New Hampshire Business Review - Jan. 12, 2024

January 12, 2024

Amanda Andrews

A taste of authentic Italy

Trisha Nail,

Gusto Italiano Market brings Italian cuisine to Bedford

Art for everyone’s sake

Mike Cote,

Open Arts United aims to increase access to cultural activities

Keene looks to ‘cottage courts’ as option amid housing squeeze

Hunter Oberst/Keene Sentinel,

Keene is drafting zoning regulations to allow for the development of more miniature types of living

Foolproof predictions for 2024

Mike Cote,

Workforce, housing, child care continue to top NH’s list of needs

New FAFSA will make more students eligible for aid in NH

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Several changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will make more students eligible to receive financial assistance this year.

Beyond the politics of contempt

Doug Teschner,

How we see others is a reflection of ourselves

NH is starting a new low- and moderate-income community solar program

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Community solar projects can help connect people who don’t have solar panels with the benefits of that energy

Looking back and ahead to key issues facing the state’s economy

Phil Sletten,

The national economy outpaced many forecasters’ expectations for a recession in 2023

“Flight Training”

Ron Bourque,

Improves performance regardless of business type

GreenSource Fabrication secures $46.2m federal defense-production grant

Rick Green -The Keene Sentinel,

A company in Charlestown that manufactures printed circuit boards will receive $46.2 million in federal funds through the U.S. Defense Department, U.S. Sen Jeanne Shaheen announced recently.

More news from NHBR:

Hitchiner Manufacturing increases starting hourly wage

Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. has raised its starting hourly wage to $25.77, aligning entry-level pay with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator for a single adult with no children in New Hampshire.

Cook on Concord: Spring reflections

This was a season for a 60th high school reunion and overseas travel

Employment typically peaks during summer in NH, but 2025 data suggests constraints may slow that growth

As New Hampshire enters another summer tourism season, recent employment data shows how seasonal hiring patterns may be changing across the Granite State.

Driven by defense

New Hampshire’s growing role in military and security related manufacturing was on display June 3 in Nashua. About 200 people, representing advanced manufacturing interests both in the state and regionally, registered for the Northeast National Security Conference that organizer Julie Demers said goes “beyond traditional defense that people would think of.”