New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 27, 2026

February 27, 2026

Bow considers withdrawing from Community Power Coalition program

Emilia Wisniewski, Concord Monitor,

Bow could become the first town to withdraw from the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire as residents confront high energy costs.

Buttigieg, Goodlander back increased government support for child care

Maya Mitchell, NH Bulletin,

In a tour of New Hampshire ahead of this year’s elections, former U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke in favor of increasing government support for child care in a roundtable discussion at the Granite YMCA in Concord.

Howard Brodsky brings cooperative business perspective to United Nations Commission

Contributed to NH Business Review,

Howard Brodsky, co-founder and chairman of CCA Global Partners (CCA), highlighted the power of cooperatives (co-ops) — shared business models owned and governed by their members — as the “great economic equalizer” for small businesses worldwide in his remarks at the United Nation’s (UN) annual Session of the Commission for Social Development at UN headquarters in New York City. This session convened global business leaders and innovators to discuss advancing social development and social justice through coordinated, equitable and inclusive policies.

The NH economy is ‘stable, moderating’ — if you can believe ChatGPT

Mike Cote,

Where does AI end and your ‘secret sauce’ begin?

Q&A with Director and CEO, Currier Museum of Art Jordana Pomeroy

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Jordana Pomeroy’s path to New Hampshire included stops in much bigger locales, but when the board of the Currier Museum of Art contacted her to consider leaving South Florida to come to Manchester, it was the right move at the right time.

Wooden Figures With Happy Faces Standing Together While One Sad Figure Is Being Removed Symbolizing Layoff Employee Selection Rejection Workplace Stress And Human Resources Decisions

Newport’s largest employer, Sturm, Ruger & Co., confirms job cuts

Valley News Staff Report,

Firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., confirmed earlier this month that it had reduced its force.

Energy officials fight Eversource rates in court

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

New Hampshire’s energy officials are asking the state’s Supreme Court to review a decision by utility regulators that raised rates for Eversource customers last summer.

Funding cuts have hurt outdoor industry, advocates say

John Koziol,

Goodlander says ‘raising hell’ best strategy to secure promised federal dollars

State got a one-time shot. Now what?

Paul Briand,

Analysts fear overall revenue will lag unless other accounts pick up the pace

Housing gains

John Koziol,

NH has added 25,688 housing units since 2020, state says

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.