New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 13, 2026

February 13, 2026

NFL says Bad Bunny is good for business

Mike Cote,

The backlash over Bad Bunny’s performance during the Patriots–Seahawks Super Bowl halftime show is a good example of when business bumps up against politics.

The Pulse: Strong growth, fewer jobs

Mark Hayward,

Is the New Hampshire economy up or down?

CairnSurgical aims to make breast cancer surgery more precise

Karen A. Jamrog,

Lebanon company’s technology helps surgeons pinpoint size, shape of tumors

NH startup incorporates AI in ski race video technology

Paul Briand,

Hannes Schneider is regarded as the father of the alpine skiing technique known as the Arlberg method, a skill he brought to North Conway and the Mount Washington Valley in 1936.

Q&A with President and CEO, Ledyard National Bank Josephine Moran

Mike Cote, Amanda Andrews,

Josephine Moran’s journey to New Hampshire was to take on her first gig as a CEO after many years serving in executive level positions at banks in the Northeast.

In need of nurses

Emily Reily,

Amid statewide shortage, schools and hospitals aim to increase workforce

State of the City: Mayor urges focus on long term

Ernesto Burden,

Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais delivered his State of the City on Tuesday, Feb. 10, framing a path to the city’s future through the lens of history. His speech, at times rapid-fire and metrics-driven and at others raised to the passionate, oratorial tone of a secular civic sermon, addressed a standing-room-only crowd of business and civic leaders at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.

ARMI board says it plans to review Kamen’s ties to Epstein

Todd Bookman and Josh Rogers NH PUBLIC RADIO,

The board of directors for ARMI, the government-funded Manchester research project led by inventor Dean Kamen, is meeting to discuss its next steps in the wake of newly released documents showing Kamen’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Summit Packaging Systems founder Gordon Gilroy dies at 101

Contributed to NH Business Review,

Gordon Crossman Gilroy, 101, passed away peacefully at his home in Bedford, New Hampshire, on January 27, 2026. Gilroy founded Summit Packaging Systems, a Manchester-based company that makes aerosol valves.

More news from NHBR:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.