New Hampshire Business Review - Sept 22, 2023

September 20, 2023

Amanda Andrews

Q&A: HydroComp Technical Director Don MacPherson

Greg Trauthwein- Maritime Reporter and Engineering News,

Don MacPherson of HydroComp, discusses the impacts of tightening emissions regulations for vessel performance.

Doctor Or Nurse Stethoscope Medical Device Or Equipment With Metal Parts And Black Tubing Laying On A Pile Of United States Currency In Large Bills Or Cash Covering The Entire Surface.

Concord school district secures grant for youth mental health services

Sruthi Gopalakrishnan/Concord Monitor,

The Concord School District will receive nearly $1 million to support school and family mental health services.

CJ’s Great West Grill in Manchester set to close

NH Business Review Staff,

CJ’s Great West Grill's landlord of South Willow Street, in Manchester, property plans to lease to new tenant

(Opinion) Northern Pass Lite: Phase I

Kris Pastoriza,

Specifics still needed to know how asset condition projects will affect ratepayers’ bills from Eversource

A career fighting for NH housing solutions

Rick Fabrizio,

Dean Christon to receive Business & Industry Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award during their annual dinner and awards celebration

Reagan’s ‘microphone’ man

Brad Cook,

Jerry Carmen was a major player in NH business and politics

Going the distance in the North Country

John Koziol,

Going the distance in the North Country with finances, mentorship programs, jump-start small businesses and entrepreneurs

NH AG concludes investigation into 2021 Portsmouth election

Jeff McMenemy-Portsmouth Herald,

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office concluded former Portsmouth mayor Steve Marchand was responsible for creating and distributing derogatory ads aimed at then-Mayor Rick Becksted and four former city councilors during the city’s 2021 election cycle.

UNH researchers awarded close to $3m to develop sustainable in-space manufacturing

NH Business Review Staff,

As of November 2022, the U.S. Space Surveillance Network reported 25,857 artificial objects in orbit above the Earth from discarded rockets and satellites.

NH Tech Alliance announces 2023 Innovation Summit agenda

NH Business Review Staff,

The NH Tech Alliance recently shared the program outline for their 2023 Innovation Summit, presented by Big Network.

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The next evolution of workplace well-being

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