New Hampshire Business Review - May-13 2016

April 26, 2016

NH Business Review Staff

Two NH bank mergers in a week part of national trend

Bob Sanders,

Is Community Guaranty acquisition, Lake Sunapee merger a sign of things to come?

Private equity firm invests $50 million in Dyn

Bob Sanders,

‘It will help us grow a little bit faster,’ says CEO Jeremy Hitchcock

Another Merrimack area site being tested for PFCs

Liisa Rajala,

NH DES awaiting results of water samples taken at manufacturing facility

DES lists 44 NH facilities as potential PFC users

Liisa Rajala,

Manufacturing sites are located in 8 of 10 counties

Biweekly pay bill dies in NH Senate

Bob Sanders,

12-12 vote means employers still need state’s OK to issue checks every other week

3 tips for protecting your business with web filtering

Erik Murphy,

It’s a tool that’s needed to fight increasingly sophisticated hackers

PC Connection sees first-quarter sales dip

Bob Sanders,

But quarterly income rises 5.6 percent

Tech Tidbits From Across NH

NH Business Review Staff,

Stonewall Cable goes to the Olympics, ‘Women Angels’ gear up for Power Breakfast … and more

For some projects, NH’s new net metering cap has nearly been reached

Bob Sanders,

Despite new law, Eversource has less than a megawatt of space for new renewable energy developments

A commitment to small business

Kelly Ayotte,

Policies coming out of Washington should make it easier for NH entrepreneurs to launch and grow their companies

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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.

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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.