Firearms and suicide: finding common ground
His two worlds — that of a mental health and a gun rights advocate —may seem incongruous.

Teaming up on a pilot pipeline
PlaneSense and CHI Aerospace are neighbors at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. PlaneSense, at 115 Flightline Rd., is a provider of fractional aircraft ownership and private flight.

Keene State alumnus donates $1m to school
Vincent D. Russell, 93, of Bowie, Md., who spent his career as a field director for the American Federation of Teachers,...

MBTA should extend T to Manchester, report says
A Boston-based advocacy group has issued a report that makes the case for transforming part of the Bay State’s commuter rail service into a regional network that would be electrified,...

Outdoor recreation added $2.6 billion to economy last year
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, which annually tallies the impact of outdoor recreation on the economy, estimates the industry in New Hampshire had a $2.6 billion value in 2021.

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U.S. Labor Department reports on healthcare employer crackdown
The U.S. Department of Labor says that the ongoing nationwide effort by its Wage and Hour Division to check compliance among residential care, nursing facilities,...

NH Supreme Court hears arguments in Saint-Gobain PFAS case
The case is a proposed class action suit for residents exposed to PFAS contamination near Saint-Gobain’s Merrimack facility.

CONCORD
CONCORD: A bipartisan coalition is expected to move forward with a marijuana legalization bill in the next session of the NH House,...

Shaheen, Warren urge IRS to scrutinize TurboTax practices
The IRS can ask Green Dot to move customers’ refunds to their normal account, the senators wrote, but the bank is not obliged to respond.

TAKE 5
financial confidence has fallen 4 percent year over year overall, and consumers’ stress levels regarding money are nearly 3 percent worse compared to last year...

New buyer keeps Crotched Mountain School open
Massachusetts-based Seven Hills Foundation, which provides health and other services at more than 200 locations in New England and abroad,...

THE BOTTOM LINE
Record sales in 2020 and 2021 were partly attributed to turmoil surrounding the presidential election and its aftermath.

ABOUT TOWN
1. ACRES Commercial Real Estate Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its grand opening in Concord.

Energizing your career
As career-driven individuals, we have an imperative to steer ourselves along a course leading to all of the beneficial rewards a successful career can provide.

Crypto crackdown?
Back then, William John Howey offered a deal. Investors could buy tracts of his land and lease it back to a company Howey controlled in order to develop and cultivate citrus groves.

Know what you don’t know
It’s amazing how many people think they know everything. I can remember responding, “I don’t know” to a question, and the woman who had asked it was amazed.

Vapotherm to shut down Exeter operations Dec. 30
Vapotherm Inc. will shut down its manufacturing plant in Exeter on Dec. 30, letting go 49 workers, in an effort to stem its ongoing losses by moving those operations to Mexico.

The marketing priority
Successful business owners I’ve worked with closely have spilled some beans to me about their business challenges, sometimes personal challenges.

Panel looks for solutions to direct care worker shortage
The NH Commission on Aging says strengthening that workforce — which helps people with disabilities and older adults manage daily tasks like meals, housekeeping and bathing — should be a top priority.

And the count goes on
Following the November election, it became apparent that voters split their ballots, and as races were decided, the New Hampshire House of Representatives margin narrowed.

Elon Musk’s valuable lesson: How not to run an organization
It is the right thing at the right time in the right way. Alas, Twitter — I have friends and former colleagues who I admire who were formerly in leadership at the company — is adrift.

A better system of care would ensure healthy aging for all
After Thanksgiving, with families getting together fresh in mind, is an appropriate time to discuss how our current long-term care system is failing many of us.

Support local businesses: shop small for the holidays … and every day
As the New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, I work every day alongside staff in your state to support the 1.5 million small businesses in our region of the country.

Broadband buildout is a critical next step for NH
Among the lessons we all learned during the pandemic was how critical access to the internet became.

The opportunities that emerge from the economic chaos
Yet, economic downturns are common and we believe the best investors are wise to discern the silver linings in the midst of one.

Achieving ‘old money’ status on $50,000 a year
“Old money” is a look, a feel. An understated confidence. Image is everything, and maintaining that image is what I want to talk about.

Key points to consider as you approach retirement
Retirement is one of the most important financial goals for many married couples. It’s something you may dream about and work hard to reach.

InvestNH: a way to build ‘our way out of this crisis’
“This is the new police officer, the new teacher in the school department, the new restaurant worker,” Furtado said of his future tenants.

State releases priority list for school building aid
School construction projects planned by the Rochester, Colebrook and Monadnock Regional school districts top the list of 17 proposals seeking funding from the state’s building aid program.

Official groundbreaking held for 250 market-rate apartment complex in Manchester
The project — which is located in an Opportunity Zone — will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments as well as retail space and an underground garage.

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Q&A INTERVIEW
On the verge of the 35th anniversary of Settlers Green in North Conway, Robert Barsamian, principal of OVP Management Inc.,...

THE LATEST
Portsmouth-based Charter Oak Capital Management, a wealth management firm, has announced the addition of James Bossieux.

NH Medical Society inaugurates 191st president
Loo, the first Asian-American ever to serve as president of the society, succeeds Dr. Eric Kropp as president.

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
Considering the less-than-remarkable results for the NHGOP in the legislative and congressional races,...