Hampshire First Bank is a responsive, locally focused community bank that is committed to the success of our customers and communities. Since becoming a division of NBT Bank in 2012, Hampshire First Bank has been able to provide customers access…
When The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank was founded in 1854, area banks accepted deposits of no less than $1, an amount far beyond the means of the average mill worker. It wasn’t long before several Lowell businessmen and public…
Graham & Graham, P.C. is a full-service auditing, tax compliance, accounting and consulting firm located in Laconia and Concord, N.H. and Springfield and Barre, Vt. We provide professional services to a wide variety of clients ranging from individuals, medium-sized businesses,…
Homeowners and business professionals throughout New England have struggled with how to store their items, with limited options – they can carve out space in attics or basements, waste office space, rent a unit at a facility, or part with…
Axenics is an ISO 9001 contract manufacturer that specializes in TIG welding, orbital welding, assembly, and helium leak detection testing. We serve OEM and Tier 1 suppliers in the Aerospace, Life Science, Medical, Alternative Energy, and Semiconductor markets. For nearly…
All Care Medical was founded in 1984 by Dr. Azar A. Korbey, a board certified family practitioner. All Care Medical offers a wide variety of medical services for the entire family. Our services are all carried out in a confidential,…
Founded by Dr. Azar A. Korbey in 2006, docWeb has been offering solid online presence for small businesses throughout the country with their web-based products and services. Originally founded on the premise of designing custom, medical websites at an affordable…
Founded in 1924, Grappone Automotive Group is owned and operated by the family’s fourth generation. Its staff of 300 sells and services Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Equus, Mazda, Toyota and Scion vehicles. They also maintain a collision center, weekly wholesale auction,…
Peace of mind is vital for those caring for a loved one with memory impairment or dementia – you rest easy when your family member is happy, healthy, and secure. The staff at The Arbors of Bedford, an Assisted Living…
Adam Davies, a Shipping & Freight Consultant, is the Owner and Business Development Manager of the local InXpress franchise. The value proposition of InXpress for small to medium size businesses is two-fold: • As a Certified International Specialist, Adam helps…
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Stephen W. Ensign, longtime CEO, chairman and most recently executive chairman of Newport-based Lake Sunapee Bank, has announced he will retire from the bank at the end of April.
NHBR asked several Salem area businesspeople to give their take on some of the key issues facing the region as well as to offer their views on how the area’s economy is faring.
To the editor: Regarding Ron Bourque’s comments on Yahoo and telecommuting (“Data-based decision-making gone awry,” April 5-18 NHBR), I think that Ron missed a very important part of the story, at least as I read it in other venues. Certainly…
Noronha, who emigrated from India in 1979 with only $6, founded Turbocam in 1985 by leasing time in the early morning hours on computers and machinery owned by other companies
Sign of the timesAnyone take any time out of their day to get a comment from House Speaker Bill O'Brien on the recent display of signs depicting President Obama as Hitler - signs that were posted near Nashua's post office?The…
Seacoast restaurateur Jay McSharry is named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2013 Small Business Person of the Year for New Hampshire
Gov. Maggie Hassan will discuss her budget proposal and other initiatives of her administration as part of the Greater Derry-Londonderry Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Region event later this month. The event – to be held from 7:30 to…
It can be seen as a sign of growing economic optimism: Some New Hampshire staffing agencies -- bullish about job-filling prospects for the rest of 2013 -- have expanded locations and operations."The stock answer is that there is a lot…
“I have yet to wrap my head around how he could realistically compete in a general election.” – Political commentator Dean Spiliotes assesses the prospects of a Bill O’Brien 2nd C.D. run.
