New Hampshire Business Review - September 11, 2020

September 10, 2020

Q&A with Bob Lavoie of Bob’s Coins in Manchester

John Angelo,

With the price of gold up 50% in 2020 and silver with a 51% gain over the same period, it’s a good time to catch up with Bob Lavoie, proprietor of Bob’s Coins in Manchester

How Covid may change banking forever

NH Business Review Staff,

Survey finds consumers, businesses say adaptations made in pandemic may be permanent

Embracing courage in the workplace

Doug Teschner,

Leaders who live their values take on the hard tasks

Another Covid heartbreaker

Ron Bourque,

Despite our best efforts, things don’t always work out

Is it time for you to e-commerce?

Chuck Sink,

Some guidelines for how to approach selling your products or services online

Letter to the editor: Public option could hurt businesses, workers

Letter to the Editor,

A government-controlled healthcare insurance system would be fiscally irresponsible.

The Community Banker of the Year? All of them

Kristy Merrill,

During the pandemic, New Hampshire’s bankers did extraordinary work

Dec. 30 CARES deadline puts shelters on edge

Michael Kitch,

Clock is ticking on projects as homelessness risk rises

Facing down NH’s demographic crisis

Michael McCord,

New book’s target remains state housing policies

Hard choices in the Covid economy

Michael McCord,

Concord entrepreneur Ahmad Aissa strives to reinvent his bakery’s business model

More news from NHBR:

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

Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.

NHBR About Town: Week of March 27, 2026

Business and event happenings around the state of NH

The Latest: Week of March 27, 2026

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

The New England energy market

Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions

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.