Its founder reflects on the Free State Project
Two decades have passed since Jason Sorens, then 24, a convinced libertarian pursuing a doctorate in political science at Yale University,...

NH, S. Dakota and the Pandora Papers
Those papers — the latest of a series of massive leaks — document and expose the movement of nefarious money shielded by foreign trusts by people looking to avoid taxes and scrutiny.

State readies purchase of private psychiatric hospital
The state is in the final stages of purchasing the 111-bed Hampstead Hospital, which it has used throughout the pandemic to provide children in mental health crisis inpatient psychiatric care.

Natural gas spike fuels electric rate increases
Unitil residential customers who used to pay $112.47 on their bill, for example, can now expect to pay $180.75, according to an order from the Public Utilities Commission on Friday authorizing the increase.

Liberty Utilities seeks PUC OK for 20-year natural gas deal
The Tennessee Gas Pipeline plan follows a few other failed proposals that Liberty put forward to procure more natural gas,...

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MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER: Spirit Airlines’ first flight arrived at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Oct. 7. Spirit is the first new airline at the Manchester airport in 17 years,...

Border to reopen to vaccinated Canadians next month
Vaccinated Canadian tourists will be able to travel across the land border with the United States starting in November,...

Organic farmers surprised as NH ends state certification for many
He struggled to stay on top of the organic certification paperwork between his day job, his farm chores and his two kids,...

TAKE 5
13.2 percent of people worked remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic, down from 13.4 percent in the prior month..

Pitco Frialator to build major manufacturing facility in Concord
The facility, to be built on Integra Drive off Manchester Street in Concord, will merge the company’s three existing locations that are currently scattered around the Concord area,...

Monthly bankruptcy filings hit 33-year low in September
Bankruptcies have been at low levels since the pandemic began in March 2020, which most experts chalk up to the massive amount of federal money and protections established in the wake of Covid-19.

THE BOTTOM LINE
SoClean, a Peterborough-based manufacturer of ozone-based sleep apnea machine cleaners, has filed a $200 million lawsuit against the Dutch medical equipment giant Philips,...

ABOUT TOWN
1 Monadnock Humane Society (MHS) has purchased a new van, thanks to community support from Subaru of Keene and donors Dale Moore and Debora Haskel.

Leaders must be Cassandras
In her book “Willful Blindness,” leadership expert Margaret Heffernan explores the forces at work that make us deny the threats that stare us in the face.

Adverse reaction
The Biden administration is requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for staff at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities to protect them and patients from the virus and its more contagious Delta variant.

What happened to kindness?
We have all heard stories of these kinds of situations deteriorating into confrontation and even violence.

Sununu reverses course on State School property
A recent law change requested by Gov. Chris Sununu allows him to bypass the typical review process and sell the 220-acre former Lakes Region prison property in Laconia with just three votes of the Executive Council.

Vaccination mandate rules for contractors and subcontractors
As the pandemic persists, businesses continue to deal with challenges, including determining masking and testing protocols for employees and customers,...

Housing market shows signs of cooling, but it’s all relative
Once again, those homes sold for more than the asking price, but at a 1.8 percent margin, compared to a 4.4 percent margin in June.

Crows’ Feat Farm offers a full menu
“I’m a risk-taker,” said Karen Parker Feld, who with her husband, Peter Freeman, farms Kensington’s 100-acre Crows’ Feat Farm.

‘A republic, if you can keep it’
Federal contractors are required to have a presentation on that day for their employees. This year, I addressed employees of ARMI,...

NH’s economic future depends on high-speed internet
Nearly everything we do today is connected to the internet: We send emails, we check the weather on our smartphones,...

Why we must fight to protect New Hampshire’s forests
Forest conversion and fragmentation continue at a rapid pace. Loss of forested areas poses a growing threat to the integrity of the nation’s natural resources.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Although this remote access to legislative sessions came from the hardship of Covid-19, we learned that it allowed more people to participate,...

Keep remote access — for our mental health
One of the few undeniably positive developments that came about during the last 18 months of Covid was the use of Zoom and other virtual platforms to keep New Hampshire citizens,...

Why businesses owe legal aid community their support
Earlier this month, we were the presenting sponsor of the NH Campaign for Legal Services’ first Run/Walk for Justice 5K, supporting New Hampshire Legal Assistance and 603 Legal Aid.

POWERED BY Women
NH BUSINESS REVIEW PROUDLY PRESENTS OUR FOURTH ANNUAL POWERED BY WOMEN CONFERENCE, AN INSPIRING EVENT THAT WILL SHOWCASE THE DRIVE,...

Community power era officially begins in New Hampshire
On Oct. 1, 13 towns and Cheshire County incorporated the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, but it’s more than a coalition that advocates for legislation and helps its members.

NH’s largest rooftop solar array unveiled in Pembroke
The 1.3-megawatt array, which increases the state’s total solar capacity by 1 percent, was designed and installed by Brentwood-based ReVision Energy.

Net metering expansion a big step forward for NH
On the blue-sky morning of Aug. 26, Governor Sununu signed House Bill 315, raising the cap on net metering from 1 megawatt to 5 megawatts for arrays that are owned by “political subdivisions,”...

Offshore wind promotion and procurement in NH
Over the past few years, both the New Hampshire Legislature and executive branch have considered initiatives to advance offshore wind development.

Study: Local land use regulations drive housing shortage
“Residential Land Use Regulations in New Hampshire: Causes and Consequences,” written by Jason Sorens of Saint Anselm College for the Concord-based Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy,...

How Harold Turner turned building into an art and science
Turner says he built his company by assembling the right team to take building design to a new level, calling his staff “a fairly unique mix of professionals.”

CALENDAR
Speakers will be: Amy Bard, SBDC business advisor, Merrimack Valley Region; Vardhan Bajpai, SBDC business advisor,...

Q&A INTERVIEW
At her core, Tiffany Eddy — a communications and public relations consultant and former longtime WMUR news anchor — is a storyteller.

THE LATEST
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law has added nine new faculty members,...

Northeast Delta Dental names King HR director
Northeast Delta Dental has appointed Ryan King of Hudson, most recently director of human resources at the law firm of McLane Middleton in Manchester, its new director of HR.

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FLOTSAM&JETSAM
A tale of two protests: On Oct. 3, 42 State Police in full riot gear were at the ready to take on peaceful protesters at a rally against the coalfired Bow power plant.