Hassan seeks student loan relief for young entrepreneurs
Legislation would defer payments for startup founders, employees
Author: Jeff Feingold
Minim-Zoom Telephonics merger now official
New entity, to be rebranded, will be led by Hitchcock, Chynoweth
National index reveals record-breaking homebuilder confidence
Hot housing market, low mortgage rates fuel optimism
New Hampshire ranks high again on national innovation index
Milken Institute report moves state up two spots to No. 7
California company acquires New Hampshire tech firm
Spear Research of Nashua Pacific Defense specializes in working with military
Lakes Region loan fund for small businesses wins USDA support
Wentworth Economic Development Corp. to launch $600,000 initiative
Augmented reality app to showcase New Hampshire art
State’s creative economy to be featured in virtual exhibit based at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
Report: Nashua will need another 4,700 housing units by 2030
Analysis finds big gap between city’s housing needs and supply
Mt. Sunapee Ski expansion plan faces new hearing
Vail Resorts seeks approval of controversial proposal
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Deely, McAfee join Coldwell Banker Realty in New England … and more
NH startup’s technology battles aerosol transmission of Covid-19
Product address ‘urgent need to clean our indoor air now’
HUD awards $12.3m to address lead remediation in New Hampshire
Funds will be used to address hazards in over 500 housing units
Senior living complex to be built at Woodmont Commons
Groundbreaking for ‘life plan community’ set for 2021
Moderna takes another big step in Covid-19 vaccine trial
Once completed, Lonza’s NH plant will play key role in production
Allegro MicroSystems sets IPO price in $12-$14 range
Manchester integrated circuit maker to list shares on Nasdaq
Hassan bill seeks to boost R&D investment
Bipartisan measure would allow full deduction of investments, double tax credit
‘New Peabody Home’ gets big boost through USDA funding
$26m aid package to aid expansion, modernization of Franklin nursing home
Report: Zoom Telephonics in merger talks with Hitchcock’s Minim
Combination would link networking equipment maker and IoT security firm
NHDRA launches second phase of online portal project
Granite Tax Connect now open for BPT, BET, I&D and communications tax payers
MilliporeSigma opens industrial water treatment facility in Jaffrey
$14.4 million anaerobic digestion plant is a first for multinational manufacturer
Covid vaccine production to begin in November at Lonza’s Portsmouth plant
Pease facility to manufacture key ingredients for Moderna’s vaccine
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Savard Welcome Center opens at St. Anselm … and more
Study: Manchester internet speeds among country’s slowest
Limited 1-gigabit access puts city at No. 24 in national ranking
Senet closes $16 million funding round
Investment to boost Portsmouth firm’s development of low-power wide area network
New Hampshire named fifth best state for homeowners
State wins points for low foreclosure rate, lowest burglary rate
New Hampshire’s manufacturing sector scores a B in national report card
But state’s transportation infrastructure once again gets a failing grade
New Hampshire median home price jumped 15% in August
Inventory shortage continues as sellers get more than their asking price
New Hampshire home health agencies move closer to merger
Concord Regional VNA, Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice sign agreement with AG’s OK next step
Dartmouth-Hitchcock researchers ‘encouraged’ by pilot Covid test results
CRISPR-based kit seen as a faster alternative to current protocols
UNH wins grant to boost biotech workforce
NH CREATES initiative seeks to build ‘educated’ pipeline
Vitex Extrusion expands manufacturing capacity in Franklin
50,000-square-foot plant set to open this month
Initiative aims to create a global tech community in New Hampshire
York IE, Tech Alliance team up to ‘help the ecosystem continue to flourish’
Additional grants awarded for NH broadband expansion
$14 million in federal funds aims to build out access in more rural communities
Hudson named seventh-hottest housing market in U.S.
Survey says NH town ‘attracts families looking to escape the busy Boston area’
The Kane Company acquires Class A office building in Hooksett
‘High-value’ purchase 100% occupied by ‘premier tenants’
Analysis: ‘Rich’ Gen X’ers are moving to NH too
On heels of millennial study, state ranks 17th nationally as their destination
Faro plans new restaurant concept in downtown Portsmouth
Toscana Italian Chophouse & Wine Bar set to open in fall
20 New Hampshire firms named to 2020 Inc. 5000
Manchester’s Forcivity, at No. 157, tops the Granite State list
Dartmouth-Hitchcock starts study of new Covid-19 testing kit
Sherlock technique is aimed to be faster than current procedures
Kane Company acquires giant warehouse operation near Manchester airport
‘Demand for quality warehouse space is strong,’ says new owner
New Hampshire’s first sports betting location opens in Seabrook
Sportsbook at The Brook is first of four planned across state
NH’s congressional delegation seeks more federal money, flexibility for broadband
In letter to leadership, they cite need to support telehealth, remote learning and working
Alumni Ventures launches new VC apprenticeship program
Yearlong paid opportunities offered to graduate students and upper-level undergrads
Analysis: ‘Rich’ millennials choosing NH
State ranks 14th in nation, first in New England as place where they’re moving
Merger creates regional affordable housing development power
Newly named Evernorth sees ‘substantially greater impact’
Keene medical device facility’s parent company wins big vaccine-related contract
$20 million Smiths Medical award will mean major expansion at New Hampshire site
Covid-19 forces Whelen Engineering to cut 17% of workforce
148 employees lose jobs at Charlestown plant because of ‘significant financial constraints’
Massachusetts firm to open new facility at Laconia Municipal Airport
Electro-magnetic tech firm ePropelled cites ‘perfect setting’ in making choice
Analysis sees further increases in home prices nationally
Zillow report says ‘sellers likely to find eager buyers for months or even years to come’
New Hampshire home prices continue to rise as inventory plummets
June sales fell 11.8%, but median price stood at $330,000
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.
