New Hampshire Business Review - September-15 2017

September 15, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

Liquor Commission issues invitation to bid on new Portsmouth store

Jeff Feingold,

22,000-square-foot outlet planned at traffic circle

Report: New Hampshire home prices rose 5.8 percent in July

NH Business Review Staff,

National prices rose 6.7 percent in same period

Nonresidential construction plunges again, ABC says

NH Business Review Staff,

But jobs data leaves a ‘muddied’ picture of sector

People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

NH Business Review Staff,

Verani moves Bedford office, Red Oak holds Milford ribbon-cutting … and more

New Hampshire bankruptcy filings jump in August

Bob Sanders,

18 percent annual increase recorded for month

A state of contradictions, especially if you are mentally ill

Nancy West, indepthnh.org,

In New Hampshire, rights matter more for some than for others when caring for the mentally ill

Pro-NAFTA report finds New Hampshire economy gains from treaty

Bob Sanders,

Business Roundtable urges U.S. to expand, not scrap, agreement

New Hampshire tourism officials predict a record-breaking Labor Day

NH Business Review Staff,

More than 640,000 visitors expected for three-day weekend

Tech Tidbits From Across New Hampshire

NH Business Review Staff,

High Tech Council seeks applications for TechOut competition, Walmart rolls out Express Money Services via its mobile app... and more

California incubator supports health care professionals’ innovations

Liisa Rajala,

The Innovation Institute removes risk to advance health care technology

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The drive no one should have to make — and the effort underway to end it

If you live in Manchester or Concord, you probably don’t think twice about finding a doctor. There is a specialist within a few miles for almost anything you need. But if you live in Colebrook, or Lancaster, or any one of dozens of small communities spread across New Hampshire’s North Country, the picture looks very different, and the gap between those two realities is wider than most people realize.

Laser eye surgery and cataract surgery return to Berlin after years without local access

Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH), a member of North Country Healthcare in Berlin, performed its first cataract surgery in recent memory on August 20, 2026, a milestone made possible through the hospital’s partnership with North Country Ophthalmology, a physician-led alliance of board-certified MD ophthalmologists that began seeing patients at AVH in January.

Jaffrey couple cut energy costs with NHSaves

Evan Clements and Precia Harthcock of Jaffrey love their 1926 home, but they acknowledge the drawbacks of houses built in that era. The room that is now their sitting room, for example, was once a porch that had been enclosed and is noticeably colder than other parts of the house. The second floor was much hotter than the first floor, and their kitchen was drafty.

Consider ESOP planning as part of your wealth management

After years of building a business, it is common for owners to seek an exit strategy that preserves the culture and rewards the employees who helped make the business successful. An employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP, is one way to accomplish that goal.