Keene Pier One store to close as company files for bankruptcy
Home goods retailer shutting up to 450 locations
Author: Jeff Feingold
Albany International cautions on impact of 737 Max grounding
Pause in production tempers New Hampshire company’s 2020 Outlook
$51 million federal grant awarded to ARMI project
Funds will boost portable generic drug manufacturing project
Housing unaffordability tops concerns in Stay Work Play survey
Organization sought to measure key issues at start of legislative session
Gov. Sununu rejects attempt to fashion net metering compromise
NH Legislature's attempt to find middle ground fails again
Hassan seeks to boost rural broadband investment
Bipartisan bills would establish federal tax credit for projects
Forest Service accepts Waterville Valley’s master plan
Proposals include new gondola, trails, buildings for events and dining
Red River promotes Dumas to CEO
Chief revenue officer had headed two units at the firm
BFA to study feasibility of New Hampshire private equity fund
Effort will look for ‘unmet needs’ among small firms in state
EPTAM Precision acquired in private equity deal
Seattle company acquires Northfield firm and names new CEO
Changes at the top for Monadnock Economic Development Corp.
President, CFO to retire from Keene-based agency
Board chair named new CEO at Albany International
A. William Higgins succeeds Olivier Jarrault at manufacturer’s helm
Sununu sets up USMCA trade council
New body aimed at helping ‘New Hampshire exporters take full advantage’ of new trade deal
Bridge steel fabricator sold to Quebec investors
Canam Group's Claremont plant part of $644 million deal
NH’s construction unemployment rate rose in November
Colder weather ‘likely acted as a drag on construction activity’
USMCA wins support of NH congressional delegation
All four members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation have endorsed the U.S. Mexico-Canada-Agreement
LDI Solutions project wins Rochester planners’ approval
Hospital-grade wall coverings maker will move from Portsmouth
$130 million Dartmouth-Hitchcock expansion wins OK in Lebanon
Planning board approves new five-story patient tower
New Hampshire House tables OHRV trail abutters’ bill
Property owners, recreation industry clashed over measure
Discover New England chief confirmed as NH’s new tourism director
Executive Council approves Lois Harnois’ nomination on unanimous vote
Vitex Extrusion acquired by Vermont manufacturer
Deal gives Franklin-based firm chance to ‘grow even more’
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Home Loan Bank awards $3m to support NH housing projects, Nobis’ Giunta honored as Energy Champion … and more
Hassan-Portman cybersecurity legislation nears enactment
Measure included in federal government funding agreement
Four-building NH industrial portfolio sells for $58.5 million
Sale of Brady Sullivan properties comes in a market that’s ‘the most active it has been in decades’
Hassan, Shaheen urge FCC to prioritize ‘sustainable’ rural broadband
Call for service ‘on par with those in urban areas’
NH’s Rye Beach ranked No. 2 priciest housing market in New England
Survey finds it’s the 46th most expensive in the U.S.
Shaheen-Booker bill would aid infrastructure financing
Measure would allow states to sell toll credits
Six more retailers take space at 170-acre Tuscan Village
‘We’re tremendously pleased with our leasing momentum so far,’ says developer Joe Faro
UNH research: Migration fuels New Hampshire’s population growth
New residents are younger, better educated and more diverse, study finds
NH Liquor Commission seeks development partner for I-95 project
Two new Hampton stores seen as linchpin of public-private partnership
Mass.-based Century Bank to open branch in New Hampshire
Planned mid-2020 opening slated for Salem location
Shaheen bill would encourage heat recovery tech for manufacturers
Measure would target regulatory hurdles preventing their implementation
New Hampshire’s PoliteMail named to Deloitte Fast 500
Portsmouth-based software firm ranked 289th fastest-growing tech company in North America
Senators call on feds to beef up lead screening efforts
Hassan joins colleagues in calling on CMS to increase screenings of children
Oracle to shut Dyn offices permanently in January
Remaining employees in Manchester to be moved to company’s Nashua campus
NHDRA launches ‘all-inclusive’ online taxpayer portal
First phase of three-part upgrade goes live for 9,000 taxpayers
Olympia Sports closing sales start
Seven locations in New Hampshire to shutter following sale of chain
Datanomix announces $2 million financing round
Nashua-based startup to further development of its Fusion software
UNH invites NH food, agriculture industry to explore collaboration
‘Sandpit’ event brings businesses, researchers together
Tech sector employment continues to grow in NH
Report says companies contribute $10.6 billion to state’s economy
Median price rises again for a New Hampshire single-family home
Price stands at $305,000 for September, Realtors report
Housing and hiring is focus of upcoming forum
BIA luncheon will look at economic effects of housing crisis
CCA Global’s Brodsky wins international cooperative honor
At ceremony in Rwanda, he is given ‘Nobel Prize of Cooperative Business’
New Hampshire gets a ‘B’ on Manufacturing Scorecard
Grade is higher than any other Northeast state
Cost of cyber insurance in New Hampshire lower than U.S. average
Study finds Granite State businesses pay about $1,416 a year for coverage
New Hampshire moves up on national energy-efficiency scorecard
But state still lags behind other New England states
Shaheen bills seek to beef up rural affordable housing programs
Legislation would expand voucher program, encourage resident-owned mobile home parks, reform FHA mortgage policy
Upper Valley organization offers supportive housing toolkit
Resource guide is designed for families of adults with developmental disabilities
Q&A with UNH President James Dean
As the New Hampshire’s flagship university, ‘we need to make sure that we're aligned with the needs of the state. I think people will be pleasantly surprised that we mostly are.’
Ex-NH insurance commissioner joins board of firm facing actions in 4 states
Complaints filed over Atlanta-based company's faith-based health program
More news from NHBR:
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.
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.
$450M plan aims to supercharge heat pump use
New England winters can get wicked cold. Last week, five of the region’s states launched a $450 million effort to warm more of the homes in the often-frigid region with energy-efficient, low-emission heat pumps instead of burning fossil fuels.
What the latest data reveals about NH’s shifting economy and demographics
New Hampshire’s story is often told through familiar but false assumptions: retirees driving population change, Massachusetts buyers pushing up home prices, and a uniquely low-tax landscape keeping the state affordable.
NH Business Finance Authority approves world’s first bitcoin-backed municipal bond
The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) board of directors has approved a financing structure that will make New Hampshire the first state in the world to issue a municipal bond backed by bitcoin.
New England Rural Health Association awarded $1.6m HRSA Northern Border RCORP grant
The award totals $1.6 million over four years and will support training, placement and sustainability efforts to strengthen the behavioral health workforce across rural Vermont and New Hampshire
Parkland to open standalone ER in Salem
A free-standing 24-hour emergency room operated by Parkland Medical Center was conditionally approved by planners Nov. 13
NH gets broadband money, just not as much as was originally promised
Despite some angst that the Trump Administration might vaporize the money, funds are coming to New Hampshire to expand broadband internet access throughout the state, although the amount isn’t what was originally allocated
In reversal, Hantz Marconi to no longer hear cases as NH Supreme Court justice
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will no longer take part in cases before the state’s highest court, telling her colleagues on the bench that she will instead focus on administrative tasks until she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in February.
