MANCHESTER: Spirit Airlines’ first flight arrived at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Oct. 7. Spirit is the first new airline at the Manchester airport in 17 years, and the non-stop flight from Myrtle Beach by Spirit marks the first time the airport has had a non-stop, nonconnecting flight to South Carolina.

The airline will offer non-stop service from Manchester to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and Orlando International Airport, with flights to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers and Tampa International Airport beginning in November.

CONCORD: The New Hampshire Department of Insurance has launched a new HealthCost website designed to help people compare prices across healthcare facilities. The site also includes information on health insurance and an interactive tool to compare hospitals’ quality of care, cleanliness and customer satisfaction. The site can be accessed at nhhealthcost.nh.gov.

CONCORD: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is seeking qualified applicants to install electric vehicle charging equipment that will be covered by a trust fund in a settlement reached with Volkswagen over emissions control software. Responses are due Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. In September, Volkswagen announced that it would pay the state $1.15 million in a settlement for the use of devices on some diesel vehicles that resulted in excess emissions of nitrogen oxides.

LONDONDERRY: Stonyfield Organic has agreed to buy milk from some of the organic dairy producers that were dropped after Danone, owner of Horizon Organic, recently announced its departure from much of the Northeast. Gary Hirshberg, cofounder of Stonyfield, said the company does not yet know how many farmers it can accept, but it could be 10 or more. Danone sent letters in August to 89 organic farmers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, announcing that its contracts with the farmers would end Aug. 31, 2022. Stonyfield has not announced which farms might be included.

CONCORD: Daniel Dister, New Hampshire’s chief information security officer, has left the post to work under the Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget, leaving Chief Information Officer Denis Goulet to temporarily take on the role. According to Deputy Chief Information Security Officer Robert Caryl, Goulet will serve as acting CISO until the position is permanently filled. Dister first took on the role in 2017, and also served as chair of the state’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

CONCORD: The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority has approved a $1 million loan to help Littleton-based AHEAD Inc. improve and expand an existing addiction and recovery center in Bethlehem. The center, previously known as Friendship House, will be renamed New Hampshire Detox, and will be renovated and upgraded to allow for an increase in bed count from 36 to 44. The facility will be operated and managed by Amatus Recovery Centers, which currently offers substance use disorder treatment services through Blueprint Recovery Center in Concord and Bonfire Behavioral Health in the Seacoast area.

WHITEFIELD: Rob Wisnouckas has purchased the historic Allard Block in downtown Whitefield, which sat vacant for several years. The building, built in 1905, was once known as H.A. Graves Store. Since then, it’s been home to several businesses, including a video store, bakery and antique shop. Wisnouckas said his plan is to have rental apartments available on the top floors and a café in the storefront.