New Hampshire Business Review - August-4 2017

August 4, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

$1.4 million in federal grants to aid coastal protection

NH Business Review Staff,

Nature Conservancy, NHDES programs to address flood prevention

Seacoast single-family home sales reach 12-month high in June

NH Business Review Staff,

139 sales the most recorded since June 2016

Construction input prices rise for sixth time in seven months

NH Business Review Staff,

ABC analysis points finger at petroleum price rebound

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Rundown

NH Business Review Staff,

CRDC aids Bunny’s financing … and more

Managing the business risks of PFCs

Maureen Smith,

Presence of the chemicals can raise the stakes for prospective purchasers of real estate or business assets

Meredith couple brings doughnuts to White House

Bob Sanders,

Take part in Trump’s ‘Made in America’ event

New Hampshire slips to B- for manufacturing sector

Liisa Rajala,

But state shows potential to attract sophisticated manufacturers, says Ball State report

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

NH Business Review Staff,

BEI Networks debuts Wi-Fi and analytics platform, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center named a "Most Wired" hospital ... and more

Stratham company installs smart armory system for federal agency

NH Business Review Staff,

RuBee wireless tags allow for secure, smart rack audits

Catholic Medical Center debuts TeleStroke Ambulance Program

NH Business Review Staff,

Telemedicine platform allows neurologists to see potential stroke patients en route

More news from NHBR:

NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad

There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.

Glowing Math Formulas And Ai Symbols On Dark Background

MIT partners with Lakes Region Community College for pilot math and AI education program

The two educational institutions launched a new pilot partnership this summer, bringing 16 high school students from towns across New Hampshire together to learn the math behind AI and how to use it to tackle real problems.

Don’t stop at yellow lights

While major economic indicators are serving as caution tape for many organizations that are hesitant to make investments or take on risk right now, there is a very bright green light out there. There is also a fast-moving vehicle on the road: AI, and the frenetic adoption pace at which people now use it to find essential information. Organizations need to adapt to be seen and referenced by these tools.

(Opinion) The best emergency response begins long before the emergency

When the next emergency comes, the most important question won’t be whether we have a plan; it will be whether we’ve already built the relationships that make the plan work

Hometown Financial Group to acquire Primary Bank

Bedford-based Primary Bank is merging with Easthampton, Mass.-based Hometown Financial Group in a transaction valued at $160 million in cash and stock.

New Hampshire cannot be ‘controlled’

In a recent ad, a candidate for Congress claimed that “two families have controlled New Hampshire politics for the last several decades,” or something to that effect. That rather curious claim referred to the alleged dominance of New Hampshire politics by the Shaheen and Sununu families. The notion that any family has or could dominate New Hampshire politics has to be dismissed.

Manufactured homes in single-family neighborhoods?

Webinar panel discusses far-reaching consequences of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the bipartisan legislation that seeks to address the lack of supply in the Granite State and across the country

It's Worth Knowing: The Canadians are back in NH — but for how long?

There's been a rebound of Canadian tourists across NH this summer. But new tariffs and words may have an effect on their visits this fall. Meanwhile, right along the border, there's still cross-border neighborliness in the small New Hampshire and Canadian communities.