NHBR About Town: Week of May 8, 2026
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The New Hampshire High Tech Council has extended to April 8 the nomination and application deadline for its Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Any founder, owner or senior-level manager of a business in New Hampshire who has successfully organized, developed or managed a high-technology concept into a commercial product or service is eligible for the award.
The winner will be announced on Friday, May 8, at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester. Keynote speaker at this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year event will be Carly Fiorina, chair of the Unlocking Potential Project and the first woman CEO of a Fortune 50 business.
The application and full entry requirements are available at nhhtc.org.
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
The Rindge Zoning Board approved two special exceptions for connected development projects, which plan for a total of 52 new housing units off of Route 119.
Costco officials revealed plans to open an 820-parking space membership warehouse club, 16-pump fuel station and tire center at the future Seacoast Landing, the first known tenant of Torrington Properties’ plan for the former Mall at Fox Run and Newington Park Shopping Center.
Concord has a restriction when it comes to new dead-end streets: no more than 1,000 feet.
During the last three months, hundreds of thousands of Granite Staters filed federal income taxes for Tax Year 2025.
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