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
Author: Mike Cote
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
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…
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.
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
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
More news from NHBR:
Building tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce
This year’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit kicked off with a topic universal to all employers: how to build the workforce of tomorrow. The 24th annual event organized by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership on Oct. 9 featured a keynote panel discussion featuring representatives from the state’s university and community college systems.
Sylvania celebrates 125 years of innovation
The Sylvania brand celebrated 125 years of bringing light into the world with a Sept. 24 event at its plant in Hillsborough. The plant on West Main Street, which produces automotive lighting products for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, is the last major automotive aftermarket lighting plant in the country.
Peterborough sells contaminated South Municipal Well to NH Ball Bearings for $110,000
The Peterborough Select Board unanimously approved the $110,000 sale and the company’s conditions to shut down the site on Tuesday
Workforce is both an opportunity and challenge for NH manufacturers
Annual summit scheduled as NH welcomes company from Massachusetts
Merrimack Anheuser-Busch Property purchased by United Therapeutics Corporation
Biotechnology firm United Therapeutics Corporation has acquired the former Anheuser-Busch brewery site in Merrimack for $47 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The transaction secures one of Southern New Hampshire’s largest industrial parcels, spanning nearly 300 acres off Daniel Webster Highway
It's Worth Knowing: The Canadians are back in NH — but for how long?
There's been a rebound of Canadian tourists across NH this summer. But new tariffs and words may have an effect on their visits this fall. Meanwhile, right along the border, there's still cross-border neighborliness in the small New Hampshire and Canadian communities.
The wonder of wool
Minus33 Merino Wool Clothing is a new, old company that in 2026 is celebrating 110 years of family ownership in Ashland, a small town in central New Hampshire, as well as a major expansion, all while being fully committed to making the best Merino wool products available.
Pitco scraps plan for new Concord factory
A long-discussed plan by Pitco to build a huge manufacturing facility in Concord has been scrapped, with the company focusing instead on its existing two sites in Bow and one in Pembroke.
GKN Aerospace expands NH facility to boost engine component production
GKN Aerospace is expanding its North Charlestown, New Hampshire, manufacturing facility, adding approximately 57,000 square feet and tripling the site’s size to increase production of high-performance aero-engine components.
