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NH's Business: Affordable housing & zoning mandates within NH

Fred Kocher sits down with Margaret Byrnes with the NH Municipal Association to talk about the current state of affordable housing within NH

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Feb 8 • 10:29 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
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NH's Business: Workforce issues for manufacturers in the Granite State

Fred Kocher sits down with the presidents of two NH manufacturers to talk about the issues they are facing.

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Apr 19 • 9:43 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Assessing the gaming and casino business within New Hampshire

Fred Kocher sits down with Charlie McIntyre with the NH Lottery & Gaming Commission to talk about the growing gaming and casino business in the Granite State.

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Jan 18 • 10:04 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
Anticipation builds for Shocker basketball season

Wichita State hosted Shocker Madness at Koch Arena Saturday night ahead of the 2026-27 basketball season.

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Oct 4 • 12:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Perspectives on Politics: Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence -

Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence By Jaclyn Kaslovsky, Washington University, Tabitha Koch, Rice University, and Michael P. Olson, Washington University Women legislators face a variety of gendered barriers both outside and inside the legislature. Yet, [...]

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Feb 3 • 10:00 AM EST • Politics • politicalsciencenow.com
NH's Business: Common Man Roadside business model

Fred Kocher sits down with Brad Pernaw with MGN to talk about the success of the Common Man roadside and restaurants across the state.

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Mar 8 • 7:11 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen broke record for farthest distance traveled from Earth

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Aug 23 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
NH's Business: Tackling unresolved issues in NH heading into 2026

Fred Kocher sits down with Matt Mowry with Business NH Magazine and Mike Cote with the New Hampshire Business Review to talk about key issues across the state heading into the new year.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 9:15 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
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NH's Business: New Hampshire's Manufacturing Sector

Fred Kocher sits down with Sabrina Costabile with the NH Manufacturing Alliance and David Richardson of Richardson Manufacturing to talk about spending in the NH manufacturing industry.

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Jun 14 • 9:46 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
Koch and the Chase Koch Foundation donate $1 million to The Pinnacle

The $1 million donation will go toward completing renovations to the state-of-the-art facility, offering local first responders comprehensive health and wellness services.

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Sep 28 • 9:23 AM EDT • Health • kochinc.com
How to get North Carolina students to love science and math? Ask a NASA astronaut.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch was honored Wednesday with the Order of the Tar Heel, the highest award bestowed by the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. Koch, a Jacksonville native and N.C. State University graduate, became the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit, and with her crew broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space.

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Aug 26 • 7:46 PM EDT • Science • ncnewsline.com
Local developer buys West County office building, plans renovation

Michael Koch, director of investments at Novus Cos., purchased the 25,000-square-foot Wolf Building in Ballwin for $2.4 million.

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Feb 12 • 1:33 PM EST • Business • bizjournals.com
Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to nuclear Armageddon until weeks later.

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Apr 25 • 2:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Science SARU's New 'The Ghost in the Shell' Series Premieres on Prime Video on July 7

A new anime series based on the hugely popular Ghost in the Shell franchise is coming to Prime Video on July 7. The news was announced at Prime Video’s new International Originals event held in London. The new Ghost in the Shell series will be directed by Mokochan, who will be making his directorial debut […]

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Jul 5 • 1:15 PM EDT • Science • animationmagazine.net
Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 5:01 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
NH's Business: 603 History Hunt & historical "firsts" in the Granite State

Fred Kocher sits down with William Dunlap with NH Historical Society to talk about the 603 History Hunt that's underway in New Hampshire all through July.

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Jul 12 • 6:47 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
It’s not rocket science: UNC System leaders make the case for increased funding

There's perhaps no better advocate for North Carolina’s higher education system these days than NASA Astronaut Christina Koch.

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Apr 17 • 2:59 PM EDT • Science • ncnewsline.com
NH's Business: The aerospace & defense industry

Fred Kocher sits down with Randy Makee with The NH Aerospace and Defense Consortium to talk about the impact of the aerospace industry on New Hampshire's economy.

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May 31 • 7:34 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: The 2026 Old Farmer's Almanac

Fred Kocher sits down with Sherin Pierce and Carol Connare with The Old Farmer's Almanac to talk about the local production of the book.

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May 3 • 10:03 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Addressing the trade job shortage across the state

Fred Kocher sits down with Heather McCann with NH Housing to talk about housing availability and affordability across the state.

