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The push for green businesses is on, and a new business incubator is helping fledging companies with novel sustainable concepts grow. Michael McCord takes us on a tour of the Seacoast Sustainable Energy Technology Incubator inside Brayton Energy in Hampton. Jim Kesseli, founder and president, has a unique turbine engine that may revolutionize the trucking industry – and is supporting other green companies in the incubator with Brayton’s resources at the same time.

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Ah, summertime and the livin’ is easy. Or in the case of us news types, boring.

I wear about eight different hats at NHBR. Part of what I do is troll headlines from the Internet for any interesting mentions of New Hampshire that I can turn in even more interesting articles, or at least fodder for Flotsam.

Often a hot news story about New Hampshire will get repeated across the country with some desperate headline knacker trying to come up with something different other

Our upcoming July 16 issue of NHBR focuses on education. Jeff Woodburn, an educator himself, takes a closer look at the New Hampshire Scholars Initiative, which seeks to encourage Granite State high school students to take more challenging classes, especially in math and science. Experts say those completing such courses may be better prepared for college and the workforce.

Tom Raffio, president and CEO of Northeast Delta Dental, has some words of wisdom for today's students an

How’s business doing?

That’s the question NHBR’s reporters have asked many business owners across the state in the next issue of NHBR, in print and online Friday, June 18. In several articles focused on the mid-year review, general trends are spotlighted by Bob Sanders, while Cindy Kibbe takes a look at some off-beat economic indicators. And in NHBR’s continuing series of regional roundtables, business leaders from Nashua discuss the Gate City’s economy.

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Fall out from the recession in New Hampshire is explored from two different angles in the headlines of NHBR's upcoming May 7 issue.

What exactly happened at the Rochester firm BrandPartners? The company, which makes retail environments largely for the financial industry, recently closed its doors without much explanation, leaving the Lilac City without one of its major employers. NHBR reporter Bob Sanders will shed some light on the story.

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