Restaurateur McSharry wins top N.H. SBA honor
Seacoast restaurateur Jay McSharry is named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2013 Small Business Person of the Year for New Hampshire
Restaurants, Retail & Tourism
Sylvania re-ups for NHMS sponsorship
With NASCAR still recovering from the downturn, 5-year extension is good news for Loudon track
Tax credits seen as boost to N.H. film industry
New Hampshire is one of five states in the country that don’t offer any sort of incentive for movie producers
Competition grows as grocery chains, new entries battle for N.H.'s food dollars
Regardless of whether their shopping list includes microwaveable burritos or organic stone-ground wheat crackers, consumers in New Hampshire now have more choices than perhaps ever before of where to buy their groceries. Traditional supermarkets like Stop & Shop, Shaw's, Hannaford…
Buying local (online) this holiday season
New Hampshire's online retailers
N.H. retailers band together for a 'buy local' Christmas
Five New Hampshire "buy local" groups representing more than 1,000 independent businesses around the state are once again encouraging consumers to shift their shopping from big box stores to local retailers this holiday season. Their message: shop in locally owned,…
White Mts. sees rise in earnings, pre-Sandy
White Mountains Insurance has been making money this year, so far, partly because the reinsurer did not have to pay the kind of catastrophic losses it paid last year. But Tuesday's earnings report -- the day after superstorm Sandy smacked…
Woodlands members OK credit union's merger with Northeast
Despite some opposition, Woodlands Credit Union members voted by a 3-2 margin on Saturday to merge the Berlin-based credit union with Northeast Credit Union of Portsmouth, the company announced Wednesday. The merged Northeast Credit Union will have assets of $800…
$455k USDA energy grant goes to Balsams
Balsams View LLC, the company that owns and is renovating the landmark Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch, has received a $455,000 federal grant to help it install a $1.8 million, high-efficiency wood-fired heating system. The grant, awarded by the…
Proposed standards will mean a change for N.H. syrup makers
Grade B maple syrup may be getting a rebranding in New Hampshire and beyond as maple syrup producers work to standardize syrup grades across the industry. The Ontario-based International Maple Syrup Institute, a trade group with members in Canada and…