Jeffrey Rose was sworn in Monday as the new commissioner of the state Department of Resources and Economic Development. Describing himself as “a huge fan of baseball,” Rose said it was appropriate he began his new job on Opening Day…
Samson Manufacturing Corp., a manufacturer of gun accessories that moved to Keene from Massachusetts last year with a federal grant and the promise of new jobs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday to forestall a million-dollar judgment awarded in…
Loretta Brady, a Saint Anselm College professor and regular NHBR columnist who has been teaching in Cyprus on a Fulbright fellowship since January, has found herself in the midst of the country’s economic woes as it faced down the potential…
Loretta Brady, a Saint Anselm College professor and regular NHBR columnist who has been teaching in Cyprus on a Fulbright fellowship since January, has found herself in the midst of the country's economic woes as it faced down the potential…
New Hampshire has won $136.5 million as a result of a massive lawsuit it filed a decade ago over the gasoline additive MTBE, and it may win more, pending a case currently being heard in Merrimack County Superior Court against…
If the New Hampshire House has its way, children from low-income families will be forced to rescind scholarships that enable them to attend private elementary and high schools.When passed last year, the education tax credit was a major victory for…
Many New Hampshire families are looking forward to securing dental coverage for their kids under the health care reform law.But there's a big difference between having coverage and having care. Unless our Legislature does more to expand the number of…
In the not-too-distant future, a report will be released in New Hampshire likely endorsing the creation of a private prison. The governor and General Court should reject this poor idea.New Hampshire already has 15 prisons -- one in each of…
After the recent piece I wrote for NHBR about guns in the New Hampshire Legislature, I received an interesting opposing response. A former state representative from Georges Mills, Spec Bowers, wrote that mass shootings have occurred in a church, a…
PNE Energy Supply, which in February defaulted on its promise to buy electricity for thousands of New Hampshire customers, told the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Thursday that it has rectified the situation and was ready to defend itself against…
To the folks at Northeast Utilities/PSNH: In your annual report, you told shareholders that you’d be unveiling an alternate route for the Northern Pass project by March 31. That’s March 31, 2013. Just in case it may have slipped your mind.
The sixth annual NHBR readers' poll of the best B-to-B companies in the Granite State.
If you think you're getting next to nothing when you put your money in a New Hampshire savings account, it's no exaggeration.New Hampshire banks and credit unions have one of the lowest savings interest rates in the nation - and…
Unitil Corp. CEO Robert Schoenberger received $2.16 million in compensation in 2012, a 24 percent increase from the year before, according to the proxy filed by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.That's slightly half of the total…
The price of homes in New Hampshire won't bottom out until 2014, lagging behind most of the rest of the country, according to projections by Zillow, a national real estate analysis firm. It's a gloomy forecast that contrasts with the…
The total value of future construction contracts in New Hampshire fell 2 percent in January 2013 from the same month the previous year, but activity continued to climb in two construction sectors over that period.Future construction contracts in New Hampshire…
Eric Rosengren, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will be in Manchester March 27 to discuss the state of New England's economy and related matters.The briefing, presented by the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire,…
Eric Rosengren, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will be in Manchester March 27 to discuss the state of New England’s economy and related matters. The briefing, presented by the Business and Industry Association of New…
Health insurance premiums in New Hampshire rose by an average of nearly 4 percent in 2011, but the increase would have been more than double that size had some consumers not scaled back the level of benefits they receive to…
So many high-profile pieces of legislation are being considered during Wednesday's New Hampshire House session -- from medical marijuana to whether to expand Medicaid -- that many bills affecting businesses might pass unnoticed. Here are some of the measures the…
The University of New Hampshire School of Law jumped more than 20 spots in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of law schools -- one of the largest leaps of any school on the list.The law school, known…
There were slightly more foreclosures in New Hampshire in January 2013 than there were in the same month last year, but fewer than there were in December 2012 -- an indicator that the state's foreclosure market is improving as slowly…
The University of New Hampshire has signed a deal to collaborate on space science research with the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas, a nonprofit that the school has previously teamed up with on multiple NASA projects.The five-year agreement,…
There’s a budget proposal on the table – the “chained” consumer price index – that would cut over $623 million from Granite Staters’ Social Security and veterans’ COLA over the next 10 years.
The Pettengill Road extension project in Londonderry is the most attractive business park development opportunity in New Hampshire, and if it's developed, it could create 10,000 jobs in the region and become the next Pease International Tradeport, according to a…
Author, leadership coach and veteran of 27 years in the Army, Robert Campbell speaks on his 'Battlefield to Boardroom' book series and how companies can become veteran-ready
A tech-entrepreneur turned venture capitalist is eyeing one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Manchester for a community where tech- and startup-minded people would live and work. Freedom Village would be located on 250 acres of mostly wooded land at Hackett Hill, which is located in the northwestern corner of Manchester.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Anyone who has taken a transmission line or a wind farm through New Hampshire’s Site Evaluation Committee knows the process is long, expensive and can be fraught with complication.
Artificial intelligence has moved from pilot project to daily practice inside many HR departments.
When Richard “Dick” Levy’s wife, Susan, received a terminal diagnosis of a progressive brain disorder a decade ago, he became her primary caregiver. Doctors estimated Susan had between three and five years left to live.
Interest rates affect nearly every business decision — from expansion plans to asset acquisition to operational budgeting.
