New Hampshire Business Review - May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Mike Cote

Take 5: Federal taxation, financial advice and job searching

Trisha Nail,

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

A sequel with a twiist

Mike Cote,

Dean Kamen company launches portable insulin pump that succeeds the one he invented more than 40 years ago

The role of Medicaid in funding New Hampshire’s health care system

Jessica Williams/NH Fiscal Policy Institute,

Public health coverage remains essential for helping to ensure all residents can access health care services and contribute to a growing New Hampshire economy.

Proposed 160-unit housing development takes next step in Hooksett

Andrew Sylvia-Manchester Ink Link,

The former home to offices for Cigna is proposed to be divided into 80 new apartments within the site’s existing building and another 80 townhouse units to be placed in and near the site’s existing parking lot.

Take 5: Gov. Kelly Ayotte, sales jobs and AI usage

Trisha Nail,

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

CCSNH’s ApprenticeshipNH and Lonza launch new biomanufacturing apprenticeship program

NH Business Review Staff,

ApprenticeshipNH, the workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire, is collaborating with Lonza on a new apprenticeship program at its Portsmouth facility

2 of 5 Grappone auto franchises to be sold as part of family transition

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

The Grappone Auto Group is selling two of its franchises, Toyota and Hyundai, as the company completes the transition into the fourth generation of family ownership.

Large solar array proposed for Concord’s closed landfill

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Concord may finally be joining the list of places putting solar farms atop their closed landfills.

The Bottom Line: NBT Bancorp, Itaconix and Eastern Bankshares

Contributed to NH Business Review,

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

We can’t keep exporting our wealth and our jobs

Ron Bourque,

Tariffs could help reset global trade

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Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.