Bellwether Credit Union picks Saller to succeed L’Ecuyer at helm
Incoming CEO to take over post in October
Author: Jeff Feingold
Western New Hampshire town will be first to build municipal broadband
Chesterfield to team with Consolidated Communications to build network
Hypertherm to acquire Washington state manufacturer
Merger adds to company’s waterjet cutting portfolio
Hassan among bipartisan group targeting IoT cybersecurity
Legislation would require national standard for all devices used by federal government
Trader Joe’s to open Bedford store March 29
Location is company’s third in New Hampshire
Grid exec sees risks in gas, renewables reliance
Energy mix viewed as vulnerable to supply adequacy, weather conditions
Kamen’s DEKA develops autonomous delivery robot for FedEx
SameDay Bot will ‘change the face of local delivery,’ says company
Patterson to take over as Cirtronics CEO
Founder Gerardine Ferlins will remain as company’s board chair
The state of the Queen City: a Manchester roundtable
NH Business Review recently met with area community and business leaders at the offices of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to get their take on the issues facing the region and its economy. Participants were: Eva Castillo, director, Welcome…
Affordable housing a major issue in national survey of mayors
Seen as major impediment to social mobility
Ex-NH Senate staffer named new NH Bankers Association president
Kristy Merrill cited for ‘in-depth knowledge’ of legislative process
Rising seas eating away at New Hampshire coastal home values
Report finds increased flooding has led to $15.2 million in lost property value since 2005
Scorecard: New Hampshire has more work to do on energy efficiency
State policies lag far behind New England neighbors, say authors
Novocure adds 19,000 square feet in Portsmouth
Cancer treatment developer expands into a second building at office park
Survey: 70% of U.S. construction firms plan to hire in 2019
But shortage of qualified labor dampens outlook
Four NH affordable housing projects awarded $6.7m in funding by Federal Home Loan Bank
133 units in four communities win support
NH Executive Council OKs BAE Systems expansion in Manchester
Approval of BFA lease-purchase deal brings deal closer to fruition
Patenaude to step down as deputy secretary of HUD
Praised as ‘key voice on behalf of housing’
Builder confidence drops again, Home Builders Association says
National index falls to lowest level since May 2015
Survey: NH, Mass. employers confident about business prospects for 2019
But BANKW report sees continued concerns over hiring qualified talent
20-megawatt municipal solar project planned in Milford
Granite Apollo proposes project on town-owned land
NHDES unveils second draft of wetlands rules
Seven hearings set for December on regulations overhaul
Report: Housing affordability still plaguing New Hampshire
NH Housing Finance Authority analysis shows pressures continue on renters, buyers
N.Y. firm invests in further ConvenientMD expansion
Urgent care chain plans four more openings through 2018, more in 2019
Analysis: New Hampshire construction employment grew by 10.3 percent in October
AGC report shows state gained 2,800 industry jobs from 2017
UNH Law to offer certificate in sports wagering and integrity
Joint program with Sportradar is the first of its kind in U.S.
Nashua brownfield site sold for $7.1 million
Buyer Anagnost Investments studying potential uses
New Hampshire Lowe’s stores safe from new round of closings by chain
51 locations in U.S., Canada to be shuttered as part of ‘strategic reassessment’
Affordable housing seen as 2020 campaign issue
Growing problem may find way into presidential campaign
New Hampshire home, condo sales take big falls in September
But single-family home median price rises by 9.2 percent
Report: Disparities persist for New Hampshire women
Women in New Hampshire face continued obstacles when it comes to opportunity and economic security, according to a newly released report from the NH Women’s Foundation. The report, “The Status of Women in New Hampshire,” is a compilation of 15…
Former Claremont hazwaste site deemed ready for development
City to take over ownership in Oct. 11 ceremony
Mattress Firm’s Salem location among first slated for closing
Giant retailer estimates a total of 700 stores will be shuttered
Historic Lancaster building to be rehabbed
Commercial, residential space planned at downtown Parker J. Noyes building
Report: 46.6% of New Hampshire renters are cost-burdened
Data shows number of burdened renters grew 2 percent in 2017
Report details impact of REITs on New England economy
In New Hampshire, they own over 800 properties worth $3.7 billion
Survey finds New Hampshire employers are concerned about retiring workforce
Growing number of impending retirements as state’s Hampshire’s population ages will create workforce challenges for employers, they say
Southern New Hampshire retail space picture looks like last year’s
KeyPoint: Vacancy rate rises slightly, but empty big boxes are filled
Downtown zoning changes eyed in Durham
Town seeks more investment, development sought
Easterseals NH absorbs The Homemakers
In merger, organization’s home care services will fall under Manchester-based nonprofit’s umbrella
Buyers’ market seen building in 2020
Survey of economists sees shift starting as early as 2019
Balsams loan guarantee application withdrawn from BFA
Disagreement over requirements led to decision
Sears to close Salem, Manchester stores
Rockingham Park, Mall of New Hampshire stores to be shuttered by November
With taxes, New Hampshire residential closing costs can sting
State has 15th highest average in nation, but ninth lowest with taxes factored out
Worker comp premium reduction expected for 2019 in New Hampshire
Recommendation for further cut would be seventh consecutive decreases
‘Women’s Rights’ survey gives New Hampshire poor grades
State ranks near bottom in income gap, minimum wage job disparity
Q&A with nonprofit executive, writer and speaker Vu Le
Nonprofits “really should concentrate on doing such a good job that we go out of business,” says Vu Le, executive director of Rainier Valley Corps and keynote speaker at the NH Center for Nonprofits upcoming Nonprofit Leadership Summit.
Cranmore, two other New England ski resorts cited for child labor violations
‘Extensive corrective measures’ agreed to after federal investigation
21 New Hampshire firms named to Inc. 5000 list
Companies ranked for fastest three-year growth
New Hampshire home prices continue to rise
Median price hits $298,850 in July
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.
