A six-figure middle class

To be considered middle class in 2019, a household in New Hampshire needed a minimum annual income of $83,151. By 2023, that jumped to $108,470, according to new data from ConsumerAffairs, a journal of consumer research. That latest bit of data gives New Hampshire the distinction of having the second highest middle-class threshold rank in the United States, trailing only its neighbor Massachusetts.

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Strategies for Safely, Effectively and Legally Using AI for Your Business

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Free webinar on Thursday, January 23 from 11 until noon.

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Outstanding Women

Owb New Logo No YearThe Outstanding Women in Business Awards celebrate the success and achievements of women across New Hampshire’s diverse business community.

Submit your nomination now through January 24, 2025.

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Net metering in limbo

Net metering allows customers to receive credit for excess electricity they generate and then add back to the electrical grid. The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission in an early December decision let net metering stand at its current rate but left no assurances of what the future — if any — there is for continuing net metering.

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