Ask the Expert - The Answer to New Hampshire's Job Crisis: Start-ups!
READER COMMENTS: 12"So, you want more jobs? Spark more start-ups!" writes this month's expert, Mark Galvin of the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center.
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Sen. Ayotte: Defense cuts mean security risks
READER COMMENTS: 2The solution to the economic crisis should not be done at the cost of a national security crisis, said U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who spoke at BAE Systems in Nashua Wednesday.
Firefighter contract OK'd by aldermen
READER COMMENTS: 15The Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed to a tentative new contract with city firefighters and finalized a contract with firefighter supervisors Tuesday night, gaining concessions on health care while...
Prison privatization plan has opponents
READER COMMENTS: 6Opponents of privatizing the state's prisons slammed the idea at a legislative hearing, even as contractors put the finishing touches on their bids.
Only in Print: Aldermen decide on naming rights idea for municipal complex
READER COMMENTS: 3The Committee on Administration and Information Systems voted Tuesday on issuing a request for proposals from companies interested in purchasing the naming rights to the new Manchester municipal...
Quicker liquor at grocery stores?
READER COMMENTS: 9A bill that would allow grocery and convenience stores to sell hard liquor would water down the state's reputation for selling cheap alcohol, one lawmaker says.
Only in Print: PUC vote comes as National Grid sale looms
READER COMMENTS: 2Executive councilors are weighing nominations today for three Public Utilities Commission members who will be dealing with several key consumer issues — including the takeover of National...
Only in Print: Poll shows Northern Pass gains more support
READER COMMENTS: 2A recent poll indicates New Hampshire residents are becoming more familiar with the Northern Pass project and that support for it is growing.
Only in Print: Warner Power in Hollis shows expansion plans
READER COMMENTS: 0Warner Power officially opened a cutting-edge transformer plant here yesterday, a new branch of the company that will employ 35 -- with 100 more expected over the next two years.
Only in Print -- Opinion: Manuse plan would protect NH from Obamacare exchanges
READER COMMENTS: 0We don't need a state health insurance exchange, writes New Hampshire columnist Charles Arlinghaus.
Lack of long-term highway bill hurts I-93 widening plan
READER COMMENTS: 2Sen. Jeanne Shaheen spoke with local authorities and business people about the importance of passing a funding extension that will keep the Interstate 93 widening project moving forward.
Proposed law change exempts employers from mandate for contraceptives
READER COMMENTS: 28House leadership Tuesday presented an amendment to exempt employers from a state mandate to provide birth control services as part of their health plan for employees if they object on religious...
Only in Print: Northern Pass foes hire lawyer to explore right-of-way rights
READER COMMENTS: 6Opponents of the Northern Pass have hired a lawyer to look at the issue of using 140 miles of existing utility rights-of-way for large-scale hydro power transmission.
Look for construction delays on I-93 in Salem
READER COMMENTS: 0Nighttime lane closures will cause traffic delays between Exits 2 and 3 on Interstate 93 as crews demolish the Brookdale Road Bridge in March.
Only in Print: Family-owned King Pine ski area hits half-century
READER COMMENTS: 0It was the big holiday weekend at King Pine ski area, and Andrew Mahoney, whose great-grandfather, Edward E. Hoyt Jr., installed a rope tow on the Purity Spring Resort property in 1938, was busy...
Use plastic, not cash at Portsmouth meters
READER COMMENTS: 6Credit card-enabled parking meters are coming to the city for a 90-day test. Starting Thursday, they will replace about 30 traditional single-space coin meters on the northerly side of Daniel Street...
Only in Print: Special pages celebrate Engineers Week
READER COMMENTS: 0This is the 61st annual Engineers Week in New Hampshire, with engineers and local firms celebrating many of the projects that have been completed in the state during the past year.
Monday's Business: Lempster woman's products are off to the Oscars
READER COMMENTS: 1It's a Hollywood story for a movie mogul: Woman loses job, starts her own craft business making hand-beaded coffee scoopers, which end up in the hands of celebrities at the Oscars.
Only in Print: Goffstown business keeping on the move
READER COMMENTS: 0In his 30-plus years as a professional house mover, not many projects faze Matt Murphy. But Murphy said the house he moved in Belmont, Mass., on Saturday made him “exceptionally nervous.”