CONCORD — New Hampshire was the first state to offer all first responders “hazard pay” bonuses for being on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
CONCORD — Two-thirds of the state’s dairy farmers likely will go out of business because of COVID-19 if they don’t receive economic relief soon, Agriculture Commissioner Shawn Jasper predicted Thursday.
Saturday, May 09, 2020
WASHINGTON — As the unemployment rate soared in April to its highest levels since the Great Depression, with 14.7% of workers without jobs, the coronavirus shutdown fell unequally on Americans according to age, gender, educational attainment as well as race.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Tuesday, with the Dow registering its biggest quarterly decline since 1987 and the S&P 500 suffering its deepest quarterly drop since the financial crisis on growing evidence of massive economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Between 20,000 and 40,000 Granite Staters applied for unemployment last week — and that number “will double or even triple or more” as more people lose their jobs in the coronavirus crisis, the governor warned Thursday.
That’s a record for one week as businesses shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
There exists in emergency response industry circles something called the “Waffle House Index.” It’s a measurement of how the greasy-spoon breakfast chain is faring in an emergency situation. If the local Waffle House is open and serving a full menu, the index is green; open with a limited me…
Monday, March 23, 2020
LRGHealthcare — which operates Lakes Region General Hospital and Franklin Regional Hospital — is prepared to take on a surge of COVID-19 patients but expects to lose millions of dollars from lost business.
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 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.
CONCORD — New Hampshire was the first state to offer all first responders “hazard pay” bonuses for being on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Between 20,000 and 40,000 Granite Staters applied for unemployment last week — and that number “will double or even triple or more” as more people lose their jobs in the coronavirus crisis, the governor warned Thursday.
The state Department of Revenue Administration has set the new tax rate at $21.76, which is up from the previous rate of $21.21, per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
CONCORD — Two-thirds of the state’s dairy farmers likely will go out of business because of COVID-19 if they don’t receive economic relief soon, Agriculture Commissioner Shawn Jasper predicted Thursday.
LRGHealthcare — which operates Lakes Region General Hospital and Franklin Regional Hospital — is prepared to take on a surge of COVID-19 patients but expects to lose millions of dollars from lost business.
“We are under 1 percent vacancy rate for two-bedroom apartments statewide,” said Taylor Caswell. “That is full-on crisis.”
Abode Home Furnishings plans to close by Dec. 31, ending a chapter that began 36 years ago when its owner opened the store as a Pier 1 Imports franchise.
CONCORD — The House of Representatives voted Thursday to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, which would be the first increase in 13 years.
CONCORD — Thousands more Granite Staters are in the labor force than were at this time last year, according to state data released Thursday — and in some towns, the unemployment rate has dipped below 2 percent.
The proposed TIF plan would expand the property tax base, create new parks, extend the Heritage Trail, develop open space networks along the riverfront and connect those recreational areas to trails.
That’s a record for one week as businesses shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
NASHUA — The proposed downtown performing arts center was granted 18 more months to raise its initial $4 million in private donations.
The proposed budget represents a decrease of about $7.4 million, but if all warrant articles are approved and passed by voters next year, it’s projected to result in a 2.5% tax rate increase.
Some are seeing their home property tax bills jump an extra $1,000 from what they expected to owe.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, has become the final member of the state’s congressional delegation Thursday to confirm her support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on international trade.
WASHINGTON — As the unemployment rate soared in April to its highest levels since the Great Depression, with 14.7% of workers without jobs, the coronavirus shutdown fell unequally on Americans according to age, gender, educational attainment as well as race.
There exists in emergency response industry circles something called the “Waffle House Index.” It’s a measurement of how the greasy-spoon breakfast chain is faring in an emergency situation. If the local Waffle House is open and serving a full menu, the index is green; open with a limited me…
Boeing also announced Wednesday it was halting production on the 737 Max indefinitely starting in January.
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said the risk of the U.S. economy facing a dramatic bust is remote, partly because the record-long expansion is notable for not having pockets of overheating activity.
Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Tuesday, with the Dow registering its biggest quarterly decline since 1987 and the S&P 500 suffering its deepest quarterly drop since the financial crisis on growing evidence of massive economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
Americans should prepare for the spread of the illness, the CDC said.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said the coronavirus poses a risk to the global economy, but that hasn’t changed her forecast for continued growth of about 2% in the United States this year.
The mall is opening during what may be the industry's darkest nightmare.
The chain will test the higher salary in select restaurants in the Northeast and Midwest.
After a bruising year, U.S. department stores and apparel retailers will seek to bounce back in 2020 by closing more locations, shrinking their shops and adding more experiences to attract customers.
Americans have accumulated near-record levels of credit card debt over the last year as card companies have increased interest rates and fees.
President Donald Trump is heading into an election year touting a trade deal that promises to double U.S. exports to China, which he says has pledged a $200 billion, two-year spending spree on everything from airplanes to pork chops and chicken feet.
Dealers are being asked to clear a surplus of cars.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks hit record closing highs again on Friday and the S&P 500 registered its biggest weekly percentage gain since early September after data showed a rise in consumer spending and investors continued to be optimistic about developments in the U.S.-China trade dispute.
U.S. job openings unexpectedly increased in October, another sign of tightness in the labor market with the jobless rate at a half-century low.
Departments stores’ dubious distinction as one of the weakest parts of the consumer economy is likely to persist this holiday season, according to Moody’s Investor Service.
Stocks got off to a rocky December start on Monday amid disappointing manufacturing and construction data and renewed global trade tensions.
Walk to the back of the Five Below store on Market Street, past the rolls of wrapping paper, the winter hats, the makeup kits, and you will arrive at displays of tech accessories that cost more than $5. Under the banner “Ten Below Tech,” you’ll find earbuds for $5.55 and charger cables price…
Global central banks are approaching the end of the year with a collective shudder at the risky behavior that their low interest-rate policies are encouraging.
In the Byzantine world of health care pricing, most people wouldn’t expect that the ubiquitous flu shot could be a prime example of how the system’s lack of transparency can lead to disparate costs.
More than $160 million in Massachusetts state revenue remains uncollected — unpaid by delinquent businesses — even as lawmakers eye new levies on ordinary citizens and an overhaul of the tax code.
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In speaking with local entrepreneurs, a common piece of feedback is that New Hampshire fosters an impressively collaborative business environment, particularly when compared with innovation hubs in other parts of the country.