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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The Bottom Line: Planet Fitness, White Mountains Partners and Albany International

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

Swings in the global energy market reach NH

Petroleum energy prices are rising globally, and New Hampshire is not immune to this increase. Sharp upward pressures on prices, particularly for crude oil, pose a new challenge to household budgets in the Granite State.

Wilcox Industries eyes 12-story expansion called ‘gem of Newington’

Wilcox Industries, a military and law enforcement tactical equipment developer and manufacturer, is planning a major addition to its headquarters that would house partner businesses in the electrooptics industry.

Take 5: Outdoor recreation sector, fuel prices and remote workers

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

SBA announces National Small Business Week 2026 award winners

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) earlier this month announced its 2026 New Hampshire Small Business Award winners.

CCSNH receives funding to fill growing workforce demands for energy contractors

The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) and Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) received approval for a $1.2 million Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) grant from the New Hampshire Executive Council to meet workforce needs for energy contractors.

Surviving ‘The Pitt’

Hit HBO medical drama underscores the impact of stress in the workplace

Q&A with Taylor Community President & CEO Michael Flaherty

Since Michael Flaherty joined Taylor Community as president and CEO more than a decade ago, the Lakes Region continuing care retirement community (CCRC) has grown to three sites, expanding form its Laconia flagship to locations in Wolfeboro and one in Meredith that it acquired from other providers.