DERRY — Jerry and Beth Siragusa, the owners of two centuries-old houses south of the Fairways Apartments on South Main Street, have proposed a combination of housing, hospitality and commercial uses for their nine acres.
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Friday, August 14, 2020
MARSHFIELD, Mass. — The drive-in at the Marshfield Fairgrounds has a new screen and access to films released by Disney.
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. will start its first phase of reopening theaters in the United States on Aug. 20, covering more than 100 venues, the company said on Thursday.
DETROIT — Big vehicles don’t make me nervous. I grew up with them. My father, an engineer, drove a succession of pickups through fields and forests developing agricultural and construction equipment. My mother, 5 feet, 4 inches in heels, was decades ahead of auto industry trends, driving a S…
The trend toward robots and computers taking jobs people have held is getting a big push from COVID-19.
WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales in July increased less than expected and could slow further in the months ahead because of spiraling new COVID-19 infections and a reduction in unemployment benefit checks.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
The lawyer for Hudson residents opposed to a 2.6 million-square-foot Amazon warehouse and distribution center to replace Green Meadow golf course said Thursday there’s no credible analysis proving home values won’t be significantly decreased.
A California judge on Thursday refused to give Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. more time to appeal his decision forcing them to classify drivers in that state as employees, which they have said would necessitate restructuring their businesses.
Despite the drop, signs indicate the labor market is still weak.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Job seekers didn’t need to leave their houses Wednesday to meet with companies looking to hire people.
The state’s first sports betting retail location opened Wednesday at The Brook, at the site of the former Seabrook Greyhound racetrack.
United Airlines is adding up to 28 daily nonstop U.S. flights to Florida starting Nov. 6 as the Chicago-based airline bets on a rebound in leisure travelers heading to sunny skies.
LONDON - The dollar slipped on Wednesday as political wrangling over a stimulus package for the U.S. economy halted its recent rebound.
E-commerce giant Amazon wants to open a distribution center in two of three massive warehouse buildings proposed for the site of the Green Meadow Golf Club in Hudson.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a disparity in America’s rental housing that threatens to get even wider.
T-Bones Great American Eatery is set to open its sixth location in Concord next month and is still hiring staff.
Monday, August 10, 2020
New Hampshire paid out 33% more in total unemployment benefits to people during the coronavirus pandemic than they would have earned had they worked, according to the state.
The owners of Patch Orchards in Lebanon are waiting to find if they can keep their 20,000 maple sap lines or if a court will allow the city to take the lines down.
BETHLEHEM – With dozens of protesters on hand, Casella Waste Systems introduced its plan for a landfill in nearby Dalton on Saturday.
After a sluggish first five months of 2020, Long Blue Cat Brewing Co. recently boosted production and expanded distribution to its maximum capacity, co-owner Jason Knight says. This month, the Londonderry brewery plans to install new fermenters.
Uber and Lyft were ordered to convert their California drivers from independent contractors to employees with benefits, an early loss in a court battle the gig economy cannot afford to lose.
Sabbow & Co. Inc., a Concord-based company that manufactures precast concrete products and granite monuments, secured a $1.5 million revolving line of credit and $5 million in term loans from Millyard Bank to expand its operations, the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) annou…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased in June but remained below their pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, supporting the view that it could take the labor market years to absorb the tens of millions of unemployed people.
CHICAGO - The 1,250 acres of irrigated fields are the most valuable on Troy Schneider's farm in eastern Colorado, as corn yields in his county typically come in more than three times higher on those fields than dryland ones.
Sunday, August 09, 2020
TRIANGULATION IS a psychological term used to describe the process of turning to a third party when sensing disagreement with another individual.
The Veteran Entrepreneurial Training and Resource Network is providing its free executive leadership program to business owners online through a “Streetwise MBA” program that begins on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER — Ever thought about hitting McIntyre Ski Area in shorts instead of snow pants? Now’s your chance.
Now might not be the best time to open a retail store, but Marc Lundgren says he’s been playing close attention to the market trends for electric bicycles.
Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., co-introduced a bill Friday to protect Granite Staters from paying income tax to another state if they are working remotely in New Hampshire.
Thanks in part to a Granite State rock star, a long-time local restaurant is going upscale.
A Rochester company is working around the clock to produce filtration media for millions of N95 respirators and surgical masks and just signed a $13.5 million contract with the Department of Defense.
MANCHESTER -- Members of the city planning board voted Thursday to approve a controversial plan to build a gas station in the Wellington Hill neighborhood of Manchester, after more than 100 residents expressed opposition to the project.
Three weeks after Nashua’s Main Street was narrowed to allow for expanded outdoor dining, city officials say the conversion should be considered every summer.
The coronavirus, especially lethal to the elderly, is pushing a growing number of retirement communities into financial turmoil and fueling distress in the municipal bonds that financed them.
