New Hampshire Business Review - May-16 2014

May 1, 2014

NH Business Review Staff

Kathy Kittle of CATCH Neighborhood Housing

Kathleen Callahan,

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

John Gargasz of 10X Venture Partners

Kathleen Callahan,

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Anna Johnson of Jabra-GN Netcom

Kathleen Callahan,

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Edwin Garside of Optima Bank & Trust Company

Kathleen Callahan,

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Elin Treanor of Easter Seals New Hampshire

Kathleen Callahan,

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Marjorie Thorpe of Adaptive Communications

Kathleen Callahan,

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Where did Peter T. Paul get his money?

Bob Sanders,

The man whose name adorns the UNH business school is a financier who helped create securitized low-doc loans

Newly launched program gives women a pathway to building trades

Beth LaMontagne-Hall,

Lisa Wiggin was looking for a career change. A 40-something nurse’s assistant, she wanted a job that was “more hands-on” and gave her the satisfaction of working on a project and seeing something finished.

Newforma execs named Entrepreneurs of Year

NH Business Review Staff,

Bob Batcheler, Dave Plunkett and Ian Howell, the three men at the helm of Manchester-based Newforma, have won the 26th annual New Hampshire High Tech Council’s Entrepreneur of the Year award. The leaders at the other two finalist companies, Scribe…

Report: N.H. 13th best state for retirement

NH Business Review Staff,

State cited for health care quality, low taxes, crime rate

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Torrington deepens NH investment with purchase of The Ridge

Torrington Properties has deepened its stake in the state’s commercial/retail real estate market with its purchase of the 300,000-square-foot shopping center in Rochester known as The Ridge. The $51.3 million acquisition from Waterstone Properties includes the retail center adjacent to Route 11, home to Market Basket, a New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet, Marshalls, Old Navy, Starbucks, Stonewall Kitchen, Petco, Famous Footwear, ULTA Beauty, Hobby Lobby, the 110 Grill restaurant and other occupants.

‘A life of meaning’

Joshua Greenwald, owner broker of the Greenwald Realty Group, is the new president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.

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Home prices, while moderating in November, still reflect ‘upward rise’ trend

While the median price of a single-family home in New Hampshire declined again in November, don’t assume it’s a trend toward greater affordability. More likely, according to Susan Cole, president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR), it’s because of seasonal trends in this region.

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Q&A with the Executive director of the NH Lottery and Gaming Commission Charlie McIntyre

‘What I learned is if we wanted to have a product or a program in New Hampshire that was successful, it had to mirror the illegal product, because if it was too greedy, if it was…

NH employers may lower health costs by supporting better health for employees

Diabetes costs the U.S. economy approximately $413 billion annually, including more than $106 billion in lost productivity.

Cropped Shot Of Elderly Woman And Female Geriatric Social Worker

Report: NH’s caregivers need support

A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.

Support our Afghan neighbors; reject the administration’s threats

The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.