Q&A Interview with Anna Brown, executive director for Citizens Count
In 2013, Brown joined Citizens Count, rising to executive director in 2020, and last year joined the Warren B. Rudman Center at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
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Sustainability continues to impact international commerce despite Trump pullback
While a presidential administration aims to scrub climate science and environmental concerns from U.S. government agencies, businesses that have embraced sustainability answer to a higher calling: the rest of the world.
Needham Bank plans to acquire BankProv for $212 million
The holding company for Needham Bank plans to buy BankProv for $211.8 million in cash and stock, giving the Massachusetts-based bank a footprint in the Granite State. Ambury-Mass.-based BankProv, operates New Hampshire branches in Bedford, Exeter, Hampton, Portsmouth and Seabrook.
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News from Around NH
TFMoran was honored by the Structural Engineers of New Hampshire with the award in the “Buildings” category for Rockingham County Municipal Complex on May 21 during the group’s annual Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards event at the Puritan Conference Center in Manchester ... and more
Q&A: CEO of One Sky Community Services and board president of Farmsteads of New England Matt Cordaro
One Sky, founded in 1983, supports individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities or acquired brain disorders, helping them to live as valued and participating members in their communities.
Around the planet 25 times
SubCom celebrated a milestone this month when it became the first company to deploy 1 million kilometers of subsea cable systems.
A sequel with a twiist
Dean Kamen company launches portable insulin pump that succeeds the one he invented more than 40 years ago
Q&A: Executive Director of Media Power Youth Heather Inyart
The inspiration for Media Power Youth came a generation before smartphones began changing the way teenagers interact with the world.
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Q&A: Vice President of Marketing and Former Co-owner of Sullivan Tire Paul Sullivan
The owners of Sullivan Tire and Auto Service surprised the industry in 2023 when the family business turned over ownership of the company to its employees through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
Q&A: Director of the CEO & Family Enterprise Center Michelline Dufort
As director of the CEO & Family Enterprise Center, Michelline Dufort connects family-owned businesses with resources — including each other. The center helps owners navigate the challenges that can arise when husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, parents and children, and other family members are working side by side.
Homeward bound: NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire carries the torch for affordable housing
When we talk about housing, we think about numbers: how many units, square footage lot sizes. Little green plastic pieces on a Monopoly Board. But ultimately, we’re not talking about housing; we’re talking about homes.
NH manufacturing resource center faces shutdown
While President Trump says the tariffs fueling a global trade war will jumpstart U.S. manufacturing, he is pulling funding from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, the federal centers dedicated to supporting its growth. The president and director of the New Hampshire MEP expects it to close if the cuts continue.
Q&A: Sylvan Learning Center Owner Denise Thompkins
For the past 25 years, former school teacher Denise Thompkins has owned and operated Sylvan Learning Center, which she launched in New Hampshire with three franchise locations.
A simmering economy
New Hampshire is faring better than the nation and its neighbors, with job and economic growth holding steady, says Brian Gottlob, director of the New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau.
GE Aerospace plans to spend $16 million at Hooksett plant this year
GE Aerospace says it plans to invest $16 million this year at its jet engine factory in Hooksett, where it employs 800 workers. The announcement comes as part of the company’s plan to invest nearly $1 billion in its U.S. factories and supply chain, GE Aerospace announced March 12.
Q&A with Cannon Mountain General Manager Jace Wirth
Steamboat Spring, Colo., native Jace Wirth joined Cannon Mountain last year as the new general manager for the state-owned New Hampshire ski area in Franconia Notch.
Turning up the heat on housing
Trio of events this month focus on reform, trends and success stories
Prep school logistics: how three friends built a thriving company
Former classmates team up decades later to launch Rochester warehouse company
Housing crisis unites business groups
Representatives of the New Hampshire Housing Supply Coalition gathered Tuesday in Concord to announce its mission to advocate for land use reform, regulatory and permitting reform, and program and funding support. More than 50 bills that address housing are pending before the Legislature.
Q&A: New England Rural Health Association’s Andy Lowe & Ann Marie Day
Rural health in New Hampshire relies on a community-based approach to address the challenges of providing services in sparsely populated areas.
NH Business Notebook: Hustle spoken here
LaBelle Winery founder Amy LaBelle, who built her business from scratch, looks for passion and drive when promoting employees.
Q&A: Hope for NH Recovery Executive Director Randy Stevens
After you listen to Randy Stevens describe his journey — from suffering sexual abuse as a young child through battling alcohol and drug addiction, to joining the military, to spending time in prison, to parenting children with another addict, to his initial refusal to accept help — you’re amazed that, somehow, he still made it to other side.
NH Business Notebook: Seed money leads to big gains for investors
An investment fund that awarded a total of $500,000 to a dozen New Hampshire technology startups earned its limited partners $4.65 on every dollar they put in, organizers say.
Q&A: Grappone Automotive’s Chief Vision Officer Amanda Osmer
To commemorate Grappone Automotive's 100th anniversary, Amanda Osmer co-authored a book chronicling her family's company and its origins from Italy to New Hampshire.
NH Business Notebook: DEI at a crossroads
Keeping the Dream Alive dinner in Nashua promotes diversity on day president signs order ending federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs
A place to solve problems
A new proof-of-concept lab in Keene where companies can showcase new technology underscores the Monadnock region’s importance in the Granite State’s high tech and life sciences sectors.
NH Business Notebook: What’s on tap for 2025?
Five years after the pandemic, not much would be nice
Q&A: Executive Director of Stay Work Play New Hampshire Corinne Benfield
Corinne Benfield’s mission is to help the Granite State retain and attract young people — a tough gig in a place with one of the oldest populations in the country.
