New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 5, 2025

September 4, 2025

Gather’s leadership says termination of grant has multiple impacts on NH

Contributed to NH Business Review,

Seacoast nonprofit Gather lost a $350K EPA climate justice grant to expand food recovery and fight hunger after the program’s termination.

Paid, on-the-job training and education creates career path to address workforce shortages

NH Business Review Staff,

ApprenticeshipNH has partnered with Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire/Vermont and Elm Grove Companies to launch New Hampshire’s first registered apprenticeship program (RAP) for maintenance technicians

Renewable energy is a smart business strategy

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Despite shifting policies and regulatory headwinds, behind-the-meter solar remains one of the most cost-effective and quickly deployable solutions to control energy expenses.

Derry, Salem methadone clinics under investigation

For NH Business Review,

Two for-profit methadone clinics in Derry and Salem are under investigation as part of a statewide initiative looking into unnecessary barriers patients might face when seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

Exeter residents file lawsuit against RiverWoods

Brandon Ng, Portsmouth Herald,

More than 100 residents are suing the town and RiverWoods over a proposed “massive” health care facility they say would disrupt the character of their neighborhood.

Trump tariffs add to woes for coffee shops

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Rising tariffs on Brazilian coffee beans are squeezing Concord’s Brothers Cortado, driving costs up and margins down

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Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole

Jeremy Margolis-Concord Monitor,

As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…

Take Five: finances, tariffs and AI

NH Business Review Staff,

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

GBCC helps meet growing demand for surgical technologists

For NH Business Review,

Portsmouth-based GBCC offers one of the few associate degree programs in Surgical Technology in the region and the only one in New Hampshire that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP).

NH fun in the summer

Brad Cook,

The Granite State abounds with free and inexpensive recreation and entertainment

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Improving performance: The sacrificial turkey

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Hitchiner Manufacturing increases starting hourly wage

Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. has raised its starting hourly wage to $25.77, aligning entry-level pay with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator for a single adult with no children in New Hampshire.

Cook on Concord: Spring reflections

This was a season for a 60th high school reunion and overseas travel

Employment typically peaks during summer in NH, but 2025 data suggests constraints may slow that growth

As New Hampshire enters another summer tourism season, recent employment data shows how seasonal hiring patterns may be changing across the Granite State.

Driven by defense

New Hampshire’s growing role in military and security related manufacturing was on display June 3 in Nashua. About 200 people, representing advanced manufacturing interests both in the state and regionally, registered for the Northeast National Security Conference that organizer Julie Demers said goes “beyond traditional defense that people would think of.”