New Hampshire Business Review - April-27 2018

April 27, 2018

NH Business Review Staff

LSNE of Bedford announces facilities expansion, additional positions to accommodate growth

NH Business Review Staff,

The company will add approximately 20 full-time positions to its analytical and operations workforce

Nobis Engineering announces change in leadership

NH Business Review Staff,

Founder to step down as CEO; Koornneef to succeed him

Astronauts will test Portsmouth company’s thermoregulation t-shirts

NH Business Review Staff,

Coolcore t-shirts will be worn as part of an experiment to better understand the effects of weightlessness on perspiration and sweat evaporation

Sununu asks feds to raise H-2B temporary worker visa cap

Liisa Rajala,

In letter, governor points to ‘adverse economic impact’ on New Hampshire tourism, hospitality employers

New Hampshire House panel mulls tweaking ARMI tax break bill

Bob Sanders,

Requirement to be part of initiative may be removed from measure

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

NH Business Review Staff,

Great NH Restaurants plans new Bedford eatery, CRDC’s Boulanger honored by SBA … and more

Fund-raising rebooted for NH public works employee memorial

NH Business Review Staff,

Backers seek to revive construction effort

Gilford facility to be NH’s first multifamily Passive House

NH Business Review Staff,

July completion expected for senior living facility

Construction material prices continue to rise

NH Business Review Staff,

Forecast calls for continued increase in costs

Real estate transfer tax break faces long odds in House

Bob Sanders,

Measure to be voted on Thursday, but passage seems unlikely

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