5 days ago · Banking on better times: Tailwinds are in sight for the banking industry. A lighter touch on bank regulations, improved access to funding and capital, and leveling the playing field for community banks are just a few priorities that lawmakers and banking regulators have signaled they intend to pursue in the months and years ahead.

4 days ago · Q&A: Hope for NH Recovery Executive Director Randy Stevens. After you listen to Randy Stevens describe his journey — from suffering sexual abuse as a young child through battling alcohol and drug addiction, to joining the military, to spending time in prison, to parenting children with another addict, to his initial refusal to accept help — you’re amazed that, somehow, he still made it ...

1 day ago · What if I told you optimism isn’t just a feel-good emotion but one of the most effective tools for creating change? Over the past six months, I’ve interviewed more than 40 changemakers across New Hampshire and collected hundreds of stories of …

Feb 10, 2025 · To address the continued housing roadblocks around the state, New Hampshire Housing released case studies detailing several towns’ innovative responses to the shortage by using funds from the InvestNH initiative. Case studies from Bethlehem, Berlin, Canterbury, Gorham, Keene, Lancaster, Newmarket, Plymouth, Sandwich, Sugar Hill, and Wilmot appear in the Housing Opportunity Planning Grant ...

4 days ago · The cost of living in New Hampshire has risen in recent years, increasing the financial burden on Granite State families. According to 2024 statewide cost of living estimates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a family of two working adults and one child needed an annual income of around $97,877 to afford to live comfortably in New Hampshire.

4 days ago · Both the federal and state governments fund the Medicaid program, probably the largest provider of funds for medical care to those in need. Any reduction in Medicaid rates and payments will have a major impact on nonprofit providers, hospitals, substance abuse and other entities, as those rates already are inadequate to meet actual costs.

Jan 17, 2025 · Increasing housing costs have severely constrained household budgets for New Hampshire families. In 2024, the median cost for purchasing a single-family house in the Granite State reached a record high of $540,000 in June.

Dec 12, 2024 · NH Business Review is pleased to announce the 2025 New Hampshire 200 list. The list of leaders for the 2025 edition is a unique group of people who have made their mark on New Hampshire’s economy, business climate and the state as a whole.

Feb 11, 2025 · The residential real estate market started 2025 pretty much the way it exited 2024 — with high prices and limited supply. And it’s not likely to change for the foreseeable future. “One month may not prove a trend, but this is the third month in a …

Jan 13, 2025 · Ayotte, a Republican, talked about housing during her inaugural address as she was sworn in as the state’s 83rd governor and its third woman, behind Democrats Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, now both U.S. senators.