New Hampshire Business Review - Aug. 23, 2024

August 23, 2024

Amanda Andrews

Estate planning considerations for highly appreciated assets

Joshua R. Weijer,

Individuals with non-taxable estates can still take advantage of sky-high exemptions to minimize the capital gains tax

MilliporeSigma joins NH Life Sciences as fourth founding member

Mike Cote,

The Jaffrey company becomes the group’s fourth founding member, alongside Novocure (Portsmouth), Novo Nordisk (Lebanon) and Timberline Construction (Merrimack), to join the statewide trade association.

NH home prices moderate in July but market is still hot

Paul Briand,

A greater moderation of pricing and the availability of more property for sale is signaling a cooling in what has been a red-hot residential real estate market

Office vacancies rise. Can housing fill the void?

Paul Briand,

Commercial-to-housing proposals offer a possible solution for much-need housing, but a larger conflict rears its ugly head: zoning

BAE Systems and Manchester Community College develop cybersecurity worker pipeline

Paul Briand,

MCC-BAE program helps to produce much-needed IT, cybersecurity talent for hard-to-fill positions

More news from NHBR:

Improving performance: The sacrificial turkey

Do you have too many customers?

Hitchiner Manufacturing increases starting hourly wage

Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. has raised its starting hourly wage to $25.77, aligning entry-level pay with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator for a single adult with no children in New Hampshire.

Cook on Concord: Spring reflections

This was a season for a 60th high school reunion and overseas travel

Employment typically peaks during summer in NH, but 2025 data suggests constraints may slow that growth

As New Hampshire enters another summer tourism season, recent employment data shows how seasonal hiring patterns may be changing across the Granite State.

Driven by defense

New Hampshire’s growing role in military and security related manufacturing was on display June 3 in Nashua. About 200 people, representing advanced manufacturing interests both in the state and regionally, registered for the Northeast National Security Conference that organizer Julie Demers said goes “beyond traditional defense that people would think of.”