Author: Mike Cote

Breeze Airways announces service to Orlando and Fort Myers from Portsmouth

Breeze Airways, which debuted in New Hampshire last month with service from Manchester, plans to start flying to Orlando and Fort Myers from Portsmouth in October, the low-cost carrier announced Wednesday. The 3-year-old airline offers point-to-point service from 58 U.S. destinations on its new fleet of Airbus A220-300 aircraft. It plans flights from Pease International Airport to Orlando on Wednesdays and Saturdays beginning Oct. 9, and to Fort Myers on Thursdays and Sundays beginning Oct. 10.

ReGen Valley to receive $44 million through federal Tech Hubs program

The Manchester effort to escalate the mass production of human tissue and organs has been earmarked for $44 million from the federal government, officials announced Tuesday. ReGen Valley” — the marketing moniker for the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute — is one of 12 Tech Hubs selected for funding by U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

Fresh air at MHT

With a drizzle coming down and the sun trying to poke through the sky, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) celebrated the inaugural flight of Breeze Airways last week, the third new carrier in three years to begin flights from the Queen City.

Q&A: Tech entrepreneur and educator Rajesh Nair

Rajesh Nair has endured the ups and downs of being an technology entrepreneur, enjoying hard-won success and painful failures.

Q&A: Health care entrepreneur Nick Vailas

Nick Vailas has been in the local health care industry for four decades, co-founding and operating a family of businesses that offer physical therapy, outpatient surgical care, urgent care and diagnostics

Business Notebook: Investing in the club

Fidelity team nurtures partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester

Leadership Unscripted

On June 6, I’ll be moderating Leadership Unscripted, a forum that runs from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rex Theatre in Manchester.

Q&A: Apparel Impact CEO Joe Whitten

To date, Apparel Impact has diverted over 65 million clothing items from entering a landfill - a number that Whitten hopes to grow

M&T Bank president’s support for Easterseals has personal roots

M&T Bank’s decision to finance an affordable housing complex for veterans in Franklin overseen by Easterseals NH was a natural progression for Tim Wade, the bank’s regional president in New Hampshire.

ARMI project secures $100 million from Department of Defense

10-year agreement for Dean Kamen-led biofabrication effort in Manchester builds on federal Tech Hub designation

Q&A: Swim With a Mission co-founder Phil Taub and Hidden Battles Foundation founder Scott Hyder

Phil Taub, with his wife, Julie, co-founded Swim With a Mission, a Bedford-based nonprofit that raises funds for veterans services and holds several fundraisers throughout the year, including its signature swim race at Newfound Lake in July. Army and police veteran Scott Hyder founded Hidden Battles Foundation, a Dracut, Mass.-based nonprofit that helps veterans and first-responders, both active and retired, cope with mental health issues.

Drilling down on the ‘New Hampshire 200’

The first thing I did with my copy of “New Hampshire 200” after I brought it home from the office was to drill a hole through it. Now it had a utility function similar to the “Old Farmer’s Almanac,” the 232-year-old annual produced by our parent company, Yankee Publishing Inc.

Tougher than the rest

Imagine undergoing training led by people whose sole mission in life is to do everything they can to ensure you fail, to push you to your limits until you break.

Q&A: Rise Private Wealth Mgt. Co-founder Bob Bonfiglio

From engineer to co-founder, Bob Bonfiglio has developed a strategic plan to create a business that evolves as it grows

A victory lap and a forecast for another good year

In my last column, I shared some anecdotes that help tell the story of the New Hampshire economy, but I would not make any important decisions based on the laments of my Lyft driver or rumors about remote working from skiers on the gondola at Loon. For data-crunching, we have people like Brian Gottlob, director of the state Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau.

The economy according to my Lyft driver and those kids I met on the chairlift at Loon

A couple of weeks ago, the Chamber Collaborative of Portsmouth invited me to talk about the state economy during a forum that featured people who have a much firmer grasp on the data than I do.

Nonstop at 95

Don’t ask Jack Middleton when he will retire. He doesn’t know how.

Dave’s Hot Chicken fires up Queen City tender war

This week, Dave’s Hot Chicken, a trendy chain whose investors include the rapper, Drake, opened in Manchester, serving fried chicken sandwiches on a retail strip already saturated with fast-food joints.

