Laconia Savings Bank began as Meredith Bridge Savings Bank in 1831 and the bank's charter was signed by then-Gov. Franklin Pierce. At the time, the population of New Hampshire was around 270,000 people and Portsmouth was the state's largest city…
For providing comfort and companionship to patients in all units of the hospital, the therapy dogs at St. Joseph Hospital were presented with the 2010 Claudie Mahar Volunteer Staff Team Award. Pictured with the award are, from left to right,…
John Broderick, 63, retired last year as chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and soon after accepted the twin jobs of dean and president of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center,…
Gov. John Lynch, center, presented an overview of the economy in the Derry-Londonderry region earlier this month at an event hosted by the Greater Derry-Londonderry Chamber of Commerce. At the event were Joel Olbricht, Olbricht Storniolo Group and chair of…
By any measure, Dwight Davis has had a remarkable life's journey. Davis, 61, grew up in still-segregated Houston, Texas, in the 1960s before becoming a star basketball player at the University of Houston. Following his graduation, he was the third…
McLean Communications took part in the 74th annual National Alcohol Beverage Control Association conference in Phoenix, Arizona, with keynote speaker and ABC News political commentator Cokie Roberts, second from left. Pictured with Roberts are Sharron McCarthy, McLean president and publisher,…
NHBR celebrated the 2011 ‘Best of Business Awards,' a reader's poll honoring businesses that excel in serving their customers, on March 10 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.Pat McGrath of the law firm of Devine Millimet, left, with Candace…
While fast becoming a national brand name today, when Michael and Marc Grondahl opened their first Planet Fitness location in Dover in 1992, Michael had what he called "an unfathomable" dream of perhaps growing to 100 franchises. The goal was…
Nestled among the foothills between Mount Sunapee and Lake Sunapee lies a New Hampshire gem. The golf course at Newbury's Baker Hill Golf Club has just been rated the top course in New Hampshire by Golf Digest for an impressive…
Granite State Credit Union has announced it will continue its sponsorship of the Manchester Fire Department's fire accelerant detection canine program. Shana Lajoie, Manchester branch supervisor, greets Mitch Cady, an investigator with the fire department, and Wynett, the department's accelerant…
The Rotary Club of Portsmouth and One Sky Community Services, a support agency for people with developmental issues and acquired brain disorders, have teamed up with Operation Warm of Pennsylvania to bring new winter coats to New Hampshire children with…
Peter Bragdon, R-Milford - who became president of the New Hampshire Senate after the Republicans' electoral sweep - has served as a senator since 2004. Here is what he had to say about bills that affect business.Q. Tell us a…
Several southern New Hampshire restaurants have fallen victim to a weak economy and saturated market and have since gone out of business.Bucking that trend has been T-Bones and Cactus Jack's, casual dining establishments that make their marks with made-from-scratch meals…
As part of Laconia Savings Bank's Prestige Plus travel program, combining financial services with travel benefits, bank representatives and 50 customers of the bank recently spent two weeks touring Greece and its islands. Pictured at a Greek dancing lesson, from…
The Palace Theatre will hold its third annual ‘Table Talk' fundraiser on March 11 at the Derryfield Restaurant in Manchester. Businesses decorate their sponsored tables with a theme to showcase their companies while attendees vote on their favorite design. Shown…
Matt Cookson, who was appointed executive director of the New Hampshire High Technology Council in December, knows he is an atypical choice to lead one of the most well-known business advocacy organizations in the state.Cookson has extensive communications and public…
As commissioner of administrative services – a job she has held since 2008 – Linda Hodgdon is essentially New Hampshire's chief financial/operating officer, with a hand in just about every aspect of the state's financial management system, from expenditures, to…
