CONCORD: Gov. Chris Sununu says he’s going to issue an executive order stipulating all school districts in the state have at least two days of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The order would take effect on March 8, Sununu said. He said there are only about a half-dozen districts left in the state that aren’t offering a hybrid schedule.

CONCORD: The governor’s economic reopening task force has issued guidelines that will allow summer camps to open later this year. Among the task force’s recommendations for camp operators includes keeping children in small groups, requiring staff to quarantine on site for 10 days, as well as Covid-19 testing before and during the camp stay. Only four of the state’s 95 overnight summer camps opened last summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. New Hampshire’s summer camp industry employs more than 300 full-time, yearround staff. Before the pandemic, nearly 100,000 children participated each summer.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.: Amid a nationwide closure in retail shopping outlets, the Old Navy clothing chain has announced plans to open two new stores in New Hampshire, one in Epping and the other in Salem. The national clothing retail chain, which is owned by Gap Inc., said its new locations will be open at Epping’s Brickyard Square shopping center in April and in May at the Tuscan Village complex in Salem. Each store will be approximately 14,000 square feet.

LITTLETON: The North Country Consortium for Workforce Advancement, an organization formed to address the challenges of the region’s employers, is partnering with Southern New Hampshire University and Vermont Technical College to identify workforce and training needs of businesses. The organization is developing a needs assessment survey to collect information to help the colleges develop programs to meet employers’ needs. Businesses interested in taking part can contact Mike Alberts or Alex Ritchie at info@nccfwa.org.

CONCORD: The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority has announced a $1 million increase in small business loans available via the Strafford Economic Development Corp. The BFA and SEDC have previously provided $3.5 million to businesses in the region. For more information, visit sedcnh.org.

CONCORD: The state Department of Health and Human Services has received nearly $20 million from the federal government as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to support child care programs across the state. The funding will be distributed to family child care providers, child care centers and licensedexempt individual providers to support their operations as they continue to navigate through the pandemic. A streamlined application will be available March 1 at nh-connections.org.

LANCASTER: Craig Sanborn, owner of the former Black Mag gunpowder plant in Colebrook, who was imprisoned over a deadly 2010 explosion, has been denied a request for an early release. Sanborn, 71, was convicted in 2013 in the explosion that killed two workers at the plant and sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison on two manslaughter counts. Sanborn’s minimum release date is November 2023, when he’ll be 74.

SALEM: Limoncello producer Fabrizia Spirits has nearly doubled the size of its facility at 2 Industrial Way in Salem, to 11,000 square feet, with the goal of increasing efficiency to accommodate strong sales momentum and demand. The expansion also makes room for the 500,000 Sicilian lemons Fabrizia imports each year as a key ingredient in its Limoncello, ready-to-drink canned cocktails, lemon-scented hand sanitizer and the new Fabrizia Lemon Baking Company.