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Oct 11 • 10:19 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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NH's Business: The impact of tariffs on the timber industry

Fred Kocher sits down with Jasen Stock, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association, about the state of the industry and the potential impact of tariffs.

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Jan 25 • 1:58 PM EST • Business • wmur.com
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What if the brain does not create consciousness?

Christof Koch is taking on one of science’s deepest mysteries: how the brain creates conscious experience, or whether it creates it at all. He argues that materialism has yet to solve this “hard problem” and will explore puzzling phenomena such as near-death experiences and terminal lucidity. His work points toward the possibility that consciousness may be woven into reality itself.

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Jul 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
NH's Business: Medicaid enrollment across New Hampshire

Fred Kocher sits down with Jessica Williams with the NH Fiscal Policy Institute to talk about the changes we could see to Medicaid within the Granite State in the coming years.

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Aug 23 • 8:57 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: School budgets, and lower enrollment

Fred Kocher sits down with members from the Manchester School District about lower enrollments in schools, and school budgets.

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May 17 • 8:57 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
The brain might not create consciousness after all

Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting the “hard problem” of consciousness — why and how subjective experience exists at all. He highlights growing tensions between neuroscience, physics, and unexplained phenomena like near-death experiences and sudden moments of clarity before death.

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Apr 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
NH's Business: Summer Employment Growth

Fred Kocher sits down with Ben Reynolds with the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute to talk about summer employment growth and decreases across the state.

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Jun 21 • 8:02 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
Chase Koch on His Family’s Future Political Spending: ‘A Very Clear and High Bar Where We Get Involved and Where We Don't’

Chase Koch, heir to the vast Koch network that pumps millions into Republican campaigns, grants a rare interview to TIME

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May 14 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • time.com
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NH's Business: The future of road & highway construction projects across New Hampshire

Fred Kocher sits down with Senator David Watters and Senator Mark McConkey to talk about the future of highway projects across the state

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Aug 16 • 9:16 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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A Koch-funded group is tapping star marketers for a $250 million push to 'reignite the American spirit'

The Koch-funded Stand Together is supporting a new effort that's lined up top marketers to boost civic engagement around America's 250th birthday.

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Dec 2, 2025 • 3:07 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
NH's Business: Ongoing housing developments in New Hampshire

Fred Kocher sits down with Elissa Margolin with Saint Anselm College and Sarah Marchant with NH Community Loan Fund to talk about on how a bipartisan housing act could influence the housing market in NH.

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Aug 30 • 9:01 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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NH's Business: What's happening with state's 2nd-largest revenue-generating industry: tourism?

Fred Kocher sits down with Lucy Lange, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, to discuss whether Canadian visits are rebounding after a big drop last year.

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Aug 11 • 3:50 PM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: The growing influence of life science businesses in NH

Fred Kocher sits down with Andra Hechavarria with the New Hampshire Life Science and Nate Doemling with Hiarc in Merrimack to talk about the growing influence of life science business in New Hampshire

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Nov 30, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Science • wmur.com
NH's Business: NH labor force participation

Fred Kocher sits down with Jessica Williams with the NH Fiscal Policy Institute to talk about data from the 2025 labor force participation in New Hampshire.

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Apr 12 • 10:15 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Access to healthcare for adults in rural New Hampshire & Vermont

Fred Kocher sits down with Dr. Nathan Goldstein and Angelo Volandes with Dartmouth Health to talk about how adults can navigate healthcare in rural settings.

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Sep 20 • 10:01 AM EDT • Health • wmur.com
She built a career in Japan and says one thing is non-negotiable

Lauren Rose Kocher never worked full-time in the US, so her understanding of corporate culture was formed almost entirely in Japan.

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Feb 18 • 12:06 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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“Have to be satisfied with the point”

Head coach Adi Hütter, captain Robin Koch and goalkeeper Noah Atubolu share their thoughts after the 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg. Head coach Adi Hütter: “We would have liked to come away with mo...

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Sep 19 • 1:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The NASA Artemis 2.0 Smartwatch Runs Python And Lets Kids Code Their Own Wearable

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, carrying four astronauts on humanity's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen are currently aboard the Orion spacecraft, preparing for a lunar flyby that will take them farther from Earth than

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Apr 5 • 4:45 PM EDT • Technology • yankodesign.com
NH's Business: Could the life science industry drive NH economy?

