New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 5, 2025

September 4, 2025

Bedford tech company expands with an eye on AI

Paul Briand,

SilverTech CEO Nick Soggu discusses the promise and risks of AI as his Bedford-based agency acquires Paragon, expanding digital experience services and advancing AI-driven innovation.

Luring medical residents to train, and stay, in New Hampshire

Meera Mahadevan, Granite State News Collaborative,

Educational institutions and hospitals are taking steps to help alleviate New Hampshire’s primary care doctor shortage by trying to expand the pipeline of doctors to help replace those who are leaving.

Critical Condition: Are primary care doctors becoming a vanishing breed in New Hampshire?

Meera Mahadevan, Granite State News Collaborative,

It’s getting harder for patients to find a doctor as wait times and barriers to access grow

Public education for business

Michelle Veasey,

NH ranks last in the nation for funding public higher education per capita

Trial and error is a sloppy way to investigate and/or manage

Ron Bourque,

Air India crash theories abound, but the facts have yet to emerge

Q&A with Green Lightning Energy’s Jason Plant & Miles Drum

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Nearly two years ago, Jason Plant and Kadin Burns founded Green Lightning Energy in Sanbornton with the goal to make clean energy affordable for everyday homeowners.

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Note from the field: The outdoor economy is everyone’s economy

For NH Business Review,

New Hampshire’s $4B outdoor economy supports 32,000 jobs and ranks 8th in the nation.

The Bottom Line: Sprague, White Mountains Insurance Group and generative AI

NH Business Review Staff,

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

I-95 median barrier: $4.6M project approved after NH highway deaths

Ian Lenahan-Foster's Daily Democrat,

A nearly $4.6 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a five-mile median barrier on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire with the goal to prevent highway deaths.

Electrician Mounting Solar Panel On Roof Of Modern House

Advocates decry $43.5 M solar grant clawback

Paul Briand,

Trump pulls funding for Solar for All program, which aims to expand access for low-income users

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Presidential Mountain Resort files for bankruptcy

A decade after buying the property to redevelop it into a new generation of vacation cabins, the owner of Presidential Mountain Resort LLC (PMR) in Bethlehem has filed for bankruptcy protection in New York’s federal court, claiming more than $13 million in liabilities owed.

Health care costs pinch Granite Staters, but not as hard as rest of country

Failure to restore ACA tax cuts will only make things worse, according to U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan

Preparation drives long-term business growth

One of the things I enjoy most about working with New Hampshire business owners is hearing what they’re building toward. Whether it’s growth, succession or greater stability, our conversations are almost always about the future.

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Ask the Experts: Is your wealth strategy keeping up with growth?

For many business owners, building wealth is closely tied to the success of the company. But as revenue grows and priorities shift, it can be difficult to know how much cash to keep available, how much to reinvest and when to begin planning for longer-term goals.