fb-pixelNH Business - The Boston Globe Skip to main content
GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

This Massachusetts beer has a little hint of New Hampshire in it

Dirigible Brewing of Littleton, Mass., uses a special ingredient gathered from the Lincoln David Memorial Forest in Sharon, N.H.

Latest Business Headlines

New England power grid declares emergency as heat wave hits

The alert on Tuesday came after some power generation serving the region tripped offline.
JUNETEENTH

Marking Juneteenth in N.H. after lawmakers voted against making it a state holiday

After Senate Bill 481 was defeated in May, a legislative committee concluded an annual proclamation marking Juneteenth as an observance, rather than a full-fledged holiday, would be “the proper position for New Hampshire” to take. Here’s how people are observing the day.

This New Hampshire man is going to outer space

Stratham resident Scott “Kidd” Poteet is going to pilot a mission to space endeavoring to fly higher than any before it.

CHRISTOPER MUTHER
Our travel writer shares his New England summertime favorites, from the best beach to the perfect miniature golf course
Friends, here it is, the inaugural edition of Christopher Muther’s Completely Random and Highly Personal Best-of List.

Marijuana
New Hampshire kills bill to legalize recreational marijuana
While an effort to do so cleared the Senate, the proposal didn’t have enough support in the House.

BUSINESS
‘Ride or be left behind.’ Who came to New Hampshire’s iconic annual motorcycle rally?
Laconia Motorcycle Week attracts around 300,000 people each year. They ride bikes, visit vendors, and boost the local economy. Here’s a glimpse at who came and why on the event’s 101st anniversary.

On the Block
For sale: Escape to Lake Winnipesaukee with homes in Laconia and Gilford
Any time of year is a good time to visit New Hampshire’s Lakes Region.

More New Hampshire Business Headlines

Uneasy deal on cannabis legalization in N.H. advances to final vote

The state would be the last in New England to allow recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and older.

GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT

Morning Report: Motorcycles are coming to town

Laconia Motorcycle Week has drawn an average of around 275,000 to 325,000 people each year recently, with especially high turnout last year for the 100th anniversary of the event, an important economic driver for the state.

As US Postal Service pauses restructuring plan, New England workers get a reprieve

The pause is a win for workers, critics, and political leaders who feared the moves could result in job losses or relocations.

Property tax relief available for some N.H. homeowners

The number of claims granted by the state has been declining since the program was first implemented in 2003.

SPORTS

At age 40-plus, ‘old men’ gear up for spirited annual rugby festival

“It really shines a light on the true ethos of the sport, where we’re opponents, not enemies on the pitch, and we’re friends when the final whistle blows,” said Belmont High boys’ rugby coach Greg Bruce.

Federal fraud investigators scrutinizing N.H. developer who fumbled $21.5m deal

Robynne A. Alexander pitched a flashy plan in 2022 to buy a sprawling state-owned campus in Laconia, N.H., and redevelop it into a “self-sustaining village.” It didn’t pan out.

NH BUSINESS

How does N.H. really compare when it comes to electricity rates?

The US Energy Information Administration’s monthly reports generate a very “noisy” dataset, meaning the state-by-state electricity rates fluctuate a lot.

Squirrels cause more power outages than you might think

Unitil found squirrels cause 11 percent of routine power outages. They sneak around safeguards, chew on lines and build nests in the equipment.