Author: NH Business Review Staff

Cartoon for the Week of August 4, 2017

SNHU selects Brightspace as its new learning management system

Learning analytics and data tools will allow SNHU advisors to engage students and improve outcomes

Pittsburg-based MSA Safety completes acquisition of Globe Manufacturing

All-cash transaction valued at $215 million for firefighter protective clothing manufacturer

Trading platform makes bitcoin available through national banks

BitQuick works with Bank of America, Citizens Bank and Union Bank

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

DRM extends deadline for patent competition, Design for Good challenge gives nonprofits a chance to win web design services ... and more

Manchester-Nashua home prices rise by 6.5 percent

New Hampshire’s suburban markets keep pace with national average

Historic theatre to build new performing arts center in Jaffrey

Project receives substantial funding from USDA program

New Hampshire ties for third lowest construction unemployment rate

ABC analysis reveals unemployment rates were down in 31 states on a year-over-year basis

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

Sununu delivers infrastructure funding to Londonderry, plans halted for Wild Goose project ... and more

TechWomen Power Breakfast to feature HR executives

Aug. 9th event will focus on strategies for attracting, hiring and keeping top talent

Dartmouth professors seek to revolutionize the energy grid

Internet of Things could automatically run appliances during off-peak hours

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

FirstLight to provide service for Granite State Convenient MD locations, UK company works with UNH-IOL ... and more

Connected device deemed successful in health management program

AgaMatrix collaborates with LifeWallet to enhance blood glucose monitoring product

Mortgage delinquency falls year-over-year

Nationally, the percentage of delinquent mortgages dropped 0.5 percent

U.S. median home value surpasses $200,000 mark

Record stems from 7.4 percent annual growth

Peninsula-wide property on Lake Winnipesaukee up for sale

16-acre property located along stretch where "On Golden Pond" was shot

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

FAA awards $3.5 million to MHT for reconstruction, NH Housing Finance Authority doles out grants ... and more

Cartoon for the Week of July 21, 2017

Tech Tidbits From Around New Hampshire

Shaheen, Hassan welcome Afghan robotics team, EdTech Innovation Forum set to take place next week at Sandbox ColLABorative ... and more

LED illumination systems, laser diode modules improve dental imaging

Salem-based ProPhotonix Limited delivers advanced technology to dental equipment market

Sprint 4G LTE data roaming, fixed service available in Coos County

Advanced architecture from ExteNet Systems and TCC Networks makes 4G LTE possible on Great North Woods Wireless’ Coos County cellular network

Albany International anticipates $16 million loss

Second-quarter loss is driven by profitability revisions regarding two legacy commercial aerospace contracts

$1.4 million in federal grants to aid coastal protection

Nature Conservancy, NHDES programs to address flood prevention

Seacoast single-family home sales reach 12-month high in June

139 sales the most recorded since June 2016

Construction input prices rise for sixth time in seven months

ABC analysis points finger at petroleum price rebound

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

CRDC aids Bunny’s financing … and more

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

BEI Networks debuts Wi-Fi and analytics platform, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center named a "Most Wired" hospital ... and more

Stratham company installs smart armory system for federal agency

RuBee wireless tags allow for secure, smart rack audits

Catholic Medical Center debuts TeleStroke Ambulance Program

Telemedicine platform allows neurologists to see potential stroke patients en route

FirstLight acquires Nashua-based 186 Communications

New York-based fiber provider’s network will expand to 14,000 route miles in Northeast

New Hampshire rental market continues to tighten

Market-rate rents, up 4 percent, rose yet again in the last year

$75k grant aids NHIA’s Youth Arts project

$750,000 renovation of former church slated to be finished this summer

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

Roache to succeed Sinnott at Rockingham Planning Commission … and more

Enhancing the opportunity for success in family business transitions

Understanding the goals, interests and talents of family members is critical to developing a plan for transition.

Cartoon for the Week of July 7, 2017

TechWomen breakfast to host technology round tables

Participants will discuss gaining visibility in the technology industry, mobile versus web and understanding generational differences

Dartmouth grad’s startup backed by battery tech leaders

Alta Motors will expand electric motorcycle production by summer’s end

Consolidated Communications completes FairPoint acquisition

$1.3 billion deal makes Consolidated ninth largest fiber provider in U.S.

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

Sen. Maggie Hassan introduces ROI Act, Jewell Instruments, LLC acquires assets of Windsor, Conn.-based Gem Electronics, Inc. ... and more

HUD awards New Hampshire $5.8 million in lead mitigation money

Nashua, NH Housing to distribute funds

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

50 projects seek LCHIP funds … and more

Tech Tidbits From Around New Hampshire

Scribe Software opens data center in Frankfurt, Germany, Nashua Community College seeks participants for new Microelectronics Boot Camp ... and more

Cartoon for the Week of June 23, 2017

Ground broken on Gateway Park project in Windham

Big mixed-use project a ‘home run,’ says governor

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

Engels named Lakes Regional Realtor of Year, DeStefano completes Stonewall Kitchen project … and more

An engineer’s view of the ‘Trump effect’

To the editor: You wrote a detailed article describing the services that would be cut under the new budget proposal (“The budget and the bottom line: Trump cuts could hit businesses across the state,” April 28-May 11 NH Business Review).…

We need to promote NH’s vibrant culture

To the editor: Culture defines a place, and New Hampshire is no exception. We are the state of Saint-Gaudens, Frost, Peyton Place, John Irving and a long list of musicians, artists, watersports, sculpture and more. Every summer music festivals blossom…