New Hampshire Business Review - Archive 2013

August 9, 2013

NH Business Review Staff

$1.8m in grants awarded for housing, public facilities

NH Business Review Staff,

CDFA funds projects to benefit low-to-moderate income residents

Retail real estate salaries moving on up

NH Business Review Staff,

National survey shows 3% rise from 2012

11 honored at 2013 Business Excellence Awards

Kathleen Callahan,

Winners came from all over New Hampshire

2013 Business Excellence Hall of Fame Inductee: Larry Gammon, Easter Seals NH

Jeff Feingold,

Under Larry’s able and visionary leadership, this Manchester-based organization has grown to become the single largest Easter Seals organization in the world

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Paul Lachance, Smartware Group

Kathleen Callahan,

The software is used by both small and large businesses in a variety of industries, from manufacturing plants to stadiums to data centers

2013 Business Excellence Winner: John Stewart, Bedford Martial Arts Academy

Kathleen Callahan,

The academy has become a gathering place that provides a safe and fun place for kids to become productive, strong members of their communities

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Arthur O. “Buddy” Phaneuf, Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium

Kathleen Callahan,

While Buddy has kept the company’s traditional values of generosity and honesty alive, he has also been at the forefront of the death care industry

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Angela Martin, Devine Millimet

Kathleen Callahan,

The initiative provides free incorporation to new businesses that are just getting off the ground

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Gail Kimball, Advanced Graphic Communication

Kathleen Callahan,

Gail has donated hundreds of hours of work to programs that help to stimulate the local economy

2013 Business Excellence Winner: Keri Laman, Tidewater Catering Group

Kathleen Callahan,

It has grown into one of the foremost catering companies in southern New Hampshire

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