NH’s other housing crisis
The ongoing housing shortage in New Hampshire has affected more than a fair share of people in the Granite State,...

NH family leave effort labors toward launch
Not too long ago, a government-backed paid family and medical leave system appeared to be inevitable in New Hampshire, either at the state or federal level.

Sununu seeks OK to use rental relief funds for affordable housing
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent earlier this month,...

CSX CEO keeps hope for passenger rail alive
He added that CSX is “committed to rebuilding the rail network of Pan Am.” The network includes the New Hampshire Main Line,...

The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce...
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce has launched The Great Yeti Quest, an event designed to encourage people to visit and support local businesses.

NH BUSINESS REVIEW
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CONCORD
CONCORD: New Hampshire’s unemployment rate for December inched down a point, to 2.6 percent, from November and was well below the 3.8 percent rate in December 2020.

Coalition forms to help save region’s organic dairy farms
The Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership, an initiative launched by Gary Hirshberg,...

Series to explore supply chain disruption
“Everyone has been affected by this current supply chain disruption,” said Tim Horgan, the council’s executive director.

TAKE 5
the most significant challenge facing small business owners is the labor shortage,...

Two bills target Sununu’s authority over Laconia property
Rep. Gregg Hough, a Laconia Republican and sponsor of HB 1032, told the House Public Works and Highways Committee Thursday that he’s concerned the new arrangement,...

NH closes ‘21 with big jump in median-priced home
The median price of a single-family home in the Granite State was $400,000 in December which, although down slightly from November,...

THE BOTTOM LINE
The addition of Sac EDM comes on the heels of the company’s acquisition last July of Midwest Prototyping in its quest to create “a one-stop digital manufacturing solution” for customers across much of the U.S.

ABOUT TOWN
1. As a result of their 2021 Annual Mitten Tree Drive, Meredith Village Savings Bank gathered donated mittens,...

Careers during turbulence
To seek stable ground after a storm is what we are hard-wired to do. The pentup desire to reclaim regularity throughout this pandemic is palpable.

Invisible walls
A maze of invisible walls has divided Manchester since the 1920s, dictating what can be built where and, indirectly, where the city’s poorest residents can live.

A must-read about Bill Loeb
Joseph W. McQuaid, retired publisher and editor of the NH Union Leader, has written two books since retiring.

State’s vaccine registry: opt-out or opt-in?
Lawmakers aiming to make it harder for the state to collect vaccination records of Granite Staters cite a 2018...

Mobile tech’s business boost
Efficient use of mobile technology can have a positive impact on small businesses by increasing productivity and competitiveness.

Is this the year for a bottle bill in NH?
This year’s proposal, House Bill 1652, would establish a 10-cent deposit on beverage containers,...

Find the courage to change
In my leadership workshops, I show a cartoon of a man asking, “Who wants change?” and the assembled crowd enthusiastically raises their hands in response.

Should New Hampshire allow raw milk ice cream?
Raw milk is unpasteurized. Pasteurization is a process that uses heat to kill bacteria.

Senate bill would doom an affordable housing option
ROCs are populated by New Hampshire’s workforce: essential workers including teachers, firefighters,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
This latest Covid-19 omicron outbreak has resulted in widespread Covid fatigue and seriously compromised our ability to control the pandemic.

Outdoor recreation: a key driver for NH’s economy
The Granite State is a year-round paradise for outdoor enthusiasts.

Memo to lawmakers: If Maine can do it, so can we
This year, our family decided to cross the Piscataqua River and spend the holiday in Maine — a first for me as a committed Granite Stater.

House bill would mandate E-verify use in hiring
A New Hampshire House bill to mandate employers’ use of the E-verify system could affect thousands of undocumented workers in New Hampshire.

Preventing workplace violence
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that some 2 million workers in the United States are victims of workplace violence each year — and no workplace is immune from these events.

Interested in crypto? You’d better think twice
On a spring day in 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message to a train depot in Baltimore via the alphabet code he had invented. The same return message to Washington,...

Why dividends make me (and my clients) happy
My daily morning routine includes reviewing the activity in my clients’ accounts. Included in this review is a listing of all dividends received into client accounts.

New Hampshire Business Taxes and Changes for 2022
New Hampshire levies two separate taxes on companies doing business in the state. The first is the business profits tax (BPT).

CALENDAR
The 2022 recipients are: Amy Heymans, Mad*Pow; Elizabeth Cash Hitchcock, the Orbit Group, Minim, The Bookery Manchester,...

Q&A INTERVIEW
For the first time in 40 years, New Hampshire has a new Secretary of State. David Scanlan stepped into the position following the retirement of Bill Gardner earlier this month.

THE LATEST
ABC’s AQC program provides recognition to construction firms that have documented their commitment to quality,...

NAMI NH welcomes new executive director
Stearns, deputy director of NAMI NH since 2013, succeeds Ken Norton, who served in the organization’s top job for nearly a decade.

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
First, PT isn’t a very big fan of the guv’s paid family leave plan — and apparently has a very, shall we say, interesting view of people who work for a living.