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Kathy Kittle of CATCH Neighborhood Housing

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

John Gargasz of 10X Venture Partners

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Anna Johnson of Jabra-GN Netcom

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Edwin Garside of Optima Bank & Trust Company

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Elin Treanor of Easter Seals New Hampshire

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

Marjorie Thorpe of Adaptive Communications

2014 Financial Executive of the Year winner

New survey paints a more charitable view of Granite Staters

Gallup poll says N.H. among most charitable states in the U.S.

In N.H., a new generation of game designers riding a resurgence in tabletop board games

It may sound counterintuitive in a digital world, but analog board games are currently enjoying a moment

Survey finds most N.H. residents happy to stay in N.H.

Gallup poll shows that less than a quarter of residents want to leave the Granite State

Public-private partnership sees a big future for N.H. wood

Effort seeks to convince commercial users to switch to home-grown fuel source

N.H. health cost website remains inoperative for months

Old data, switch in vendors blamed for shutdown

New Manchester café hopes to aid nonprofits

'We first and foremost want to be a competitive business on Elm Street'

Tuck School dean announces plans to retire

Search to find replacement to begin soon

Newington manufacturer hires retired NASA astronaut

‘Shep’ Shepherd commanded International Space Station, flew three Space Shuttle missions

Renee Plummer, 2014 Outstanding Woman in Business

Vice President of Marketing, Two International Group

Sandra Pierce-Jordan, 2014 Outstanding Woman in Business

Executive Director & Program Director, The Birchtree Center

Sandra Cleary, 2014 Outstanding Woman in Business

Owner and President, CruCon Cruise Outlet

3 N.H. culinary pros snag James Beard nominations

On March 19, each category will be further whittled down to just a few nominees

Q&A with Opportunity Networks’ Rocky Morelli

Q&A with Rocky Morelli, the longtime executive director of Opportunity Networks, a 30-year-old nonprofit serving the Souhegan Valley and greater Nashua

Market Basket's 4% discount ups ante in supermarket battle

‘Reward’ for shoppers latest salvo in ongoing competition

Industry group aims to put N.H. on the beer-making map

Newly launched BrewNH to help market state’s growing brew industry

11 honored at 2013 Business Excellence Awards

Winners came from all over New Hampshire

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Paul Lachance, Smartware Group

The software is used by both small and large businesses in a variety of industries, from manufacturing plants to stadiums to data centers

2013 Business Excellence Winner: John Stewart, Bedford Martial Arts Academy

The academy has become a gathering place that provides a safe and fun place for kids to become productive, strong members of their communities

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Arthur O. “Buddy” Phaneuf, Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium

While Buddy has kept the company’s traditional values of generosity and honesty alive, he has also been at the forefront of the death care industry

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Angela Martin, Devine Millimet

The initiative provides free incorporation to new businesses that are just getting off the ground

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Gail Kimball, Advanced Graphic Communication

Gail has donated hundreds of hours of work to programs that help to stimulate the local economy

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Keri Laman, Tidewater Catering Group

It has grown into one of the foremost catering companies in southern New Hampshire

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Sharon Beaty, Mid-State Health Center

Their goal was to provide high-quality, primary health care and support services to people across central New Hampshire – regardless of their ability to pay

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Daniel R. Morrison, Optima Bank & Trust

By offering personalized service and local decision-making to small businesses and homeowners, Optima has become New Hampshire’s fastest-growing bank

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Shane Carter, Ridgeview Construction

Ridgeview is committed to building custom homes that are as beautiful and affordable as they are minimally impactful on the environment

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Keith Bamford, Daystar Inc.

Keith Bamford and his two brothers, Dan and Eric, decided to start up their own small business over a decade ago, inspired by their parents, who had run an insurance business of their own

MVP to pull out of N.H. health insurance market

To concentrate on N.Y., Vermont business

abi incubator CEO takes a new job at Dartmouth

A group of alumni donors provided $2.6 million in seed funding to get the Hanover center up and running

New Hampshire aerospace consortium hopes to fly high

Aerospace and Defense Consortium got its public launch at the 11th annual Manufacturing & High Technology Summit

Owl’s Nest expansion wins EB-5 approval

Just days after announcing a lawsuit over Northern Pass

Leadership program seeks to empower N.H.’s homeless

The aim is to equip participants with leadership skills to help them take on influential roles in issues of importance to them

Hampshire First paves way to become NBT Bank

Over a year after merger, bank will change its name Sept. 16

Social entrepreneurs sought for UNH business competition

First-ever Social Business Innovation Challenge will culminate in a keynote speech by Nobel laureate Muhammud Yunus

Residential activity again sets pace for future construction in N.H.

But infrastructure projects continue to remain stalled

Tuck prof to keynote High Tech Council’s first bio/medical forum

The Council hopes it will be the first in a series of events on the bio/medical sector in N.H.

Modest recovery seen in southern N.H. retail market

2.7% gain in retail space recorded; vacancy rate falls to 9.6%

Small N.H. movie theaters turn to Kickstarter to ‘go digital’

The crowdfunding route is one that many New Hampshire theater owners are eyeing as they scramble to come up with the funds to buy digital projectors

Google names N.H.’s ‘digital capital’

It may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of the most digitally savvy communities in the state

24 N.H. companies make the Inc. 5000

That’s down slightly from the 31 New Hampshire firms that made the list last year

Proposed federal food safety rules to be aired at Hanover meeting

The listening session aims to answer questions from farmers and other food producers about the Food Safety Modernization Act

Whole Foods to open off Exit 7 in Nashua

The natural foods grocer will be opening its first N.H. location at the Turnpike Plaza

Manchester startup makes custom guitars for the masses

The software 'allows the little guys to compete with the big guys'

Another N.H. restaurant achieves ‘local’ certification

12 restaurants have been recognized since the program began

Stop & Shop to close all six of its N.H. stores

Just a week after Shaw’s announced plans to close six of its New Hampshire stores, Stop & Shop has followed suit

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NH seafood is worth the investment

When most people think about New Hampshire’s seafood industry, they picture the quintessential fishing village with commercial boats landing lobster or cod.

NHBR About Town: Week of September 11, 2026

Business and event happenings around the state of NH

The Latest: Week of September 11, 2026

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

The drive no one should have to make — and the effort underway to end it

If you live in Manchester or Concord, you probably don’t think twice about finding a doctor. There is a specialist within a few miles for almost anything you need. But if you live in Colebrook, or Lancaster, or any one of dozens of small communities spread across New Hampshire’s North Country, the picture looks very different, and the gap between those two realities is wider than most people realize.

Laser eye surgery and cataract surgery return to Berlin after years without local access

Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH), a member of North Country Healthcare in Berlin, performed its first cataract surgery in recent memory on August 20, 2026, a milestone made possible through the hospital’s partnership with North Country Ophthalmology, a physician-led alliance of board-certified MD ophthalmologists that began seeing patients at AVH in January.

Jaffrey couple cut energy costs with NHSaves

Evan Clements and Precia Harthcock of Jaffrey love their 1926 home, but they acknowledge the drawbacks of houses built in that era. The room that is now their sitting room, for example, was once a porch that had been enclosed and is noticeably colder than other parts of the house. The second floor was much hotter than the first floor, and their kitchen was drafty.

Consider ESOP planning as part of your wealth management

After years of building a business, it is common for owners to seek an exit strategy that preserves the culture and rewards the employees who helped make the business successful. An employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP, is one way to accomplish that goal.