New Hampshire Business Review - May-16 2014

May 1, 2014

NH Business Review Staff

Bottomline revenue jumps, but losses continue

Bob Sanders,

21 percent increase in sales is a record for firm

Summer construction start for new Epping liquor store

NH Business Review Staff,

At ‘highly visible’ Brickyard Square location

Failed Concord Steam project claims a victim

Bob Sanders,

Spinoff company files for bankruptcy after expansion effort dies

13 business-related N.H. bankruptcies recorded in April

Bob Sanders,

Total for month is 22 percent lower than a year ago

NAM economist to keynote BIA economic luncheon

NH Business Review Staff,

A look at international, national and local trends

A real estate broker reflects on his trip to China

Bill Norton,

If the country were to cut public and private construction back 50%, it would throw 20 million out of work

Keene railroad land project wins top Plan N.H. honor

NH Business Review Staff,

Endicott Hotel, FIT housing project among other honorees

Lake Winnipesaukee sales activity: a review

Frank Roche,

134 waterfront sales in 2013 averaged $947k

Apps that help Realtors on the go

NH Business Review Staff,

They ‘make their jobs easier and more efficient’

Real Estate and Construction News wrapup

NH Business Review Staff,

Quail Hollow expansion, Star Lumber site work to begin … and more

More news from NHBR:

Shipyard payroll shows strength over the years

An analysis of economic impact reports of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by the Seacoast Shipyard Association from calendar year 2020 to 2025 shows that payroll value increased by 15.3% — from $671.4 million to $774 million.

Minus33 Merino Wool celebrates expansion

Minus33 Merino Wool, a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, celebrated a major expansion on Oct. 27 as well as a combined 110 years of doing business in Ashland, a town at the heart of the Lakes Region.

NH office construction pipeline runs thin

The amount of available office space in New Hampshire is shrinking and becoming more expensive to lease due to a lack of new construction and higher demand that is still trying to find its footing post-COVID. The office vacancy rate statewide fell to 10.3% in the third quarter, down 3.1% from a year ago, and average asking rent rose to $22.28, up 1.7% from a year ago, according to a Colliers study.

NH is destination for space sector

The two-day Space, Technology, Trade and Research expo on Oct. 28-29 in Durham convened innovators, producers, scientists, engineers, investors, bankers, students and representatives of the U.S. Space Force and Department of War. The goal: Increase networking, collaboration and awareness of what’s happening here, including on the campus of UNH, which provides tools, expertise and facilities for product development and testing.

Five companies named finalists for NH Tech Alliance’s Product of the Year

The five New Hampshire companies named finalists for the 2026 NH Tech Alliance Product of the Year underscore the diversity of the Granite State’s tech sector, with solutions designed to help companies improve their IT security testing, streamline how businesses use artificial intelligence, produce high-demand rare earth metals, help softball players monitor pitch calls and protect aerospace and defense systems from cyberattacks.

BAE signs pact with War Department to increase production of laser-guidance kits

The Hudson campus of BAE Systems was the setting for the signing of a multiyear agreement with the U.S. Department of War to increase production capacity of the company’s APKWS laser-guidance kits up to 35,000 units per year. The kits, which transform unguided 2.75-inch rockets into precision-guided munitions, are used by the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, and are available to U.S. allies.