New Hampshire Business Review - December-21 2018

December 21, 2018

NH Business Review Staff

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

NH Business Review Staff,

Brookstone awarded Antrim Wind project, CRDC honors bankers … and more

Germany takes over as New Hampshire’s top trade partner

Bob Sanders,

Saudi Arabia moves up to No. 6 after surge in arms sales from Granite State

November stats show slowing New Hampshire real estate market

Bob Sanders,

Sales fall as prices, interest rates rise

Study validates effectiveness of Vapotherm’s neonatal technology

NH Business Review Staff,

Prototype shown to maintain target range of saturation levels better than manual controls

Cambridge Trust parent to buy Optima Bank

Bob Sanders,

10-year-old Seacoast-based bank to be acquired for $67 million

Survey: NH, Mass. employers confident about business prospects for 2019

Jeff Feingold,

But BANKW report sees continued concerns over hiring qualified talent

Three trends to jumpstart your 2019 IT planning

John Sterling,

Develop a strategy that considers vulnerabilities in the network as well as employees’ workflow

Acu-Gage receives patent for thickness measuring technology

NH Business Review Staff,

ACU-THIK brings further precision to semiconductor wafer production

New Hampshire AG leads effort to curb robocalls

NH Business Review Staff,

40 states are pursuing options by working with telecom providers and the FCC

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

NH Business Review Staff,

Akumina raises $7.5 million in Series A round; Franklin Pierce hires Microsoft’s chief patent counsel ... and more

More news from NHBR:

ADUs, manufactured homes can help with NH housing crisis

Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.

Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.

NHBR About Town: Week of March 27, 2026

Business and event happenings around the state of NH

The Latest: Week of March 27, 2026

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

The New England energy market

Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions

Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.

(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.