New Hampshire Business Review - September-5 2014

August 21, 2014

NH Business Review Staff

The Foley family’s inspirational dignity

Brad Cook,

As a beacon of faith in a time of horror, they indeed made New Hampshire proud

The future of employment in an automated age

Bill Ryan,

Careers subsisting of creativity and human contact will survive and thrive

Q&A with Lorraine Merrill

Melissa Proulx,

The local food movement is gaining momentum, says Agriculture Commissioner Lorraine Merrill, making farming a viable career choice for New Hampshirites.

Second-act startups

A growing number of seniors are indulging their entrepreneurial spirit

Export-Import Bank has fans in N.H.

Bob Sanders,

Local companies will lose business if the export credit agency is not renewed

New liaison hired to link UNH with manufacturers

Liisa Rajala,

Initiative seeks to boost R&D among small- and medium-sized manufacturers

Standex profits fall, but confidence rises

Bob Sanders,

Acquisition, restructuring costs take a bite out of Q4 earnings

Market Basket wasn't alone when it comes to bad management

Ron Bourque,

What are the other supermarket chains really doing with their newfound customers?

N.Y. broadband firm takes a bigger step into N.H. market

Bob Sanders,

FirstLight Fiber acquires G4 Communications to expand in Granite State

Numbers remain spotty in future N.H. construction

Jeff Feingold,

Total value of 2014 deals is 10% lower than a year ago

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.

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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.