying film, “Communities & Consequences: The Unbalancing of New Hampshire’s Human Ecology and What We Can Do About It,”...

Dec. 30 CARES deadline puts shelters on edge
With high unemployment and the lingering coronavirus, homeless shelters across the state are bracing what could be an especially challenging winter.

Exchange insurance premiums could drop over 20% in ‘21
Proposed individual health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act exchange for 2021 will drop by more than a fifth from this year,...

NH jobless claims continue to fall
The number of initial and continuing unemployment claims is falling,...

3 NH hospitals sue Vermont over Medicaid rates
Three New Hampshire hospitals on the state’s western border are suing Vermont and the federal government because they say they are paid substantially...

NH BUSINESS REVIEW
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CONCORD
CONCORD: More than 4,500 more homes and businesses in nine New Hampshire communities will be getting broadband through an additional $14 million...

NH ski areas prepare for a socially distanced season
Many areas already got a taste of what can happen with Covid-19 when the virus shut down most of the outdoor activities prematurely at the end of the 2019-20 season.

NH entertainment venue operators dread audience fear of returning
Nicki Clarke, the Capitol Center for the Art’s executive director, said she was grateful for the federal assistance hers and other venues have received but added that unless people...

TAKE5
After months of working altered hours out of necessity – and during tax season no less – accountants now know they can successfully maintain this flexibility in a post-pandemic workplace..

4 businesses declared bankruptcy in August
Despite still-record-high unemployment and a number of federal and state assistance and protection programs phasing out, the number of bankruptcies remained in the double digits for the fifth month in a row.

Initiative seeks a global tech community in NH
They say the effort will result in a new community of individuals who live in New Hampshire and represent technology companies from all over the world,...

THE BOTTOM LINE
“Over the last few years we’ve made a number of strategic investments in new equipment and technologies to meet the downstream manufacturing needs of our customers.

ABOUT TOWN
2. Morneau Law’s family attorneys showed support to Nashua businesses, restaurants, nonprofits, healthcare workers and city services while wearing “Nashua Strong” T-shirts.

Another Covid heartbreaker
In 1929, as the Great Depression was just beginning, two Italian immigrants, Nicholas and Vito Grieco, began manufacturing men’s fine tailored suits. Grieco Bros. Inc.

Hard choices in the Covid economy
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country into areas once untouched, national news stories highlight a grim economic fact: An unprecedented number of small businesses across the country have become casualties.

Is it time for you to e-commerce?
Partnering with a colleague, I recently presented a webinar to members and guests of the state’s largest chamber of commerce on how small businesses can add e-commerce to help grow revenues..

MilliporeSigma adding jobs to fight Covid
The job openings range from entry-level manufacturing positions to engineering, technician and leadership roles. By the end of the hiring push, the Jaffrey facility will employ more than 1,200 people and will operate 24/7, Poggi added.

New Hampshire loses two giants
Maxine K. Morse of Portsmouth, formally of Manchester and Laconia (and a magnificent property on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee), passed away on Aug. 23 at age 96.

Embracing courage in the workplace
While we all admire courage in theory, enthusiasm may diminish when we actually need to apply it at work. In his Harvard Business Review article, “Cultivating Everyday Courage,”...

How NH can adapt to the new supply chain
In the last six months, every part of the world has experienced varying degrees of economic shutdown, with global supply chains significantly disrupted as trade rates plummet and manufacturers can no longer count on access...

Broadband is the next essential service
When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold earlier this year, it closed schools and businesses and forced many New Hampshire residents to work from home or participate in remote learning.

Boucher: Congress needs to learn compromise
Winter is coming Monday, Dec. 21. This is what keeps me up at night. Even during this beautifully warm summer where we’ve been able to serve guests with outdoor dining, safely spaced indoor dining,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
After all, healthy employees are happier, more productive and more motivated to excel in the workplace and in their personal lives.

POWERED BY WOMEN
As many Outstanding Women in Business winners have delivered heartfelt and eye-opening tales of their journeys,...

St. Mary’s Bank to expand in Nashua
The location — the credit union’s second full-service office in the Gate City — will be located on Northwest Boulevard, part of the Westside shopping plaza.

The Community Banker of the Year? All of them
For the past 26 years, the New Hampshire Bankers Association has presented the Community Banker of the Year Award to a bank employee who has a winning combination of professionalism...

New eviction ban could ease homelessness
The new moratorium, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Protection, covers all types of evictions and tenants in all types of housing and does not strictly apply to pandemic-related hardships.

Ledyard’s Underwood to receive key honor
Underwood, who has led Hanover-based Ledyard since 2005, currently serves on the board of directors of the Independent Community Bankers of America where she also serves as chair of the education committee.

How Covid may change banking forever
According to the results of Citizens Bank’s first Banking Experience Survey, 50% of consumers and 76% of businesses that responded that the pandemic has changed the way they interact with their financial institution.

Virus dealt financial blow to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
The bulk of these losses occurred between March and May, with revenue climbing upward since, as patients have returned for care. Overall, Lebanon-based D-HH — the largest private employer in New Hampshire — lost $84 million in fiscal year 2020.

Walker reflects on career at Wentworth-Douglass
“I will miss the challenges of this job,” Walker said. “I never know what my day will look like, even though much is scheduled. I work with a remarkably diverse group of people to blend all needs and to meet the needs of our community.

Dartmouth wins cancer detection grant
Currently, 6.5% to 32% of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy each year come out of surgery with positive surgical margins (PSMs), according to a 2014 European Urology study, meaning cancer is still left in the body,...

THE LATEST
Eight economic development projects in New Hampshire have been awarded a total of $4.4 million in federal Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment funds by the Northern Border Regional Commission:.

Scolforo joins Reaching Higher New Hampshire
Dr. Karen M. Scolforo, past president of Castleton University in Vermont,...

Q&A INTERVIEW
There are three ways to invest in precious metals, and Lavoie, a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), has had his hand in all three: acquiring physical gold and silver,...

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
The result? The AG’s office is said to be investigating whether JS violated the NH Civil Rights Act.