Downtown revitalization, Covid-style
“Every reason I moved no longer existed,” said owner Jessica dePontbriand, who had initially planned to offer a separate gathering space for local businesses and nonprofits to meet,...

CDC eviction order raises more questions than answers
The order, issued by the Centers for Disease Control, is confusing to both landlords and tenant advocates, who aren’t sure how it will be enforced.

Summit to aid leaders in planning during pandemic
The summit, presented for free, is designed as an experiential learning opportunity that aims to help participants create a new mindset, gain insight on how to shift,...

NH businesses to get 75% of requested R&D tax credit
That’s seven more than the previous year, but the applicants asked for just over $9.2 million in fiscal 2020 compared to $8.5 million in fiscal 2019, according to the state Department of Revenue Administration.

New Hampshire jobs picture continues to improve
But the Granite State economy is still in much worse shape than it was before the pandemic. And people who are laid off now won’t be receiving any enhanced unemployment benefits — the $300 extra per week from the federal government,...

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Workers’ comp rates to fall again in New Hampshire
Here is some good news for New Hampshire employers: While unemployment tax rates are going up, another major payroll deduction — workers’ compensation — is continuing to go down,...

Dartmouth-Hitchcock researchers ‘encouraged’ by pilot Covid test results
Sherlock Biosciences, a Cambridge, Mass.-based engineering biology company, has reported data from a 20-sample pilot study conducted by a team at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon that is being used to evaluate the accuracy and performance of the Sherlock Covid-19 test kit.

NH offers new Covid-19 business resource
“Throughout the pandemic, our staff has been working hard to provide assistance and get answers for our business community,” said BEA Commissioner Taylor Caswell. “This new resource answers the questions we have heard most.”.

State’s manufacturing sector scores a B in report card
The A for human capital is an improvement from last year, when the state received a B+. In assessing that category, Ball State researchers include rankings of educational attainment at the high school and collegiate levels, the firstyear retention...

CONCORD
CONCORD: The median singlefamily home price in New Hampshire jumped nearly 15%, rising to nearly $350,000 in August, according to the latest report from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.

Schools disappointed in FEMA reversal on Covid reimbursement
On Sept. 11, the state was informed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that they will not be covering reimbursements for face masks and other supplies to be used by teachers, staff and students.

THE BOTTOM LINE
Kollsman Inc. has been selected to develop two prototypes of a multispectral weapon sight technology for the U.S. Marine Corps.

People power
After meeting with employees of PAK 2000, a flexible packaging manufacturer in Lancaster then on the verge of closure, kevin Powers, who has spent his working life in the industry,...

Facing the state’s continuing lead dangers
This Laconia property owned by Lakes Region Community Developers recently got a lead-safe certificate after some abatement work that removed lead paint from the exterior of the building and an exterior door to the basement,...

Undermine inequality BRAVEly
All it takes is tuning in to the evening news to see that racial inequality is alive and well across our great nation. What some media outlets cover as protests, others dub riots,...

Mobile tech and your manners
Mobile technology is keeping us connected more than ever before. Phone calls, texts and multimedia messaging, video chats and overall data usage have spiked in recent months as individuals rely on devices to work,...

Businesses prepare for unconventional tourism season
Travelers coming to the Granite State will encounter some noticeable changes this year, such as the requirement that visitors from outside New England must quarantine for 14 days before their arrival. But the number of visitors planning to come to the state,...

Remembering Governor Merrill
This writer first met Steve in philosophy class, in Hamilton-Smith Hall at UNH, in 1968. We shared the confusion created by the presentation of the ideas of great philosophers. Over the next decades, our careers intersected often, and it was a friendly association.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
In a democracy, the basis for self-government is an informed citizenry. Local news media, and newspapers in particular, bear the primary responsibility.

Employment and the election: Making a choice
Here we go again. Time for another national election to choose a new Congress and a new president. The feeling in the air is that this election is more urgent and consequential than our garden variety face-offs, particularly at the presidential level..

What NH would gain from a landfill in Dalton
• The Casella permitting team has filed a comprehensive wetlands application for review by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

Let’s not get back to ‘normal’
However, as a mental health professional, I really don’t want to go back to the pre-Covid normal. That world had insufficient consideration, support and acceptance of issues that challenge people’s mental well-being.

The impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling
In Bostock, Gerald Bostock worked for over a decade as a child welfare advocate for Clayton County before he was fired for “conduct unbecoming,” shortly after he began participating in a gay recreational softball league. In Altitude Express Inc. v.

The Yasan family’s long journey to asylum
The Yasans’ journey toward asylum in the U.S. began in Istanbul shortly after the failed July 15, 2016, coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.

NH tradeswomen hope to see more females in construction
Joanna Sharf had been working toward her doctorate in medieval literature, but after 10 years of toiling she needed to face the fact that her career in academia wasn’t working out.

Preparing for new opportunities in construction
Sullivan Construction handles commercial construction jobs, both renovations and new construction projects. When the pandemic hit, some clients were initially hesitant to continue with projects as planned.

The only thing certain right now is uncertainty
Some days this summer seemed like vacation while others seemed tedious. in the world of commercial real estate, transactions (sales and leases) have been virtually nonexistent since March.

Construction in the Granite State during Covid-19
The construction sector, like most, has been affected by the recent pandemic – but there’s some good news. We reached out to several leading new Hampshire construction firms to learn how the Covid-19 pandemic affected their business,...

CALENDAR
THE PARENT COMPASS: NAVIGATING YOUR TEEN’S WELLNESS AND ACADEMIC JOURNEY IN TODAY’S COMPETITIVE JOURNEY.

Q&A INTERVIEW
Despite New Hampshire’s best efforts to flatten the curve of Covid-19 cases, the Granite State isn’t out of the woods just yet.

THE LATEST
The Greater Dover of Chamber of Commerce will be teaming with the city of Dover in offering the 2020 Eastern Bank Citizens Leadership Academy.

St. Mary’s Raymond wins New England Women in Banking award
St. Mary’s Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer Jan Raymond has won a 2020 New England Women in Banking award from the publication “Banking New England.”

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
No, as a piece in The Informant points out, Crying isn’t facing charges for calling for the murder of journalist and activist Molly Conger. Or for threatening Roberta Kaplan,...