Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. has raised its starting hourly wage to $25.77, aligning entry-level pay with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator for a single adult with no children in New Hampshire.
This was a season for a 60th high school reunion and overseas travel
As New Hampshire enters another summer tourism season, recent employment data shows how seasonal hiring patterns may be changing across the Granite State.
New Hampshire’s growing role in military and security related manufacturing was on display June 3 in Nashua. About 200 people, representing advanced manufacturing interests both in the state and regionally, registered for the Northeast National Security Conference that organizer Julie Demers said goes “beyond traditional defense that people would think of.”
Landmark legislation that originated in New Hampshire 43 years ago is being put to the test today as for-profit investors snap up manufactured home communities here and across the country.
Thank you for joining us for Leadership Unscripted, held on Thursday, June 4 at the Rex Theatre in Manchester. Photos by Jodie Andruskevich.
A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide
A proposal to build a data center in Nottingham has been withdrawn just hours before it was slated to be discussed by the town’s planning board on Wednesday, May 27.
NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics
State lawmakers reached an agreement Thursday, May 28, on a bill that would authorize parents to enroll their children in any public school in New Hampshire, but Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she would not sign the legislation if it reaches her desk.
Alene Candles, a full-service contract manufacturer of custom-designed fragranced candles and home fragrance products, is moving its Alene LEADS leadership development program fully in-house, as the company continues to invest in employee growth and workplace culture.
NH Community Loan Fund program gives small businesses a boost
Rubinstein, who has served as the chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire since 2021, announced his plan to retire before the start of the 2026-27 academic year, capping a career in education that spans more than four decades.
NH residents are curbing the urge to ‘scratch’
With his America Skiing Company — which operated from 1994 to 2007 and ran nine resorts in New Hampshire, Maine, Utah, Colorado and…
New Hampshire is feeling some economic indigestion at the start of the summer season, and the main culprit is gas. Six in 10 (61%) of respondents to a new University of New Hampshire polls are worried about the current and future price of gas, and a clear majority put the blame on President Donald Trump.
Arsenal Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Velcro Companies from the Cripps Foundation, which owns the privately held British company, a longtime New Hampshire employer. Under the deal announced May 26, the Cripps Foundation will continue as a minority shareholder of the company, which opened its manufacturing center in Manchester nearly 70 years ago.
Community College System of NH Chancellor Mark Rubinstein shares insight into the impact post-secondary education has in New Hampshire and beyond
Landmark law offers some protection, but it isn’t failsafe
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Awards include properties that remain in active use after restoration
When a public charity is formed, the focus is often on the organization’s purpose, the application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and board structure.
What ultimately shapes the future will be the people who continue to keep homes, businesses powered
His contributions to New Hampshire will continue to leave a lasting impression on the state
This Mental Health Awareness Month, which we can’t just celebrate; we need to protect Medicaid
NH is getting older, employers need talent; higher ed can help retain, attract more students here
Graduation season and NH’s biggest opportunity
These newer homes aren’t ‘mobile,’ nor are their communities ‘parks,’ NH advocates say
With the number of applications down and a demographic cliff looming over higher education, administrators at the University of New Hampshire projected earlier this year that they would enroll about 100 fewer students this coming fall than last year.
Building emotional resilience and overcoming work stress
Stay Work Play NH, a nonprofit that works to attract and retain young people in New Hampshire, has joined with NH Business Review as a partner for Leadership Unscripted, serving as the event’s Emerging Leaders Sponsor. The June 4 event…
A bill that would have allowed New Hampshire employers to set their own minimum pay policy for workers, skirting the state’s two-hour requirement, died in the state Senate after passage by the House two months ago.
NH Food Alliance explores how to strengthen housing alongside farmland
When is a performance improvement plan an “adverse employment action”?
A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide
Lawyers for the Conservation Law Foundation argued before a federal environmental appeals board Thursday, May 14, that the Environmental Protection Agency had not done its due diligence when creating a new permit for Manchester’s wastewater treatment facility.
The initial redevelopment phase of the former Liberty Mutual campus is under way, which is expected to bring hundreds of residential units and expansive commercial space.
NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics
Public advocates in several New England states have sued to block a $360 million transmission project through New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), LandVest, a national leader in integrated real estate, land investment and forest management services, have partnered to create a new Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) to meet growing workforce needs for LandVest’s Forest Management division.
Eastern Bank entered the New Hampshire market in 2015, when it acquired Centrix Bank in Bedford. The Boston-based bank operates seven branches in New Hampshire and more than 125 in its overall footprint in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Without enough revenue coming in, how will we fix roads and pay for schools?
‘Leadership Unscripted’ returns June 4 with a new panel of battle-tested executives
Eric and Tyler Goodwin share their business acumen
The Central and Northern New Hampshire nonprofit soon will be expanding to 11 centers statewide
Luxury apartments connected to the eight-story Grand Central Suites apartment building in downtown Manchester should be available for July move-ins, with a top unit fetching $2,800 a month. Owners of the building, located across Central Street from Veterans Memorial Park and just a few feet from Elm Street, held a ceremonial ribbon cutting Tuesday with Mayor Jay Ruais and other city officials.
BAE Systems announced Wednesday a $135 million investment for upgrades to its facilities in Hudson, N.H., and Austin, Texas, to further strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base, the company said.
There is a critical need in the Granite State for nurses, and the market has responded with more supply, with more interest than ever in nursing.
Eastern Bank leaders offer insight into how they work with small businesses in NH and help navigate economic challenges
Community College System of NH Chancellor Mark Rubinstein shares insight into the impact post-secondary education has in New Hampshire and beyond
Eastern Bank leaders offer insight into how they work with small businesses in NH and help navigate economic challenges
The two founders of P!ng used their backgrounds in complex robotics and product development to revolutionize the coffee shop drive-thru experience
Taylor Community President & CEO Michael Flaherty discusses his experience growing the continuing care retirement community to three campuses in the Lakes Region ... and more
Leaders from the NH Center for Nonprofits shares insight into their recent "Nonprofits Get It Done for NH" campaign, what challenges the nonprofit industry is currently facing ... and more
Wilmington Trust's Meghan Shue talks macro economic and investment strategy trends in today's current climate
Advanced Solutions Life Sciences' Jay Hoying shares more about the BioAssembly Bot (BAB) and how its technology is impacting the regenerative medicine industry in NH
Jordana Pomeroy, director and CEO of the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, talks art, community ties and Granite State creativity with NHBR editors
Ledyard Bank President & CEO Josephine Moran dives into how the bank is leveraging technology to better serve its clients ... and more
Predictive Monitor CEO Laurie Masiello shares how she and her husband/co-owner, John, built their company out of a need to solve a problem keeping pharma products chilled while en route to its destination without compromising integrity
NH Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director Phil Sletten shares insight into New Hampshire's economy with recent data report findings
NH Lottery's executive director Charlie McIntyre discusses how the organization's record-breaking revenues help aid the state's schools and nonprofit community
Nicole Bluefort shares her journey into New Hampshire and how she has made a name for herself in the legal field