Fred Kocher sits down with Lucy Lange with the NH Department of Business & Economic affairs and Andrea Hechavarria with NH Life Sciences about how the life science industry has impacting the state's economy.

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Jul 19 • 8:44 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Could the life science industry drive NH economy?

Fred Kocher sits down with Lucy Lange with the NH Department of Business & Economic affairs and Andrea Hechavarria with NH Life Sciences about how the life science industry has impacting the state's economy.

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Jul 19 • 8:44 AM EDT • Science • wmur.com
NH's Business: Top business issues in NH legislature

Fred Kocher sits down with Michael Skelton with the Business and Industry Association of NH to talk about key business issues in NH legislature.

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Apr 26 • 10:37 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Accelerated college degrees

Fred Kocher sits down with Paula Marie Buley with Rivier University to talk about changing how long it takes for students in NH to earn a degree.

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Mar 1 • 7:35 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Access to healthcare for adults in rural New Hampshire & Vermont

Fred Kocher sits down with Dr. Nathan Goldstein and Angelo Volandes with Dartmouth Health to talk about how adults can navigate healthcare in rural settings.

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Sep 20 • 10:01 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
From Koch to Adams, history shows rocky starts are common for NYC mayors

Past mayors dealt with budget crises or economic downturns early on.

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Apr 10 • 8:30 AM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
NH's Business: Homeownership affordability across the state

Fred Kocher sits down with Heather McCann with NH Housing to talk about housing availability and affordability across the state.

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Oct 4 • 10:22 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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German Health Minister Nina Warken and WHO Hub in Berlin highlight 2025 achievements

Germany’s Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken, visited the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin today to review progress and launch its 2025 Annual Report. The report highlights advances in using artificial intelligence, data science and pathogen genomics to strengthen global preparedness for future pandemics.In 2025, the WHO Hub in Berlin worked with more than 160 Member States and over 190 partners to help countries and organizations develop new systems and tools to detect and understand new public health threats as quickly as possible, whenever and wherever they occur.BMG to confirm whether they wish to contribute a quote. “Detecting outbreaks early is one of the most effective ways to save lives and prevent epidemics from becoming global crises,” said Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken. “Germany is proud to host and support the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. Its work strengthens our safety at home and helps protect people worldwide.”Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming the detection of outbreaks. In 2025, the Hub launched an upgraded version of the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system, which uses enhanced AI functions to scan global online information in real time and help experts quickly identify unusual health events. The system is now used by 120 countries.To better anticipate health threats, countries need information beyond traditional health data. The Hub supports countries in implementing Collaborative Surveillance, which integrates data on climate, animals, travel, and population movement to provide a more comprehensive and real-time understanding of health threats.The Hub also expanded global access to pathogen genomics, which helps scientists detect new pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria, understand how they spread and how dangerous they may become. Through the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), the WHO Hub in Berlin worked with 309 partners in 101 countries to expand access to these technologies.“We are in a new era of global health threats, and we need new tools to face tomorrow’s challenges,” said Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme. “The WHO Hub in Berlin helps countries use data and technology more effectively so they can identify risks earlier and respond faster. No country can address these threats alone. Strong cooperation remains our best defence.”“Berlin offers an ideal environment for our work. We collaborate closely with world-leading institutions such as the Robert Koch Institute and the Charité Center for Global Health,” said Dr Oliver Morgan, Head of the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. “Germany has supported the WHO Hub since its establishment, and we are pleased to welcome Federal Minister Nina Warken to the Hub today. This strong partnership helps us advance innovation in pandemic and epidemic intelligence and better support countries to prepare for future health threats.”The Hub is expanding the use of advanced analytics and mathematical modelling to forecast how outbreaks may develop and to assess which response measures are most effective. Through its Collaboratory, the Hub connects modelers and analysts with governments to ensure their work addresses real public health needs. In 2025, the community grew to 1300 members from 50 countries and 200 institutions. An AI-powered pandemic simulator, currently in the prototyping phase, will help decision-makers compare outbreak scenarios and help identify effective disease control measures.

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Mar 19 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • who.int
Berkeley Talks: Michael Pollan and Christof Koch talk psychedelics and consciousness

The author and neuroscientist explore how altered states challenge our understanding of the mind — and why consciousness is more than a problem to solve.

