New Hampshire Business Review - May 8, 2026

May 8, 2026

Amanda Andrews

The Bottom Line: TDS Telecommunications, Unitil and Albany

Amanda Andrews,

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

Common Man Roadside expands with new Concord location

Sruthi Gopalakrishnan/Concord Monitor,

The Common Man Roadside franchise is expanding again, this time on Manchester Street, less than a mile away from their sit-down restaurant in Concord.

Take 5: Amazon investments, AI skills and U.S. democracy

Amanda Andrews,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

Federal regulators visit New Hampshire to encourage brownfields redevelopment

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Federal officials visited Manchester this week, aiming to generate excitement about long-running efforts to clean up and redevelop contaminated land.

Pumping up the New Hampshire brand

Mike Cote,

State teams up with Granite State companies for Made in NH campaign

Pay gaps and workforce dynamics across New Hampshire

Jessica Williams/NH Fiscal Policy Institute,

Women in New Hampshire are earning less than men and are less likely to be in the workforce, which can have major implications for family finances and the state’s economy.

Q&A with Rob Whitten and Jane Lo, co-founders of p!ng, a robotic coffee shop drive-thru

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Rob Whitten and Jane Lo want to speed up that line of cars that snakes around a coffee shop. With P!ng, they’re updating the traditional drive-thru model by replacing human servers with robotic automation and moving orders from speaker boxes to smartphone apps.

On course for growth

Paul Miller,

Fueled by a spike during the pandemic, golf continues to gain traction in NH

Inflation hit magical target in early 2026; then the war started

Mark Hayward,

It was brief, even fleeting, but for the first three months of 2026, the average, annualized rate of inflation in New England was 2%.

Robust spring market pushes NH home prices higher

Paul Briand,

Just how high can prices go? Is another record-breaking price threshold in the offing?

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Nicole Bluefort, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Nicole Bluefort started her law practice in her hometown of Lynn, Mass., 15 years ago and later expanded to Boston. In July 2024, she opened an office on Elm Street in Manchester, sensing there was a niche for a practice that could better serve people of color in New Hampshire.

Courtney Morin, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Courtney Morin, FSA, MAAA, joined Northeast Delta Dental in 2004 after earning her Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, with majors in mathematics and economics. Courtney is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Laurie Masiello, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

While the COVID-19 pandemic left some companies struggling to survive, it delivered a watershed moment for Laurie Masiello’s business.

Lisa Madden, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Lisa Madden was drawn to a mental health career from personal experience. When she was a young child in the ’60s, Lisa would accompany her father to visit her Aunt Peggy, who was developmentally and mentally disabled and had been institutionalized in Massachusetts when family members could no longer care for her.

Crystal Dionne, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Crystal Dionne, CPA, is an experienced finance professional with more than 25 years in leadership roles. She specializes in government finance, financial and strategic planning, treasury management, budgeting and risk management as well as human resources management.

Suzanne Foley, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Suzanne is the founder and president of Port City Pretzels, a Portsmouth-based specialty snack food company she launched in 2015 after a long career in finance, business operations and healthcare administration.

Pease Tradeport continues as NH economic engine

New report cites Tradeport’s ‘uniquely important role in New Hampshire’s economic architecture’ as executive director looks toward ‘retooling’ for life science users

Mission accomplished

After a 14-month construction mission, the “Apollo” landed at the Kelly Falls apartment complex this week with the completion of the Mark Stebbins Community Center, the culmination of a vision by the late Mark Stebbins, a long-time business leader and philanthropist.