Meeting the need for Covid protection
“We are a case study of going from zero to 100 miles an hour in a flash,” said Tom Moulton, founder and president of Sleepnet Corp., which for three decades has made masks for sleep apnea.

Outdoor economy forecast to heat up this winter
“We had anticipated lower ticket sales because of the virus, but with fishing registrations up and how busy the summer was, we may be surprised with a big turnout,”...

Executive Council OKs start of Capitol Corridor design
The prospect of bringing commuter rail service to the Capitol Corridor between Lowell, Mass., and Nashua and Manchester has brightened after the governor and Executive Council authorized the Bureau of Rails and Transit to contract with AECOM Technical Services Inc.

Business groups join in fight for Covid ‘safe harbor’
The effort comes before the language of the bill — to be introduced by Sen. Bob Giuda, R-Warren — has been finalized. But it would provide a safe harbor,...

NH closes 2020 with near record-low bankruptcies
Some 67 individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy protection in December, the lowest number for any December since 1987, save for the three months following a 2005 change in the bankruptcy law that made it much harder to file.

NH BUSINESS REVIEW
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Investment firm takes over Gorham mill, renames company
The cash purchase price was listed as $8.75 million. The new owner also assumed a $3.3 million loan owed to Bank of New Hampshire as well as $248,640 owed to the Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District.

WASHINGTON, D.C
WASHINGTON, D.C.: While most New England states are losing population, New Hampshire has continued its trend of modest gains, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Longtime CATCH Neighborhood Housing CEO dies
Rosemary Heard of Sandwich, the longtime president of Concordbased CATCH Neighborhood Housing and one of the state’s leading advocates for and implementers of projects to aid Granite Staters facing housing insecurity,...

NH human resources initiative spreads nationally
Last month, Richie Coldarci, an HR strategist at Hooksettbased Merchants Fleet, launched “A Friend in HR,” an online resource that connects individuals seeking advice with an HR professional.

TAKE5
Sixty-eight percent of executive transitions founder on issues related to politics, culture and people, and 67% of leaders wish they had moved faster to change their workplace culture..

ABOUT TOWN
1. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has opened its new, fullservice branch at 3 Kilton Road in Bedford. It is the bank’s 21st branch location in New Hampshire,...

THE BOTTOM LINE
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Key issues driving the legislative session
“This year we are not going to do everything we do in a typical session, so we have to work on the biggest things — protecting public health and trying to make sure we do everything we can to get people back to work.

Reaching out with technology
A lot of people are working from home, and depending on the business and job requirements, many organizations have noticed improved performance. Even so, we still have to keep our people connected.

What will you do differently?
Updating an eight-year-old syllabus and assembling course material in a field that has experienced enormous change over this time period has required taking a completely new look at how to present this content.

Do your part: Get vaccinated
For those who are concerned about the speed, I would say that the development pace was not due to a reduction in quality or safety measures; it was the product of groups of the smartest people in the world committed to solving the same problem at the same time.

What will 2021 bring us?
Happy new year! Almost no one will miss 2020, I am certain. Although it seems the most significant hangover issues from that year are still with us: Covid-19, President Trump’s rants about the election, and the resulting unemployment, disruption and distancing.

Outdoors is where it’s at during pandemic
“Golf was up, disc golf is up — we have people that come almost every day for disc golf,” said Bob Bolduc, founder of the nonprofit Bolduc Park on the Laconia-Gilford border.

The challenge of holding Trump accountable
Take your pick: pardons for war criminals and venal cronies, using public office for private gain, tax fraud, lying and manufacturing a steady stream of misinformation,...

Choosing country over party
I wrote an op-ed after the 2016 election encouraging people to give Trump a chance. I did so because even though our choices in that election were far from ideal, he was elected president,...

Covid’s impact on people with serious mental illness
Over the last several months there has been growing awareness of the damage done by the Covid-19 pandemic to not just our physical health but also our mental health.

Raising our voices for justice responsibly
This season of policymaker transition is a time of both hope and deep concern for those of us who care about the common good and a fair and inclusive New Hampshire (and nation) in which no one goes hungry or un-housed;...

Legislature is next stop for NH police reform
A long list of changes to the way New Hampshire police are recruited, trained, supervised and held accountable is about to move from the recommendation stage to implementation,...

Rules revamp key health laws
On Nov. 22, 2020, after over two years of evaluating stakeholder comments, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released final rules that amend regulations to the federal fraud and abuse laws...

State study sounds alarm on homeless ‘tidal wave’
The number of homeless people was already growing fast before the pandemic, and now the problem has grown larger than we know, experts say. In Manchester alone,...

Otten’s company now owns 100% of Balsams
Three years ago, Dagesse, who owns several auto dealerships, sold his 50% share in Balsams View to Otten’s company. Since the sale, Otten has served as lead developer while Hebert retained partial ownership.

Coos economic development agencies merge
She said the merger “is good for the economic development of our county. It means that resources are pooling so that they can have greater impact.” She said the merger means that CEDC will now have more of an impact in the northern,...

Lincoln Financial campus on market for $6m
Lincoln Financial Group, which for years was a major employer in Concord, has put its 178-acre, 1 Granite Place property — including its two office buildings,...

CALENDAR
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Q&A INTERVIEW
There was increased use over the summer. It was an impact to people really trying to scramble to make sure we could provide the level of service that we needed to keep up with all the demands that were out there.

THE LATEST
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Chief Judge McCafferty to receive equality award
The award is presented to someone “who is dedicated to promoting respect and fair treatment towards all members of the judicial system. This person acts as a leader, educator and role model on such issues.”.

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
If you recall, there were about four dozen reps who refused to wear a mask, so they were banished to an isolated section. And, as the evidence showed,...