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2024 Business Excellence Winner: Bryan Hussey of Metro Walls

Bryan Hussey of Metro Walls is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Real Estate & Construction category for a large company

2024 Business Excellence Winner: Maryse Wirbal of The Front Door Agency

Maryse Wirbal of The Front Door Agency is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Nonprofit category for a small company

2024 Business Excellence Winner: Lorianne Smith of Jewett Construction Co.

Lorianne Smith of Jewett Construction Co. is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Real Estate & Construction category for a small company

2024 Business Excellence Winner: Patrick Cate of Lakes Region Community College

Patrick Cate of Lakes Region Community College is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Nonprofit category for a large company

2024 Business Excellence Winner: Ken Viscarello of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green

Ken Viscarello of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green is the 2024 Business Excellence winner for the Business & Professional Services category for a large company

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

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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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What agritourism means for New Hampshire

Agritourism has become an important business option for many farms in New Hampshire and across the country. Exactly what is agritourism?

Military & Veterans Campus has new way to build teamwork

On a recent Friday at the Easterseals NH Military & Veterans Campus in Franklin, I found myself about 30 feet in the air. I was holding onto a pole and contemplating what suddenly seemed like a rather narrow log stretching out over a great deal of empty space toward another pole, which also seemed remarkably distant.