PEMBROKE: Brendan Williams, president and CEO of the New Hampshire Health Care Association, a trade group for the state’s nursing homes, says that they are in financial distress and are calling for more help from the state. “The entire sector is teetering, and we will see facility fire sales and closures,” Williams said in a statement released Sept. 23. Gov. Chris Sununu earmarked $30 million from the state’s portion of the CARES Act relief bill for nursing homes, but Williams said that money has been slow to reach providers.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: New Hampshire’s U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are joining several New England colleagues in seeking $10 billion in federal funding for bus, motorcoach and passenger ferry companies that are struggling because of the coronavirus. They say the cancellation of school field trips, tours and college sports seasons has forced motorcoach companies to furlough or lay off thousands of workers, they said, and privately owned school bus companies have faced significant losses as many states and communities move to remote learning.
NASHUA: Dr. Scott A. Wolf has been named the new president of Southern New Hampshire Health, parent company of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua. Wolf, who was chosen after a national search to replace interim President Colin McHugh, will begin his new job Nov. 30. He also will serve as executive vice president of SolutionHealth, which was formed in 2017 as a partnership between Southern New Hampshire Health and Manchester-based Elliot Health System.
OSSIPEE: A little over $4.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation has been awarded to the New Hampshire Northcoast railroad line, members of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation. The funds, which come from the DOT’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, will be used to renovate and modernize the rail line. New Hampshire Northcoast, a subsidiary of Boston Sand & Gravel Company, operates 43 miles of track between Ossipee and Rollinsford.
CONCORD: Debra Di Nola, former human resources manager at Freudenberg NOK Sealing Technologies in Manchester, has filed suit against the company, saying she was fired from her job “for exaggerating the ‘China Virus.’” She said the action came after she told two employees returning to the United States from Asia earlier this year that they needed to quarantine. In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Concord, Di Nola claims that leaders at the Manchester offices were unhappy that she told the two employees to stay home. In its response, the company says that Di Nola has a history of making exaggerated claims.
MANCHESTER: Applications from New Hampshire startups are being accepted through Oct. 18 for the NH Tech Alliance’s Speed Venture Summit, an investor “speed dating” event. The Nov. 5 virtual event is aimed at helping startups connect with investors across the region. At the event, a group of investors and entrepreneurs will match startups with multiple investors for individual pitches. For more information about applying, visit nhtechalliance.org. Investors interested in taking part can contact Joshua Cyr at jcyr@nhtechalliance.org.
NEW YORK: An analysis of the most wealthy people in each state by 24/7 Wall Street has found that the top 1% of earners in New Hampshire make over $510,178 a year. The average annual income for New Hampshire’s top 1% is $1,453,974, and the share of all income in the state earned by the top 1% is 16.4%, according to the analysis, which examined Internal Revenue Service data from 2017. The analysis by 24/7 Wall Street found that the $510,178 income was the 14th highest among the 50 states.
NORWICH, VT.: Trail Finder, an online resource for finding trails in New Hampshire and Vermont, has launched Trailside Services, a portal aimed at connecting businesses and attractions with trail users. Listings on the new portal, launched with the help of a grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, will be free through April 1, 2021, to businesses and attractions that cater to trail users. For more information, visit trailfinder.info.