MANCHESTER — Dennis and Linda Mullen wore matching checker-patterned face masks and white cotton gloves while checking in for their Southwest flight to Tampa on Thursday.
Nashua could allow Main Street restaurants to use some downtown parking space and one lane on each side of the roadway to expand outdoor dining areas, under a preliminary plan.
MANCHESTER — Tape measures in hand, restaurant workers are arranging outdoor furniture and pitching tents — some for the first time — in anticipation of the long-awaited resumption of restaurant dining on Monday.
CONCORD – Gov. Chris Sununu poured over detailed guidelines for reopening economic sectors from restaurants, retail stores and state parks to golf courses, campgrounds and hair salons while he put the finishing touches on his "flex open" plan that he will present to New Hampshire Friday.
The restaurant industry has taken a beating during the coronavirus pandemic, but Emily Jaime and her mother, Erendira, decided not to let it stop them from opening Burrito Loco Mexican Grill.
In less than three weeks, more than 100,000 Granite Staters have filed as many new unemployment claims as in the previous three years combined, testing some state workers’ endurance.
With international and local restaurant sales drying up because of COVID-19, Seacoast lobstermen are relying more on direct sales to individual buyers.
After sitting vacant for the past 12 years, Exeter’s historic Ioka theater has been sold.
The New Hampshire Union Leader remains open for business, but our lobby at 100 William Loeb Drive is closed to the public through April 3 as a coronavirus precaution.
Restaurants — already facing sharp declines in business from concerns over the coronavirus — must serve customers only by takeout, delivery or drive-through starting Tuesday, under order from Gov. Chris Sununu.
GILFORD — A U.S. Department of Labor inspector has questioned Gunstock Mountain Resort’s practice of allowing teen ski instructors to assist students onto ski lifts, maintaining that by lowering the safety bar, the instructors are effectively “operating” the lift.
NASHUA — In an era when some downtown main streets are struggling to keep their retailers happy, Nashua’s is thriving.
CONCORD — A Northwood stone countertop manufacturer faces $87,516 in penalties by federal safety regulators after a stone slab fell off a storage rack and crushed an employee to death on July 19.
MERRIMACK — Plans have been developed for the next phase of the Normandy Estates housing complex.
He feels he lost business when the café's Instagram account disappeared.
BEDFORD — A law firm that represents the interests of men has opened its first office in New Hampshire.
The bureau alleges the firm authorized unsuitable recommendations of non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) to 77 New Hampshire investors, who will receive money as part of the settlement.
BRENTWOOD — A piece of land along Route 125 that was cleared and has sat vacant may soon be home to a new restaurant and bank.
CONCORD — A jury could decide this spring whether a rival company illegally made and sold a lookalike of the iconic, New Hampshire-made Ruger 10-22 rifle, after lawyers for Sturm, Ruger & Co. withdrew a request that a judge block sales of a similar rifle.
CONCORD — One of the most popular rifles made and sold in the United States — the .22-caliber Ruger 10-22 — is the subject of a high-stakes court battle, with the Connecticut-based manufacturer accusing a rival gunmaker of unlawfully cutting into the market with a lookalike.
Finding restaurant workers is becoming so difficult a paycheck isn’t enough.
Also coming are JPMorgan Chase Bank, Drive Custom Fit and Pressed Cafe.
The bridge received a grade of seven, meaning it is still in good condition, said Eileen Meaney, chief communications officer at the DOT.
The University System of New Hampshire voted to freeze in-state tuition for school year 2020-2021 for undergrads at its four institutions.
The owners of a floating restaurant named “The Dive” are appealing the city planning department’s decision that a site plan amendment is needed for the business to continue its operation adjacent to the Winnipesaukee Pier.
BEDFORD — Describing it as a “bait-and-switch,” local residents and planning officials say they are disappointed with new plans for the Market and Main site that includes as many as 290 apartments.
Primary Bank will be opening its third location early next year at 23 Crystal Ave. in Derry as a tenant in a 2,000-square-foot part of the building being developed by Dick Anagnost.
LONDONDERRY — Five years ago this week, employees and customers declared victory after a six-week standoff that forced executives of Market Basket to reverse the firing of the grocery chain’s popular CEO.
MANCHESTER — More than a year after a popular Millyard salon and spa abruptly closed its doors, eight female entrepreneurs have come together to create a space focused on “beauty and wellness for the mind, body and soul” in Manchester.
MANCHESTER — A Manchester country music restaurant and bar is singing the “Working Man Blues” after paying thousands of dollars to settle a music copyright infringement lawsuit.
The Taipei & Osaka restaurant in the Lake Shore Marketplace shopping center was shuttered by Gilford Health Officer and Deputy Fire Chief Brad Ober on April 17, and remains closed.
A new owner is suiting up for George's Apparel.
The grand opening is scheduled for Friday, March 29, at 9 a.m.
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