Life sciences trade group announces founding member companies

New Hampshire Life Sciences (NHLS), a newly formed trade group that supports the Granite State’s life sciences industry, has signed two companies that employ hundreds of workers as its inaugural founding members. Novocure operates its North American flagship location in Portsmouth, where it employs between 300 and 400 workers. Novo Nordisk employs 350 people in West Lebanon.

Art for everyone’s sake

Open Arts United aims to increase access to cultural activities

Foolproof predictions for 2024

Workforce, housing, child care continue to top NH’s list of needs

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Stashing the cash at home

Bill would require state and local tax revenues to be invested in New Hampshire banks

The truth according to Vivek Ramaswamy

As time winds down for the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary, GOP presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy has been making a name for himself but has failed to make much of an impact. The former biotech executive, who spent considerable time…

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Business scents: Alene Candles produces specialty lines at its Milford factory

If you bought a candle from a name-brand retailer during the Christmas season, there’s a good chance it was made by Alene Candles, a Milford private-label company that produces more than 100 million candles every year.

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Q&A: Mike Pence

Mike Pence’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination never gained much traction so it wasn’t a big surprise when the former vice president decided to end his longshot bid Oct 28. The news came two days after the New York…

Millyard rising: Biotech effort selected as ‘Tech Hub’

‘ReGen Valley’ will be able to compete for a share of $500 million in federal funds

Former Governor of Arkansas: Asa Hutchinson

Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson was excluded from the second national GOP presidential debate, having polled too low to qualify.

Down to Business Primary Edition: Doug Burgum

Down to Business Primary Edition: Q&A with North Dakota's Governor, Doug Burgum asking him questions related to New Hampshire

Legal News: Briefs from around New Hampshire

Susan Manchester receives good neighbor award Susan Manchester, attorney with Sheehan Phinney received the David P. Goodwin Outstanding Neighbor Award on September 21, 2023 at an event held at Straw Mansion Apartments in Manchester. Over 160 guests attended the reception,…

Writers strike has Seth Meyers focused on podcasts and standup comedy

‘Late Night’ host and New Hampshire native Seth Meyers returns to the Granite State on Nov. 4 to perform a benefit show at SNHU Arena

Joey Calcavecchia: On the ‘roam’ for the next great bite

Social media influencer Joey Calcavecchia, known as the Roaming Foodie, is making the rounds throughout NH

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Citizens regional president assesses the impact of higher interest rates on M&A

Report shows effect of interest rates on business activity in the state

Letter from the (new) editor

Switching of the guards at NH Business Review

GOP presidential hopeful Asa Hutchinson

Trumping Trump, uniting the country – and eating chicken tenders

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Summit Packaging Systems founder Gordon Gilroy dies at 101

Gordon Crossman Gilroy, 101, passed away peacefully at his home in Bedford, New Hampshire, on January 27, 2026. Gilroy founded Summit Packaging Systems, a Manchester-based company that makes aerosol valves.

Mall at Fox Run owner, town eye tax district for new Seacoast Landing

Torrington Properties and Newington officials are discussing the creation of a tax increment financing district at the site of the soon-to-be-razed Mall at Fox Run, where the company is preparing to construct the new Seacoast Landing shopping district.

NHPR launches “Your Neighbors, Your News,” introducing the faces behind local NH news

NH Public Radio’s new video series, “Your Neighbors, Your News,” introduces you to many of the nearly two dozen talented NHPR reporters, editors, hosts and producers who not only bring you the news that matters most in New Hampshire each day, but are your neighbors in the Granite State, committed to digging for answers you need to better understand our changing state.

State lawmakers deny Nashua funding to buy Daniel Webster College site

The state Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines January 13 against a bill that would give Nashua $20 million to purchase the former site of Daniel Webster College. Four Republicans voted in favor and two Democrats against.

11 homes planned for The Woodlands at Mountain View Farm development

Ground has been broken at The Woodlands at Mountain View Farm, a residential community located off Fairgrounds Road in Plymouth, NH.

Cairn Surgical completes enrollment in U.S. trial of novel breast cancer locator system

Cairn Surgical, Inc., a medical technology firm based in Lebanon, NH, announced earlier this month that patient enrollment has been completed in the U.S. pivotal trial of its Breast Cancer Locator (BCLTM) System.

Q&A with Predictive Monitor CEO Laurie Masiello

Laurie Masiello spent nearly 40 years sharing an office with her husband, John, at a life sciences service company they co-founded in Massachusetts. At their current business in Nashua, they each have their own office — but only a door separates them.