$500,000+ homes: NH’s new normal?
A limited supply of housing stock in NH versus strong demand led to rising prices that have affected affordability, particularly among the working-class/middle-income sector
Down to Business: NHBR's podcast
Upcoming Webinars
Navigating Market Volatility and Strategies for Financial Stability
During this session, we will discuss current market and economic conditions and the potential implications of volatility moving forward.
Free webinar: Wednesday, April 9 at 11 a.m.
Mental Health at Work: What Every Employer Needs to Know
Employees—especially younger generations—expect transparency, flexibility, and real support. Meeting those needs requires updated approaches to communication, culture, and leadership.
Free webinar: Thursday, April 17 at 11 a.m.
Events and Awards
New Hampshire 200
Join us at the NH 200 Reception as we toast to the 200 most influential people in the Granite State. This networking event is open to everyone and past New Hampshire 200 recipients are highly encouraged to attend.
We hope to see you in Concord on Tuesday, May 6.
Leadership Unscripted
New Hampshire’s senior executives share stories on success, setbacks, and their climb to the top.
Please join us for this event on Thursday, June 5 at The Rex Theatre in Manchester.
Hartford hires its first housing and development specialist
In an email Q&A, Lexi Webster outlined Hartford’s housing and economic challenges and how she hopes to address them in this new role
Advocates gather at City Hall urging Manchester residents to push for inclusion of housing-friendly additions to proposed zoning rewrite
Organized by Manchester Neighbors Welcome, speakers expressed the need for Manchester residents to share their views with the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Steering Committee to focus on mixed-use neighborhoods
Updated Concord middle school design to cost another $3 million
For a school district trying to realize a near-decade-long plan to replace its middle school, the trifecta of tariffs, no state building aid and rising inflation cast long shadows.
Poll: Most Granite Staters support bills to override zoning policies, encourage housing
The poll found that 55% of respondents considered New Hampshire’s housing shortage and high prices to be the number one issue facing Granite Staters
State budget: Where’s the money going, and coming from?
NHFPI assesses House Finance Committee budget against governor’s proposal
NH manufacturing resource center faces shutdown
While President Trump says the tariffs fueling a global trade war will jumpstart U.S. manufacturing, he is pulling funding from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, the federal centers dedicated to supporting its growth. The president and director of the New Hampshire MEP expects it to close if the cuts continue.
Trumping trade
President Donald Trump's tariffs gambit challenges a global economy with its roots in New Hampshire. The Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944, involving 44 nations post World War II, was designed to create economic stability after World War II and promote international trade.
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News from Around NH
ReArch Construction opens office on Seacoast, work on Concord psych hospital continues, plus Claremont seeks buyer for former state office building ... and more
Nashua’s new land use code should be in place by end of 2025
The goal of the land use code update is to align land use regulations and zoning ordinances with the vision of the city’s Imagine Nashua Master Plan.
City Council committee floats idea of another Keene roundabout
NHDOT crews could complete improvements for the intersection of Route 9 with Sullivan Road in eastern Keene in the next four to six weeks
Hanover weighs zoning amendments to encourage housing development
To address the town’s long-term housing needs, the Planning Board is proposing zoning amendments that could pave the way for up to 800 new housing units in the next 15 years.
Lebanon Planning Board grants one-year extension for River Park
The mixed-use development project planned for West Lebanon has suffered one delay after another since it was first proposed 16 years ago.
Excavation work in Sharon draws questions
Harris Construction made its case at Thursday’s Select Board meeting regarding excavating land in town without notice, permitting or the payment of taxes.
Study: NH business tax cuts led to ‘forgone revenue’
New Hampshire's Business Profits Tax and the Business Enterprise Tax can represent up to 40% of the state’s revenue. A new report argues that the notion of reducing these taxes to help kick start business activity hurts the state in the long run.
Study: NH business tax cuts led to ‘forgone revenue’
New Hampshire's Business Profits Tax and the Business Enterprise Tax can represent up to 40% of the state’s revenue. A new report argues that the notion of reducing these taxes to help kick start business activity hurts the state in the long run.
Q&A: Sylvan Learning Center Owner Denise Thompkins
For the past 25 years, former school teacher Denise Thompkins has owned and operated Sylvan Learning Center, which she launched in New Hampshire with three franchise locations.
