New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 9, 2024

February 9, 2024

Amanda Andrews

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ESOPs may help with the ease of succession planning

Trisha Nail,

Owners facing challenges with selling their business may find a solution with employee stock ownership plans

Manchester firm donates $15K for new Goffstown Junior Baseball dugouts, benches

Emily Reily,

Secondwind Water Systems provides largest donation in its 35-year history to the project

AG: Upper Valley waste management company falsified reports

Frances Mize-Valley News,

If found guilty, Hammond Grinding and Recycling faces up to a $25K fine on each charge

Turnkey III landfill air pollution permit approved despite appeal

Michael McCord,

Continuing 'environmental justice violation' draws community backlash over state's duties to protect public health

Will Arvelo’s mission: build communities

Paul Briand,

As executive director of Cross Roads House in Portsmouth, Will and his staff provides emergency and transitional shelter to homeless individuals on the Seacoast

Brodsky named 'Citizen of the Year' by Greater New Hampshire Chamber

NH Business Review Staff,

Howard Brodsky, co-founder and chairman of CCA Global Partners, has been selected Citizen of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber. Brodsky, whose most recently philanthropic effort is a Open Arts United, a nonprofit that supports the arts to underserved communities, will be honored April 4 at the chamber’s Citizen of the Year Celebration, 5 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown.

Dave's Hot Chicken fires up Queen City tender war

Mike Cote,

This week, Dave’s Hot Chicken, a trendy chain whose investors include the rapper, Drake, opened in Manchester, serving fried chicken sandwiches on a retail strip already saturated with fast-food joints.

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Torrington deepens NH investment with purchase of The Ridge

Torrington Properties has deepened its stake in the state’s commercial/retail real estate market with its purchase of the 300,000-square-foot shopping center in Rochester known as The Ridge. The $51.3 million acquisition from Waterstone Properties includes the retail center adjacent to Route 11, home to Market Basket, a New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet, Marshalls, Old Navy, Starbucks, Stonewall Kitchen, Petco, Famous Footwear, ULTA Beauty, Hobby Lobby, the 110 Grill restaurant and other occupants.

‘A life of meaning’

Joshua Greenwald, owner broker of the Greenwald Realty Group, is the new president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.

NHBR About Town: Week of December 5, 2025

Business and event happenings around the state of NH

Home prices, while moderating in November, still reflect ‘upward rise’ trend

While the median price of a single-family home in New Hampshire declined again in November, don’t assume it’s a trend toward greater affordability. More likely, according to Susan Cole, president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR), it’s because of seasonal trends in this region.

The Latest: Week of December 5, 2025

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

Q&A with the Executive director of the NH Lottery and Gaming Commission Charlie McIntyre

‘What I learned is if we wanted to have a product or a program in New Hampshire that was successful, it had to mirror the illegal product, because if it was too greedy, if it was…

NH employers may lower health costs by supporting better health for employees

Diabetes costs the U.S. economy approximately $413 billion annually, including more than $106 billion in lost productivity.

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Report: NH’s caregivers need support

A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.

Support our Afghan neighbors; reject the administration’s threats

The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.