New Hampshire's Business News for May 9
A look at today's top business headlines, including: DES names 44 sites with possible PFC use, Hitchiner shuts down in Littleton, In survey, NH residents optimistic about businesses, NH still looking for public health chief, what’s happened to the two political parties?
DES lists 44 NH facilities as potential PFC users Manufacturing sites are located in 8 of 10 counties. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
Hitchiner closes Littleton location After 32 years in town, Hitchiner Manufacturing, a privately held company that makes stainless steel investment castings for customers in the automotive, aerospace, defense and industrial gas turbine industries, recently closed its doors for good. – NH UNION LEADER
Hospitals find strength, resources in numbers The strategic partnership between two community hospitals and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is expected to reduce redundancies and make for more uniform care in the region, hospital officials said. – THE KEENE SENTINEL
Wentworth-Douglass sees healthy future Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is now officially part of the Massachusetts General Hospital family, and the impacts of the partnership are starting to come into focus. – FOSTER’S DAILY DEMOCRAT
Survey: NH residents optimistic about businesses A survey of New Hampshire residents shows they remain optimistic about business conditions in the state, and the percentage expecting bad times is the lowest in over a decade. – FOSTER’S DAILY DEMOCRAT
Shackles on Seacoast economy The commercial real estate market for office and industrial space is booming in the region. – PORTSMOUTH HERALD
Misunderstood pollock key to New England seafood’s future A loose consortium of fishermen, processors, restaurateurs and sustainable seafood advocates is trying to rebrand Atlantic pollock as New England's fish. – PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
Hassan issues executive order on fossil fuel reduction Gov. Maggie Hassan has issued an executive order updating New Hampshire's goals of reducing fossil fuel use at state-owned facilities by 50 percent by 2030. – NH PUBLIC RADIO
Understanding ice storms Scientists have long known that ice storms are destructive, but are still wondering: How destructive? And for how long? – THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
February freeze decimates the peach crop The peach crop in much of the Northeast was decimated by sub-zero temperatures in mid-February in what one fruit tree expert describes as the Valentine's Day massacre of the peach blooms. – FOSTER’S DAILY DEMOCRAT
Rules of the Uber road Can rural areas accommodate ride-sharing? – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
FDA regulations on 'vaping' industry causes some concern in NH At least one owner of a shop that sells electronic devices and liquids for people to inhale vapors, and get off cigarettes believes the Food and Drug Administration's new regulations on e-cigarettes and cigars will ultimately squash the industry and hand a monopoly over to a tobacco giant. – NH UNION LEADER
NH still looking for public health chief It’s been a year since Dr. Jose Montero, New Hampshire’s nationally recognized public health director, left to take a new position at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene. – NH UNION LEADER
New Hampshire sees surge in nesting eagles So far, 39 eagle nests with incubating eggs have been identified, a 30 percent increase from last year and a dramatic rise from the 1990s, when the state only had one nesting pair. – FOSTER’S DAILY DEMOCRAT
Navy christens USS Manchester The U.S. Navy has christened a combat ship in honor of New Hampshire's largest city. – NH PUBLIC RADIO
Phillips Exeter probe reaches to N.C. Another graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy has come forward with sexual abuse allegations dating back several decades, this time involving a 43-year-old man who claims he was molested by a male admissions officer as a 14-year-old visiting freshman in the 1970s. – NH UNION LEADER
What’s happened to the two parties? Identity politics. Back in the 1990s, the phrase meant one thing – people voting in the interests of their group. Today it’s a question of party identity. What is a Democrat, what is a Republican? – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
NHBR Featured Event: NHBSR Spring Conference The theme of this year’s NH Businesses for Social Responsibility Spring Conference is “A Story Worth Sharing – The Chapters of Your Sustainability Journey,” featuring branding expert Simon Mainwaring, breakout sessions and in-depth huddle-up sessions. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Grappone Conference Center, Concord. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
