New Hampshire Business Review - November-13 2015

September 29, 2015

NH Business Review Staff

Study: Price-checking can slash medical bills

Liisa Rajala,

MyMedicalShopper says NH patients could have saved $346m in 2014

Somersworth GE plant acquired by Florida firm

Bob Sanders,

70 layoffs expected in early 2016

Ruger reports 23 percent hike in sales

Bob Sanders,

Gun maker sees 76 percent rise in earnings

New Hampshire’s good news problem

Matt Cookson,

Sure, our unemployment rate is low, but we also have thousands of very well-paying job openings going unfilled

Seacoast NH Start-Up finalists compete tonight

NH Business Review Staff,

Five firms to vie for $25,000 prize package

Airbus wing section donated to UNH for research

NH Business Review Staff,

Tail section will be used to support education and research at university’s Flow Physics Facility

Tech Tidbits From Across NH

NH Business Review Staff,

UNHInnovation honors researchers … and more

2015 Business Excellence Winner: Tim Martin of Neoscope

Liisa Rajala,

Tim Martin, president and CEO of Neoscope in Portsmouth, is the 2015 Business Excellence winner in the technology category for a small organization

2015 Business Excellence Winner: Mark Stebbins of PROCON

Liisa Rajala,

Mark Stebbins, CEO of PROCON in Hooksett, is the 2015 Business Excellence winner in the real estate and construction category for a large organization

2015 Business Excellence Winner: Lisa DeStefano of DeStefano Architects

Liisa Rajala,

Lisa DeStefano, owner of DeStefano Architects, in Portsmouth is the 2015 Business Excellence winner in the real estate and construction category for a small organization

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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

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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.