2024 Business Excellence Winner: Kathleen Nelson of World Academy
Kathleen Nelson of World Academy is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Business & Professional Services category for a small company
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2024 Business Excellence Winner: Eric Goodwin of The Friendly Toast
Eric Goodwin of The Friendly Toast is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Consumer Services category for a large company
2024 Business Excellence Winner: Patrick O’Keefe of E-Z Test Pool Supplies
Patrick O’Keefe of E-Z Test Pool Supplies is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Consumer Services category for a small company
2024 Business Excellence Winner: Angela Strozewski of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp
Angela Strozewski of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Financial Services category for a large company
2024 Business Excellence Winner: Carolyn Isabelle of Dartmouth Health
Carolyn Isabelle of Dartmouth Health is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Healthcare category for a large company
2024 Business Excellence Winner: Betsy Harrison & Susan Borchert of Counseling Associates of New London
Betsy Harrison & Susan Borchert of Counseling Associates of New London is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Healthcare category for a small company
2024 Business Excellence Winner: Douglas Thomson of Granite State Manufacturing
Douglas Thomson of Granite State Manufacturing is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Manufacturing category for a large company
2024 Business Excellence Hall of Fame Recipient: Dean Kamen of DEKA Research & Development and the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)
Dean Kamen of DEKA Research & Development and the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) is the 2024 Business Excellence Awards Hall of Fame recipient
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Drummond Woodsum's Julia Pitney appointed to district court judge in Maine, plus filing deadline approaching for corporate transparency act ... and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Recon professionals in the news, plus co-location plan for Antioch and Keene State on hold and manufactured home residents in Warner purchase their park and form the 151st co-op in NH
Lonza Portsmouth joins NH Life Sciences as founding member
Lonza Portsmouth has joined NH Life Sciences (NHLS) as the organization’s fifth founding member, the nonprofit trade group announced Tuesday. The company joins Novocure, NovoNordisk, MilliporeSigma and Timberline Construction as founding members of the Granite State’s life sciences association.
Hub66 secures $8.5m in state grants to expand high-speed fiber-optic network across the state
Hub66, an internet service provider in New England, has been awarded $8.5 million in grants from the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs’ Broadband Matching Grants Initiative.
Former Superior Court Judge Diane Nicolosi to serve as YDC claims hearing administrator
The YDC Claims and Settlement Fund is excited to announce the appointment of former Superior Court Judge Diane Nicolosi as its new assistant hearing administrator, starting this month.
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Holly Salois joins McLane Middleton, charter school founder pleads guilty to stealing federal funds ... and more
22nd Annual Business Excellence Awards ceremony to celebrate local leaders, Dean Kamen
Tickets are on sale for ceremony on October 10
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Elm Grove breaks ground on Rochester workforce housing project, Karen Walsh receives national recognition ... and more
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Devine Millimet awarded Best of 603 Gold, plus Nashua couple sues city after denied applications to raise flags on citizen pole
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
NH's 150th resident-owned community, plus Stony Brook development updates ... and more
Great Bay Community College hosts roundtable with Seacoast manufacturing employers
Recently more than 30 representatives from Seacoast area manufacturers, business organizations and educators met at Great Bay Community College to discuss how to meet the automated manufacturing workforce needs in the region.
Session offers resources to laid-off Rustic Crust workers
Hosted by officials with several state agencies, the Rapid Response session, held at Pittsfield’s Town Hall held August 26, encouraged the 16 former employees of Rustic Crust to file for unemployment as soon as they can, and told them to sign up for some other available resources.
Legal briefs: News from around NH
Salem man sentenced to two years in prison for harassment of NHPR journalists A Salem, New Hampshire man was sentenced to more than two years in prison, and three years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to…
Delphi’s new primary care model slashes wait times: same day care transforms lives
Delphi physicians have a patient panel of 600 each, meaning patients typically can get a same-day or next-day appointment.
Commercial Space Conversion
Colliers' Dan Scanlon speaks to recent commercial real estate trends, including the boon of commercial-to-housing developments
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Upper Valley waste management company pleads guilty to falsifying reports, advocates sue to stop rail trail construction in Derry ... and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Recent hires and promotions, plus new Exeter townhouses, 'candy cottage' in Portsmouth for sale again ... and more
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester Keystone Club takes 1st place in career preparation
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester’s (BGCM) Keystone Club took first place in the career preparation category at the National Keystone Conference in Atlanta in late July.
Community-Based Banking
M&T Bank Regional President Tim Wade discusses nonprofit partners, lending environment for small businesses and more
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Shaheen & Gordon, Drummond Woodsum, Devine Millmet attorneys named Best Lawyers of the Year for 2025
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
First net-zero energy housing development groundbreaking, Badger Peabody & Smith Realty's Kate Frisk receives national recognition ... and more
NH 200 Winners (Comprehensive List)
The New Hampshire 200 is the product of a year-long research initiative by the editors of NH Business Review resulting in a personal, engaging look at the state’s most influential business leaders across major industries.