Q&A: Nichole Martin Reimer and Patrick Tufts of Granite United Way
Nichole Martin Reimer — whom Granite United Way’s board recently named as Patrick Tufts’ successor — worked as chief engagement officer and in partnership with Tufts for nearly two decades.
NH Life Sciences adds new members and industry partners
NH Life Sciences, a statewide trade group representing the life sciences industry in the Granite State, capped its inaugural year by adding several new members, bringing its total to 23, the group announced Thursday.
United Therapeutics cancels plans to buy Hackett Hill property from Manchester
The company says it remains committed to Manchester, however, where it is working on producing artificial human organs for transplant at an 80,000-square-foot research and development center at 100 Commercial St.
Q&A: M&T Bank Regional President for New Hampshire Tim Wade
You could say Tim Wade was bound for the Granite State ever since he met his wife. It just took a while to get here.
NH Business Notebook: The oldest law firm in town
Wadleigh, Starr & Peters celebrates 125 years in Manchester
Waiting on a snowy day
Representatives from 20 ski resorts — about two-thirds of NH's ski areas — gathered with industry and media folks and elected leaders on Monday at McIntyre Ski Resort in Manchester to kick off the new season.
Q&A: Chief investment officer and chief economist for NBT Bank Ken Entenmann
As senior vice president, chief investment officer and chief economist for NBT Bank, Ken Entenmann oversees more than $11 billion in assets under management and administration, including 401(k) plans, retirement plans, endowments, foundations, personal trusts and corporate assets.
NH Business Notebook: In praise of powerful women
NH Business Review forum Nov. 7 will feature five accomplished leaders
What are you hungry for?
Dinemait app uses artificial intelligence to help you find your next great meal
Q&A: Editors of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Carol Connare & Sarah Perreault
How do you keep a vintage brand fresh? The editors of the “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” face that challenge every year as they gather material for an annual publication that is nearly as old as our nation.
NH Business Notebook: ‘Anything but run of the mill,’ but a mill runs through it
The 7,000 Manchester-area jobs expected to be created over the next several years associated with the nonprofit Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute is driving downtown development.
NH Business Notebook: ARMI’s big rollout
Business leader’s talk at manufacturing summit underscores biofab project’s regional outreach beyond the Manchester Millyard
Match your events with the right venues for maximum impact
Whether it’s a corporate gathering, charity fundraiser or awards gala, a successful event begins with choosing the venue that offers the best fit for the occasion.
Q&A: NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs Commissioner Taylor Caswell
As commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs, Taylor Caswell is charged with attracting new businesses to the Granite State and helping them navigate roadblocks.
Northeast Delta Dental scores double play with naming rights to ballparks in Maine and Vermont
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will find a familiar name on the field the next time they head to Maine to play the Portland Sea Dogs.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses Rep. Chris Pappas
Rep. Chris Pappas has received the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the District 1 congressman announced Monday. Pappas’ Republican challenger, Russell Prescott of Kingston, recently received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses Fed PAC.
NH Business Notebook: Manchester advertising agency circles back to its roots
EVR’s next leader is a young woman who is also a proud mom
Looking for top tech
Product of the Year nominations extended until Oct. 7
Personal stories and global ideas take center stage at TEDxAmoskeagMillyard
TEDXAmoskeagMillyard, which debuted in 2011, returns Oct. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
NH Business Notebook: When cheap seats are the best seats
$25 prime tix at BankNH Pavilion for The National
Q&A: RiverWoods CEO Justine Vogel
Justine Vogel worked for RiverWoods Group before the continuing care retirement community even had residents, joining as director of accounting. Back then, co-founders Rosemary Coffin and Maryanna Hatch operated their fledgling nonprofit out of a local bar.
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Bensonwood delivers high-performance education center for Beaver Brook Association
The new facility marks a major milestone for Beaver Brook Association and a strategic investment in its dual mission of conservation and education
Panel: Prioritize mental health wellness at work
Mental health wellness is an important element in the workplace, according to a panel of experts convened by the NH Business Review in an April 16 webinar. Making accommodations for mental health issues — including depression, posttraumatic stress, even grief — can go a long way toward employee retention and prevention of potential legal issues.
ReGen Valley Tech Hub partners with NH Housing, Manchester chamber on May 12 housing summit
The ReGen Valley Tech Hub is partnering with New Hampshire Housing and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to address the state’s housing shortage, convening a regional summit May 12 at the University of New Hampshire Manchester, organizers announced April 15.
Velcro plans to move Manchester manufacturing to Somersworth
Velcro Companies plans to consolidate textiles manufacturing from its Queen City site to its production facility in Somersworth but is committed to remaining in New Hampshire, the company said Monday. Velcro, which has operated in Manchester for nearly 70 years, is the only U.S. manufacturer of textile hook and loop fasteners.
ConvenientMD eyes primary care as next phase in accessible health care
ConvenientMD is trying to re-establish what it means to have a primary care physician — one that is accessible, that isn’t hurried by the stack of patients in the waiting room, that is focused on preventative care as much as continued care.
New administrator of YDC fund confirmed
Nearly nine months after a controversial change to the Youth Development Center abuse claims process pushed the administrator from his job and stalled the proceedings for survivors, the fund now has a new leader.
C-Suite leaders share priorities at NH Life Sciences forum
Executive leadership from some of New Hampshire’s top life sciences companies gathered March 25 for New Hampshire Life Sciences’ (NHLS) third annual C-Suite Forum.
Bow approves lease for solar array on capped landfill
Bow is one step closer to installing a solar array on its capped landfill, a project that would reduce energy costs for municipal buildings.
Out of reach: First quarter 2026 home affordability data shows ‘complicated story’
Part of the complication of the New Hampshire real estate housing market lies in the fact that prices can vary from county to county
