Author: Liisa Rajala

N.H. Coalition for Business and Education is ready for new school year

Initiative aims to further expand understanding of impact of schools and learning on the economy

Q&A with Carmen Lorentz

Manufacturing ‘is a bright spot, and it’s not something young people think about when they think of New Hampshire,’ says Carmen Lorentz, the new director of the state Division of Economic Development

20 N.H. companies ranked in Inc. 5000

One Granite State firm cracks top 500

Live Free and Start fine-tunes agenda

High-tech initiative holds second meeting in Concord

Frustrated fish vendor cuts 10-year ties to Market Basket

CEO says he’s ‘dumbfounded’ by mishaps over orders, payments

Tepid 2Q results for Albany International

But aerospace outlook seems bright for Rochester manufacturer

Market Basket: A business case study for decades

What your business can learn from Market Basket’s mistakes

N.H. nonresidential building suffers a blow in June

Upward trend for nonbuilding contracts continues, while nonresidential contracts decrease by 57%

June N.H. home sales surpass 2005 record

Increase in number of homes sold and median price show stability in market

New tech advisory council seeks to jump-start N.H. startups

At first meeting, participants brainstorm ideas how to improve state’s message

Seacoast chambers cancel annual Business Expo

Late planning, lack of venue force organizers to call off event

Report sees boom in integrated cloud services

Hampton-based firm sees plenty of room for growth in sector

N.H.-based Aavid buys Texas, Wisconsin firms

Die casting and cooling device operations acquired in deal

N.H. businesses pleased with Turkey trade mission

Seven business traveled with Governor Hassan to initiate relationships within the state's 12th largest trade partner

N.H. joins Vt., Maine in traffic management effort

Real-time traveler information is a goal of program

S.C. firm acquires N.H.'s WhippleHill for $35m

Education software company will keep N.H. presence

New federal stats show 3% of N.H. workers paid minimum or less

BLS study: Over 72% of minimum-wage workers in state are women

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Gas prices cause NH economic indigestion

New Hampshire is feeling some economic indigestion at the start of the summer season, and the main culprit is gas. Six in 10 (61%) of respondents to a new University of New Hampshire polls are worried about the current and future price of gas, and a clear majority put the blame on President Donald Trump.

Private equity firm agrees to acquire a majority stake in Velcro Companies

Arsenal Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Velcro Companies from the Cripps Foundation, which owns the privately held British company, a longtime New Hampshire employer. Under the deal announced May 26, the Cripps Foundation will continue as a minority shareholder of the company, which opened its manufacturing center in Manchester nearly 70 years ago.