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Oct 16 • 6:01 PM EDT • Science • news.berkeley.edu
NH's Business: Projected nursing shortages

Fred Kocher sits down with Chuck Lloyd with the Community College System of NH and Kimberly Perrotta with Manchester Community College to talk about working to combat a projected nursing shortage.

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Jun 28 • 6:48 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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Fred Kocher sits down with Ted Diers with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to talk about monitoring drought conditions across the state.

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May 24 • 6:59 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
Cook Political Report shifts 11 House seats away from GOP

Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, shifted 11 more House seats toward Democrats this week, many in red states as the midterms inch closer. Cook has moved dozens of House sea…

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Oct 16 • 9:56 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Getty Images to restructure via bankruptcy; no Seattle layoffs planned

Seattle-based Getty Images is filing for bankruptcy and going private through a restructuring deal with financial backing from the Getty and Koch families.

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Oct 12 • 9:33 PM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 DLC character Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) launches April 17

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 downloadable content character Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) will launch on April 17, publisher Aniplex and developer CyberConnect…

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Apr 12 • 9:08 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
NH's Business: The growing influence of life science businesses in NH

Fred Kocher sits down with Andra Hechavarria with the New Hampshire Life Science and Nate Doemling with Hiarc in Merrimack to talk about the growing influence of life science business in New Hampshire

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Nov 30, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
Politics in the Park conversations in Oshkosh aim to build community

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. On a late April evening, in an Oshkosh park bordering the shores of Lake Winnebago, Nikolas ...

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May 18 • 5:05 PM EDT • Politics • pbswisconsin.org
NH's Business: The shift in state revenue

Fred Kocher sits down with Phil Sletten with the NH Fiscal Policy Institute to talk about the shift in state revenue.

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Feb 15 • 10:25 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
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New Star-Filled Movie Directed By Hyatt Hotel Heir Filming in San Francisco

Filming for an upcoming movie titled 'Fog City' has taken over two blocks of Steiner Street this week, with a cast that reportedly features Miranda Otto, Cooper Koch, and Angus Imrie. The picture is being directed by billionaire Hyatt hotel heir Daniel Pritzker.

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Oct 11 • 4:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • sfist.com
NH's Business: Local businesses' usage of AI in New Hampshire

Fred Kocher sits down with Jeff McPherson with Silvertech to talk about how small businesses in NH can integrate AI into the workforce.

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NH's Business: Developing initiatives & projects within the Monadnock Region

Fred Kocher sits down with Cody Morrison with Monadnock Economic Development Cooperation to talk about forging business partnerships within the Monadnock Region.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 9:01 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
New Hampshire's Business: Cost of living in NH has outpaced what most families earn

Fred Kocher is joined by Jessica Williams, policy analyst for the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, and Phil Sletten, research director for the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, for a discussion about the state of the economy and the cost of living in the Granite State.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 9:13 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
Ed Crane, Who Built a Libertarian Stronghold, Dies at 81

Starting with $500,000 in seed money from Charles Koch, Mr. Crane made the Cato Institute the nation’s pre-eminent libertarian think tank.

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Feb 17 • 11:03 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
NH's Business: Community power programs

Fred Kocher sits down with Hendry Herndon with the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire to talk about changing electricity rates and electricity affordability.

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Jun 7 • 6:49 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: Analyzing the cost of living within the Granite State

Fred Kocher sits down with Rob Dapice with the NH Housing & Finance Authority to talk about the ever-changing cost of living within New Hampshire.

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Feb 1 • 12:27 PM EST • Business • wmur.com
City Hall should pay small business for losses due to Somewhere Fest

City-assisted street closure for Chase Koch’s mammoth music festival caused cancellation of wedding and party contracts for local venue.

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Sep 25 • 5:35 AM EDT • Business • kansas.com
NH's Business: Increasing energy demand in New Hampshire

Fred Kocher sits down with William Hinkle with Eversource to talk about how increasing demand for energy affects affordability for customers.

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Jul 5 • 9:46 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
NH's Business: The potential of data centers in NH

Fred Kocher sits down with Radim Bartos with the University of New Hampshire's Department of Computer Science to talk about the potential of new data centers in New Hampshire.