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Monahan Manor Apartments opens in Nashua, plus Laconia council seeks property proposals, medical buildings transforms to housing in Somersworth ... and more
Duprey Hospitality unveils Arts Alley
Duprey Hospitality has unveiled Arts Alley, a project that celebrates the redevelopment of the area adjoining the Bank of New Hampshire Stage on South Main Street in downtown Concord.
Portsmouth nonprofit builds garden beds to feed the hungry
Gather, an anti-hunger nonprofit organization, has spearheaded the construction of raised garden beds around the Seacoast to provide fresh produce for residents dealing with food insecurity.
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
MWV STR association sues Conway, 48 affordable units in Dover, Shayna Pryor joins Badger Peabody ... and more
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Sheriff Mark Brave's trial on hold, plus Justice Hantz Marconi relieved of duties, McLane Middleton honored with award ... and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
New Ipswich Planning Board grants waiver for dead-end street, new Keene skate park, plus Stebbins Commercial Properties sells St. Elizabeth Seton School property
ApprenticeshipNH and Sanel NAPA launch apprenticeship program to develop front-line talent
ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire, has partnered with Sanel NAPA to introduce a Parts Salesperson Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP).
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Shaheen & Gordon welcomes Austin Mikolaities, YDC abuse case payouts top $95m ... and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Windham Woods eyes expansion, Nashua to get Whole Foods ... and more
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Maria Hyde joins Shaheen & Gordon, plus wage investigation over misused work at Pipe Dream Brewing
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Rivier University dorm expansion project, plus multifamily investment sale in Newmarket, annual foreign investment stats ... and more
Granite United Way CEO to leave after 20 years of service
After more than two decades leading Granite United Way, Patrick Tufts plans to step down as president and CEO at the end of the year, the organization announced.
SPEE3D announces manufacturing facility and applications center in Durham
SPEE3D, a metal additive manufacturing company, announced it has opened its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility and applications center, located at the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
NH expands hair discrimination protections, plus Electric Co-op board rejects claims of consumer advocate
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Nashua charitable gaming venue named, Tuscan Village welcomes 2 new restaurants ... and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
A joint effort in Berlin between the Conservation Fund and the Society for the Protection of NH Forests is resulting in a 730-acre parcel of forest land being preserved as a working forest with traditional public access. The property, all…
NH Gives raises $3.2 million for nearly 650 NH nonprofits
According to a NH Center for Nonprofits press release, more than $3.28 million was raised for a record-breaking 649 participating New Hampshire nonprofits through NH Gives. Nearly 13,500 people contributed to the effort between 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Kathleen Mahan named president of NH Bar Association, Sheehan Phinney earns high ranks with Chambers USA for 2024 ... and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Lavallee Brensinger welcomes new principal, plus Cherry Valley redevelopment in Alton ... and more
A state united
Patrick Tufts of Granite United Way discusses the nonprofit's new model and how their investments help improve our communities
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Jim Loomis, Bottomline Technologies co-founder, dies at 75
James “Jim” Loomis, co-founder of Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies, passed away on Sept. 6 in his hometown of Dover after a period of declining health. He was 75. After its creation in 1989 with business partner Daniel McGurl, Bottomline became a worldwide leader in automated business payments and cash management.
Keene Housing expands solar energy efforts with new installations in Monadnock Region
The nonprofit and ReVision Energy expand renewable energy portfolio with new solar panels across five properties in the Monadnock Region
Note from the field: The outdoor economy is everyone’s economy
New Hampshire’s $4B outdoor economy supports 32,000 jobs and ranks 8th in the nation.
I-95 median barrier: $4.6M project approved after NH highway deaths
A nearly $4.6 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a five-mile median barrier on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire with the goal to prevent highway deaths.
NH residential real estate: ‘Still very much a seller’s market’
While home prices might be moderating in other parts of the country, the median price of a single-family house in New Hampshire rose to $550,000 in August, the second highest price point this current year. That price is just $3,000 more than the $547,000 recorded in July, but it is $47,500 more than January’s $502,500. The highest median price in 2025 was $569,450, recorded in June and the most ever recorded in the state.
Paid, on-the-job training and education creates career path to address workforce shortages
ApprenticeshipNH has partnered with Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire/Vermont and Elm Grove Companies to launch New Hampshire’s first registered apprenticeship program (RAP) for maintenance technicians
Saint Anselm College dedicates $35 million nursing school building
Meet Samii, the mannequin who is bedridden in the AI Simulation Lab, one of the drawing cards to the new $32 million home of the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Saint Anselm College.
Think tank: Headwinds developing for NH economy
The unstoppable New Hampshire economy of the post-COVID years is running into economic headwinds of higher unemployment and inflation, a nonpartisan economic research firm said in late August. No definitive evidence points to a recession, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute said in an economic issues brief.
NH launches first-of-its-kind forestry certification to grow workforce
Free credentialing program is designed to boost timber industry workforce
