People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Knox Financial opens New Hampshire office … and more

Owners Nancy and Lenny Abreu stand outside their new restaurant, the Golden Corral, at 655 S. Willow St. in The Shoppes at South Willow in Manchester. The restaurant was built by M&M Construction Services of Bedford. Grand opening of the restaurant is scheduled for Aug. 17.
Lifeline Financial Services, a full-service accounting and bookkeeping firm, is moving from Canal Street location in Manchester to a new location at 45 & 46 Bedford Place on South River Road in Bedford. The relocation will be completed on Oct. 1, the company said. The new location has 2,800 square feet of space, 1,600 more than the previous spot.
Alain LeBlanc has been promoted to director of field operations at Jewett Construction, Raymond. He previously was a senior project manager at the firm.
Hassan Essa has joined Boston-based real estate startup Knox Financial to head its New Hampshire office. Essa, who serves on Manchester’s Office of Youth Services Advisory Committee, is a Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor and a member of New Hampshire Air National Guard. In May, Knox announced that Matt Marra of Portsmouth, a well-known tech entrepreneur and investor. was named Knox’s vice president of growth.