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Mar 29 • 10:04 AM EDT • Business • wmur.com
New Richland Lab Could Transform How Scientists Study Microbes and Boost Regional Jobs

The BriefGroundbreaking held Tuesday: PNNL officially began construction on the M2PC lab, a 30,800-square-foot facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science that will study soil microbes to improve crop productivity and develop new biotechnology applications. The facility will be open to researchers from around the nation and the world.Research timelines could shrink dramatically: The facility's automation and AI capabilities could reduce experiments that currently take six months to just 72 hours, allowing scientists to explore more possibilities faster than ever before.New jobs coming to the Tri-Cities: The project is expected to create positions for automation engineers, AI experts, roboticists, technicians, and skilled craftspeople, with the facility opening in 2029.RICHLAND, Wash. — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory broke ground Tuesday on a first-of-its-kind facility that could accelerate scientific discoveries about the microscopic organisms living in soil—organisms that may hold the key to growing more food and developing new energy technologies.The Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability, or M2PC, represents a significant investment in automation and artificial intelligence to speed up research that traditionally takes years to complete. The 30,800-square-foot facility will house more than 100 connected automated instruments designed to study microbes at a pace and scale never before possible.Reshaping Agriculture's FutureThe M2PC facility will not put a new tool directly into a farmer's hands tomorrow morning, but it is actively reshaping the commercial pipeline to solve agriculture's biggest headache with biologicals: inconsistent field performance. For years, PNNL researchers have explored how microbes work and how they might help produce useful materials, advance energy technologies, and address challenges involving critical materials and minerals. But those experiments have been limited by what researchers could accomplish by hand."They can be used to provide nutrients to a plant so that the plant would grow more. So, like increasing your crop productivity, for example," said Douglas Mans, PNNL's Associate Laboratory Director for Integrated Discovery Sciences.PNNL's own research shows soil microbes can help plants access nutrients and withstand drought—benefits that could prove crucial as farmers face growing environmental pressures. The M2PC facility will allow scientists to identify and optimize useful microbes faster than ever before, accelerating the development of biological solutions that actually work consistently in the field.What Makes M2PC UniqueThe Microbial Molecular Phenotyping Capability differs from traditional research labs because it operates as a first-of-its-kind, AI-enabled autonomous laboratory designed to shrink experimental timelines from years down to months or weeks. The M2PC lab will connect more than 100 automated instruments to grow microbes, prepare samples, measure their behavior, and link observations to the molecular processes behind them. Artificial intelligence will help analyze results and guide the next experiments, allowing scientists to explore more questions faster.Deb Gracio, PNNL Director, emphasized the transformative potential during Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony: "Research that has taken years will become possible in months and hopefully in weeks."That acceleration is already being demonstrated. PNNL's smaller automated lab, called the Anaerobic Microbial Phenotyping Platform or AMP2, completed three experimental cycles in just 72 hours—a process that normally would have taken about six months."That normally would have taken us about six months … and we were able to do that in 72 hours," Mans said.The AMP2 laboratory is not being closed or replaced. Instead, the current 1,800-square-foot laboratory serves as an active prototype and precursor for the much larger M2PC facility. AMP2 will continue operating as a separate lab designed to run anaerobic experiments—those conducted in the absence of oxygen—while M2PC will focus on aerobic research.Broader Applications Beyond AgricultureWhile improving crop productivity is one important application, the M2PC facility is designed to support research into multiple areas critical to national priorities. The lab will advance research into biofuels, manufacturing materials, and energy technologies. It will also help researchers understand how microbes respond to environmental changes and how to design biological systems for biotechnology applications.As a flagship component of the Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, M2PC represents a significant investment in using artificial intelligence and automation to accelerate U.S. scientific discovery. Dorothy Koch, Associate Director of the DOE Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research program, highlighted the facility's importance during the groundbreaking."M2PC will accelerate biological discovery and design," Koch said, noting that the facility is expected to conduct a minimum of 500 strain experiments per week, 100 microbiome experiments per week, and take a million measurements per month.Economic Opportunity for the RegionBeyond the scientific breakthroughs, the M2PC project represents significant economic opportunity for the Tri-Cities region. The facility will require hiring automation engineers, AI experts, technicians skilled in operating robotics, and specialized craftspeople to build and maintain the sophisticated equipment."We're anticipating that type of hiring," Mans said when asked about job creation.PNNL has already begun recruiting talent nationally and internationally for positions related to the smaller AMP2 lab, bringing automation engineers from cities like Boston and San Francisco to work in the region. The M2PC facility is expected to accelerate that trend."This capability won't really exist anywhere else in the world," Mans said, suggesting the facility could become a draw for scientific talent seeking to work on cutting-edge biotechnology research.Timeline and Next StepsThe M2PC facility is expected to open in 2029. Between now and then, construction crews will level and prepare the ground, while the building takes shape. Simultaneously, Ginkgo Bio Works, the automation contractor, will build the facility's automation components off-site so they can be installed as the building is completed.In the interim, PNNL researchers and the broader scientific community will begin planning the first experiments to be conducted in the facility, ensuring research is lined up and ready to begin as soon as the doors open.The groundbreaking ceremony included representatives from the Department of Energy, PNNL leadership, and elected officials at the federal, state, and local levels, underscoring the project's significance to the region and the nation's biotechnology future. News The U.S. Department of Energy Secretary tours Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dan Hanson, Apple Valley News Now News Beyond DNA: Scientists Explore New Frontiers in Biology Research Dan Hanson, Apple Valley News Now News TRIDEC optimistic that Hanford, PNNL will see funding in national budget Robert Desaulniers News Big picture science: monitoring the Yakima River Basin News PNNL research could shape the future of fighting fentanyl ​COPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.

