A NH cartooning institution’s career comes to a close, sort of
Mike Marland’s career has spanned more than four decades, during which he’s earned notoriety in New Hampshire state politics and culture for his ability to synthesize complex issues into simple, easily understood illustrations.

Laconia company eyes the vacuum of space
A Laconia company is hoping to fill a vacuum and is willing to send a satellite — you might think of it as a Roomba for low-earth orbit — into space to do it. If their plans pan out,...

Frontline workers offered first-time homebuyer grants
The new Community Heroes Initiative provides a $3,000 closing-cost credit to eligible first-time homebuyers who finance through one of New Hampshire Housing’s Plus Mortgage programs.

Sununu reverses course on SBDC funding
In a letter to the House and Senate Finance Committees, the governor, pointing to an increase in revenues in February that topped expectations by 18.5%,...

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Governor’s move on Laconia State School property a surprise to commissioners
Members of the Lakeshore Redevelopment Planning Commission, charged with plotting the future of the former Laconia State School property,...

Business as usual seen in M&T Bank’s acquisition of People’s United
Yet there probably won’t be any changes in the near future, except perhaps the name and the new entity will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTB.

Report lists Manchester-Nashua as one of nation’s hottest housing markets
It probably comes as no surprise to homesellers or buyers in the area, but a recent report from Insurify, a Massachusetts-based insurance pricing comparison website,...

Florida firm to install EV charging station in Waterville Valley
The condominium’s sustainability goals led the community to be Blink’s first New Hampshire partner, said Mike Battaglia, senior vice president of sales and business development at Blink.

KENNETT SQUARE, PA
KENNETT SQUARE, PA.: Genesis Healthcare, the struggling owner of a national chain of assisted living facilities has announced plans to sell control of 51 of its 325 retirement and nursing home facilities around the country,...

UNH research: Is there a second chance to make a trusting first impression?
In business, as in life, it is important to make a good first impression and, according to research at the University of New Hampshire, a positive initial trust interaction can be helpful in building a lasting trust relationship.

TAKE5
just 15% of landlords are sure they have adequate visibility into what investments or features tenants require in order to safely return to work during Covid-19..

ABOUT TOWN
2. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Conservation K-9 Team has welcomed a new K-9, Winni,...

THE BOTTOM LINE
The Monadnock Region town has selected Consolidated Communications to establish town-wide broadband internet service to every address in town,...

OSHA’s meager Covid response
In December, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the nursing home $20,820 for two violations.

College merger not so simple
In his budget message, Gov. Chris Sununu proposed the merger of the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire as well as a net reduction in spending on higher “public”...

NH bank branches are another Covid casualty
Squeezed by a lack of foot traffic due to Covid and society’s movement to online transactions, banks are being forced to take a hard look at the number of physical branches they keep open,...

Assessing the dignity of work
Who could possibly argue with a concept that conveys cherishing commitment, skill development and, above all, personal responsibility to provide for oneself and family?...

BLM Seacoast event recognizes BIPOC leaders
“This event really was born from the idea and the realization that people of color in the Seacoast aren’t being recognized enough for the great,...

Welcome to the Here and New
One year ago, our lives collectively changed. We will all remember where we were. I was at Midway Airport in Chicago awaiting a plane to take me back to Las Vegas when the TVs...

Enviro-Tote adapts its bag of tricks
A large part of Enviro-Tote’s business relies on trade shows and meetings as the bags it makes are used largely as marketing tools by its 12,000 customers.

How will our kids be able to make a living?
The battle continues on whether or not it’s safe for schools to reopen. Teachers seem to be afraid of the virus, and parents want their kids in school,...

The fight for fair elections in New Hampshire
Like many of our fellow Granite Staters, we take free and fair elections personally. One of us served for years as a Republican leader in the New Hampshire House...

Helping New Hampshire’s vulnerable kids
I don’t know this for sure (because I’m on the inside looking out), but I suspect the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire’s reputation among elected...

Understanding the state’s ‘sales tax’ on renters
Commitment to “the pledge” that “I will not support broad-based taxes … sales and income taxes!” has been a cornerstone of political success in New Hampshire for half a century.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Community power promotes Yankee ingenuity: Nashua would create power from its multiple hydroelectric dams; Lebanon would turn landfill gas into energy.

Markets and government in energy policy
The dichotomy of beliefs concerning the roles of markets and government in energy policy is currently playing out with respect to energy efficiency in a proceeding before the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.

Update your employee handbook in 2021
Employee handbooks are an important, and often overlooked, tool for the effective management of your business.

Food service industry: ‘We’re all in this together’
“You spend an inordinate amount of time keeping staff calm, and keeping yourself calm,” says Laman, an initial reaction that led to an abyss of uncertainty.

Business surveillance: 5 things you need to know about monitoring your workplace
“Like video surveillance laws, wiretap statutes prohibit only non-consensual surveillance. While some state and federal laws permit recording if only one party to the communication consents,...

CALENDAR
WHAT: Alexander Gates, associate research scientist at Northeastern University, will introduce two investigations of systemic bias that reflect how institutional structures can limit the development...

Q&A INTERVIEW
Unitil CEO Tom Meissner, shown here at the 2019 groundbreaking for the company’s new operations center and headquarters in Exeter, a giving it a multipurpose,...

THE LATEST
Dismas Home of New Hampshire, a Manchester-based nonprofit that helps previously incarcerated women transition back into society, has named Cheryll Andrews.

Linda Lorden Named Concord Chamber Citizen of the Year
Lorden volunteers on the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness Steering Committee. She is an active member of the Bow Rotary Club, volunteers at the Friendly Kitchen,...

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
Holding up a pharmaceutical bottle, she said, “Would you believe that I am a medical card carrier and this is what gummies look like? It’s in a medicine bottle.