New Hampshire Business Review - August-31 2018

August 31, 2018

Navigating New Hampshire’s confusing energy market

Pierre Sieur,

Brokers can help business owners minimize rising costs

Biomass project to bring a new energy era to UNH

NH Business Review Staff,

The University of New Hampshire’s first large-scale biomass boiler system is currently under construction on the Durham campus. Located directly across the street from Wildcat Stadium, the new Northwest Heating Plant, being built by Froling Energy, is expected to provide…

NH firms seek to make robots easier to use

Liisa Rajala,

Waypoint CEO: Automation can help ease skills gap

Q&A with public health veteran Tim Soucy

Jack Kenny,

Tim Soucy will become Catholic Medical Center’s director of community health and mission after working for 28 years in the Manchester Health Department, 12 of them as public health director.

The tale of Brookstone’s demise

Bob Sanders,

Bankruptcy filing reveals mounting debt, failing mall stores

Entrepreneurial spirit drives Topstone Barber Company

Kim Swick Slover,

Barbershop attracts customer base yearning for a bygone era

Balsams loan guarantee application withdrawn from BFA

Jeff Feingold,

Disagreement over requirements led to decision

Avoiding corrupt practices abroad

Mark Tyler Knights,

When doing business internationally, compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is essential

Our biomass policy subsidizes clear-cuts

Jamie Sayen,

It’s rewarding the chipping and burning of our future sawlogs and condemning Coos County to further poverty

Unsecured creditors, trustee fault Brookstone bankruptcy plan

Bob Sanders,

$30 million loan, executive bonuses among the targets

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(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.