NHBR About Town: Week of March 27, 2026
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Hypertherm’s newly opened manufacturing facility in Lebanon has received LEED Gold designation — the only plant of its kind in New Hampshire to receive that recognition.
The Hanover-based manufacturer of plasma, laser and waterjet cutting systems, opened the 160,000-square-foot facility in 2013. The plant received a total of 62 points from the U.S. Green Building Council.
“We are grateful to the amazing team of professionals who helped us stay true to our core values and environmental goals by guiding us through this process,” said Barbara Couch, director of corporate social responsibility at Hypertherm. “The end result, coupled with today’s LEED Gold announcement, is more than we ever could have hoped for.”
In addition to fostering the eventual creation of up to 500 new jobs, the facility includes advanced research and development space, training classrooms, and engineering labs.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
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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.
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.
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