New Hampshire Business Review - Aug. 22, 2025

August 20, 2025

Inquiries pressure BEA to explain Chinese water company Nashua purchase

Paul Briand,

Nashua mayor: ‘I don't think people generally understand that this company came to Nashua as part of a state economic development initiative.’

NH Tech Alliance is looking for the next great innovator

NH Business Review Staff,

The NH Tech Alliance is seeking applicants for the 19th annual Product of the Year competition, which will highlight the best innovation from the Granite State over the past year.

Several Real Estate Signs During Spring.

NH scores a C- in nationwide housing report card

Paul Briand,

New England states fared average or below, with Massachusetts and Connecticut receiving failing grades

Planet Fitness reports strong Q2 results

Contributed to NH Business Review,

On its 10th anniversary as a public company, Planet Fitness Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) reported strong second quarter results for fiscal year 2025, with system-wide same club sales rising 8.2% and total revenue increasing by 13.3% year-over-year to $340.9 million, according an Aug. 6 press release.

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Therapist Holding Digital Tablet During Conversation With Woman Patient

Ask the Experts: Access to healthcare

Kevin Curwick, president of ConvenientMD’s Advance Primary Care, discusses how healthcare organizations can actually reduce costs while delivering better care to patients by following through on the promise of value-based care.

Ask the Experts: What can New Hampshire employers do about rising healthcare costs?

Healthcare costs continue to be a major concern for employers. Where should businesses start?

Childcare solutions in action: How businesses are addressing workforce needs

Strengthening New Hampshire’s childcare ecosystem isn’t solely the responsibility of parents, providers or government.

Q&A with First Factory Chief Operating Officer Don Gregori

Don Gregori’s journey to become chief operating officer for a multinational technology company began with earning a liberal arts degree.

NH Business Notebook: This lung’s for you

A company that is developing human lungs and other organs for transplant just bought an old brewery.

Elements of ownership

Employee co-op takes over Wilton publisher Earth Sky + Water as founder retires

Big power, small package

As the price tag of power grows in New Hampshire, so does the expectation that demand will grow in the state as well as the region.

Jeanine Tousignant, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Jeanine Tousignant has nearly 30 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising and organizational leadership.

Honor Summit honors 9/11 victims and heroes with light display from Mount Washington

The Honor Summit, a four-day commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks, features dual towers of light designed to be visible from as far as 135 miles away from Mount Washington.