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Oct 20 • 7:44 PM EDT • Science • applevalleynewsnow.com
Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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Aug 29 • 12:03 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Artemis II Flight Day 5: Crew Demos Suits, Readies for Lunar Flyby

The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, continue their workday aboard the Orion spacecraft.

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Apr 5 • 5:46 PM EDT • Science • nasa.gov
NH's Business: Upcoming business-related legislations to look out for in 2026

Fred Kocher sits down with Michael Skelton with the Business and Industry Association of NH to talk about the hundreds of proposed business-related legislations in the Granite State so far this year

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Jan 11 • 9:45 AM EST • Business • wmur.com
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Proposed hotels push out small businesses in downtown Jackson

Some businesses may be invited back as developers seek to preserve limited first-floor commercial space in downtown Jackson Hole.

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Sep 14 • 8:42 PM EDT • Business • 891khol.org
When scientists interact with science-deniers

On April 6, President Donald Trump hopped on a phone call with the astronauts on Artemis II: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. During the 12-minute call, something hilarious happened: there was nearly a minute of awkward silence. Just before the silence, Trump told the astronauts, “Well, I have to say, I...

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Apr 17 • 12:21 AM EDT • Science • bucknellian.net
Good Morning, Nashville! Talking Immigration Data Politics at Vanderbilt University

After a busy day on Capitol Hill yesterday, I landed in Nashville, Tennessee, last night for an exciting two days on campus at Vanderbilt University. Carwil Bjork-James, an anthropologist whose creative use of database construction to support critical scholarship resonates strongly with my own work, generously invited me to give a talk today about the politics of immigration data and to join a Wikipedia edit-a-thon tomorrow on the topic of immigrant detention. I encourage you to check out Carwil’s database project “Ultimate Consequences” about political deaths in Bolivia after 1982, and his book The Sovereign Street: Making Revolution in Urban Bolivia. My talk today is titled “Untangling the Messy Politics of Immigrant Detention Data.” I’ll focus on how immigrant detention data (not just detention centers themselves) become sites of controversy—from the collection and classification choices that shape what we can know, to the strategic withholding and distortion of data for political ends. Drawing on research spanning multiple administrations, I’ll trace how current data controversies in the second Trump administration connect to long-standing tensions in how we measure, interpret, and communicate about immigration. My goal is to move beyond simple partisan narratives and offer a practical guide for anyone working with immigration data to explore both the pitfalls to avoid and the creative opportunities for more transparent, rigorous public communication about immigration realities. If you are on campus, please stop by. Tomorrow I will join Carwil and Vanderbilt students for a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to edit and update Wikipedia entries related to immigrant detention with the latest robust information and data. This event is designed to orient participants into how to edit on Wikipedia, provide them with data-driven starter templates on detention facilities, and allow each person to produce an initial article on one element of the network of ICE facilities or one death in custody this year. The workshop is also a demonstration of how to use open data sources to build public knowledge—something I am deeply passionate about. Thank you to Vanderbilt University, the Spatial Histories series, and Carwil for hosting me. I would love to be a part of conversations and workshops related to immigration data on your campus. Students are really eager these days to have informed, critical, and data-driven explorations of our current immigration system. Reach out anytime if you want to discuss the possibility of bringing me to your campus. Subscribe

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