Multigenerational homes under development in Hudson
Nashua-based Etchstone Properties first to develop dual homes with Nadeau Village
Author: Mike Morin
Q&A Entrepreneur Cort Mendez
Mendez recently opened the state’s first urgent care clinic for pets, PetWellClinic in Manchester
Q&A with Dumont Communications founder Clark Dumont
When it comes to mass casualty events, ‘an hour of assessment and anticipation is probably worth five days of recovery and recuperation,’ says Clark Dumont.
Q&A with writer-director Ernest Thompson
Ernest Thompson says New Hampshire is missing the boat by not offering incentives to the film industry. (New Hampshire Magazine photo)
Q&A with local food impresario Keith Sarasin
‘Part of the paramount experience of a farmers dinner is getting to meet your farmer,’ says Keith Sarasin, whose The Farmers dinner has community dinners using all locally sourced products.
Q&A with golf executive Joanne Flynn
Newly proposed changes to the rules of golf are ‘geared toward having people enjoy the game and have an opportunity to play,’ says Joanne Flynn, director of golf operations at Windham Country Club.
Q&A with Local Baskit founder Beth Richards
‘The Local Baskit difference is the local ingredients,’ says Beth Richards, founder of the New Hampshire-based meal-kit company.
Q&A with Meteorologist Rob Carolan
Meteorologist Rob Carolan’s Nashua-based Hometown Forecast Services doesn’t only serve its 60 radio clients but several in the private sector as well.
Poison Ivy remover Helaine Hughes
For 13 years, Helaine Hughes of Greenfield has operated Poison Ivy Removal Company, one of the few businesses of its kind in the country.
Q&A with regional wine broker Dianne Carter
Dianne Carter, owner of New England Uncorked, has made it her mission to fight the stigma about the region’s wines.
Three NH entrepreneurs share their inspiration
Salem chamber forum features LaBelle, Egelston, Mendez
Q&A with NH Made Executive Director Alice Pearce
More people are buying locally made products because they are looking for ‘authentic experiences,’ says Alice Pearce, executive director of NH Made, the organization that promotes and markets New Hampshire-made goods and services.
Time to sell the donuts
Five Guys entrepreneur Cort Mendez brings Krispy Kreme to NH
Q&A with lean thinking expert Christopher Guerrera
An unexpected brush with national exposure on “Good Morning America” launched Christopher Guerrera of Auburn-based PACE into a career as an in-demand speaker and TV personality.
Q&A with Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
Working as presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign manager ‘is by far the greatest job in politics,’ says Corey Lewandowski, shown at left with the candidate.
Q&A with retired town assessor Rex Norman
The main challenge of being a municipal assessor is knowing ‘you’re not going to make everybody happy,’ says Rex Norman, who retired last December after 15 years as the town of Windham’s assessor.
Q&A with N.H. Maple Producers Association President Bodan Peters
New Hampshire Maple Producers Association President Bodan Peters is the owner of Bo’s Sugar Shack in Sugar Hill. His 800 maple taps produce about 200 gallons of syrup a year.
Q&A with casting director John Campanello
John Campanello, owner of Manchester-based BetweenGigs Casting, helps clients find actors and models to bring their media projects to life.
Waiting room floor show
The problem with today's health care system is not the cost of getting reimbursed for the bill, but the hell of sitting and waiting and being Jerry Springerized
Hopping the Washington merry-go-round
Observations from the nation's capital
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Rockland Trust provides $9.4m financing for historic Hallsville School
The project will transform the vacant 1891 elementary school into a 36-unit, mixed-income residential community
Live-work-create tech village eyed for Manchester
A tech-entrepreneur turned venture capitalist is eyeing one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Manchester for a community where tech- and startup-minded people would live and work. Freedom Village would be located on 250 acres of mostly wooded land at Hackett Hill, which is located in the northwestern corner of Manchester.
Manchester property values jump nearly 50%
The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.
‘Game changer’ medical facility eyed as part of new Seacoast Landing
The Seacoast Landing retail and commercial development project underway in Newington could include a large medical facility that would be between 75,000 and 100,000 square feet, and would be the third major occupant of the 82-acre project along with a Costco and a second major retailer.
Mortgage rates aren’t doing NH housing affordability any favors
A new study shows that New Hampshire ranks ninth among states where residential mortgages are rising the fastest. The news doesn’t help ease the myriad concerns associated with the state’s ongoing housing crisis.
Trouble on the home front
Permitting and construction of new homes is up, but it’s still at historic lows and not enough to keep up with demand. The recent housing production is mostly single-family, with a smattering of multi-family developments but relatively few duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.
Higher density cited as a solution to curb cost of new housing
Ask a developer about the best way to bring down the cost of new housing in New Hampshire, and he’ll tell you it’s allowing more density. That was the case Sept. 17 when New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) hosted a webinar on housing that included Eric Jackson from the Stabile Companies, a housing developer/builder based in Nashua.
It's Worth Knowing: An aging state faces challenges with its senior population
It's still a fact in 2026 that New Hampshire has the second oldest population in the United States — 43.4 median age — tied with Vermont and topped only by Maine. Most senior citizens in New Hampshire say it's a great place to retire. But it depends on life's circumstances.
Study upends claim that affordable housing depresses NH property values
Data from a NH Housing report focused entirely on New Hampshire dispels the notion that affordable housing development in a community depresses the property values of nearby residences
