Author: NH Business Review Staff

TFMoran acquires Auburn engineering firm

Steffensen Engineering project managers to remain with Bedford firm

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

North Branch completes Laconia Fire project … and more

Bank’s $30,000 grant supports Franklin revitalization effort

Mission of PermaCityLife organization is to preserve city’s historic downtown storefronts and buildings

Study: Milford Swing Bridge needs rehabilitation

Milford’s 200-foot-long Swing Bridge was originally built in 1889 to give access to workers employed at the town’s cotton, woolen and furniture mills.

Transforming the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge

When completed in 2017, the new bridge will instantly become a New England landmark, and it will transform the Port of NH

NH must reauthorize Medicaid expansion

To the editor: We write in support of House Bill 1696, which will reauthorize the state’s unique version of Medicaid expansion, the NH Health Protection Plan. A healthy workforce is a productive workforce. The health of New Hampshire’s residents is…

It’s time for state-owned power corridors

To the editor: After years of discussion, it remains unclear how much of Hydro Quebec’s energy will be provided exclusively to New Hampshire. Likely, little to none at all. More likely the major beneficiaries will be Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ironically…

NH Startup Challenge ready to kick off Feb. 24

$70,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs in 9th annual contest

Tech Tidbits From Around NH

Entrepreneur Forum panels picked, UNHM cybersecurity forum … more

December home prices rose in Manchester-Nashua

6.8% increase reported year over year

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

Concord Housing buys multi-use property, Trefry promoted at VHB … and more

NH tax amnesty deadline nears

Feb. 15 is last day to participate in DRA program

TechWomen Power Breakfast: female leadership in STEM

Geneia’s Heather Lavoie to present at Feb. 10 event

Tech Tidbits From Across NH

FairPoint, Dyn announce deal … and more

Historic hotel to rise again – for the fifth time

Construction to begin in spring on 67-room Glen House

Zillow: Homes near Trader Joe's, Whole Foods appreciate faster

Analysis tracked prices over a 17-year period

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

Preservation Awards nominations sought … and more

New partnership links health, legal needs

The NH Medical-Legal Partnership has been formed by the Manchester Community Health Center and NH Legal Assistance in an effort to provide integrated legal and medical services for patients at the health center who need legal assistance. Under the partnership,…

Nanocomp aids Juno’s Jupiter mission

Merrimack firm’s Miralon material used to protect spacecraft

Tech Tidbits From Around NH

Dyn adds to sales team, NHTI-SNHU reach IT articulation agreement … and more

Mixed-use development for Merrimack Outlets

Monahan Companies plan would feature hotel, conference center, residential

Study backs NH prevailing wage bill

Says it would boost jobs, aid in-state contractors

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

Eckman picked for Plaistow project, GMNBR installs new officers … and more

XCube, SimQuest Systems win 2015 Flatley Challenge

Streaming technology and medical device firms are recognized in fourth annual competition

Tech Tidbits From Across NH

‘Creative Workforce Solutions’ event planned, Stay Work Play wins grant … and more

Latest Brady Sullivan acquisitions total 775k square feet

Office and industrial buildings purchased in Nashua, Manchester, Hudson and Concord

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

Hoyle Tanner promotes Low, McIntyre takes helm at CBRB New England … and more

December Seacoast residential sales set record

Annual sales volume best in five years

$40m deal to fuel ROC USA’s expansion

Partnership brings institutional capital to finance resident-owned manufactured home communities

Tech Tidbits From Around NH

Eversound, ValChoice to present at next Entrepreneur Forum, Dell honors Plexxi … and more

FORUM Pharmaceuticals exec next TechWomen speaker

Christine Carberry to discuss importance of male mentorship for female technologists

Cartoon for the Week of January 8, 2016

$40m deal to fuel ROC USA’s expansion

Partnership brings institutional capital to finance resident-owned manufactured home communities

Best residential, landscape designs to be honored

NH Home Design Awards set for Jan. 12

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

Ruppe installed as Seacoast Realtors president, college plans $7m arts building … and more

What do D.C. politicos really know about NH voters?

To the editor: Noticing the larger than normal number of license plates from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia in our area in recent months, it occurred to me that while some of these may be people who have…

In Vt., where’s the electricity?

To the editor: Where’s the electricity? We have not asked this question, and New England Clean Power Link promoter Transmission Developers Inc. has not answered it. This proposed 1,000-megawatt, 154-mile, $1.2-billon, merchant transmission line would connect the Hydro-Québec grid at…

Creare founder named 2015 National Academy of Inventors fellow

Retired Dartmouth engineering prof Robert Dean holds 28 U.S. patents, with five more pending

Tech Tidbits From Across NH

Vectron in Microsemi deal … and more

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

Sullivan completes Pease projects, NH C-PACE program gets manager … and more

$1.1 million solar project completed in Andover

ReVision Energy, Proctor Academy project fueled by power purchase agreements

Event to focus on attracting, retaining talent

Program to look at economic challenges facing NH

Is the business jury finally in on climate action?

To the editor: In September, more than 100 of New Hampshire’s business leaders issued a call for climate action in a report titled, “Weathering Change: N.H. Business Leaders on Risk, Resilience and a Shifting Climate.” The report’s release was preceded…

Huggins, CMC affiliation picks up steam

Wolfeboro, Manchester hospitals to explore official collaboration

Cartoon for the week of December 11, 2015

2016 Accelerate NH applicants sought

Alpha Loft program offers intensive support to startups

CleanTech Council, hydropower group form alliance

‘A great move for us,’ says director

Tech Tidbits From Around NH

InterOperability Lab readies move downtown … and more

UNH center receives $1m grant for broadband research

Goal is to work toward universal, affordable broadband service

Major mixed-use project proposed at Rockingham Park

Faro’s Tuscan Village plan presented to Salem Planning Board

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Bow considers withdrawing from Community Power Coalition program

Bow could become the first town to withdraw from the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire as residents confront high energy costs.

Energy officials fight Eversource rates in court

New Hampshire’s energy officials are asking the state’s Supreme Court to review a decision by utility regulators that raised rates for Eversource customers last summer.

Pittsfield residents clash over proposed $2.66M wastewater project

Residents debated a proposed $2.66 million wastewater project during a town deliberative session at Pittsfield MidCadle High School, with discussion focusing on costs, long-term planning and who should pay.

Mass timber boosts industry

Innovation is promising for builders, loggers and rural communities

Ask the Experts: Engineering resilience amid a changing climate

For the last several years, housing and commercial development have been under the spotlight in New Hampshire. Building professionals have had to be creative to address challenges in infrastructure, resilience in the face of a changing climate and a focus on sustainable design. Our expert weighs in on engineering innovations and trends.

Foam recycling trial run planned for Dublin

Dublin is considering whether to join 27 other New Hampshire towns in a statewide Styrofoam recycling program and will host a trial foam collection event on Saturday, Jan. 31, with a snow date of Feb. 7.

Coalition addresses increase in electricity rate

Following news of Nashua Community Power’s increased electricity rate for the next rate period, Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) gave a presentation to the Board of Aldermen (BOA) during a special meeting to discuss the rate change and give an overview of Nashua Community Power.

(Opinion) Winter heating costs and navigating affordability

Winter in New England can be unforgiving. Throughout the bitter cold mornings, seemingly constant snow and early sunsets, we hear the steady hum of heating systems reminding us they are working overtime to keep our homes warm.