MANCHESTER: The NH Small Business Development Center and NH Tech Alliance have partnered to offer free cybersecurity reviews to businesses with up to 500 employees. The program offers individualized cybersecurity reviews, education and a high-level cyber risk assessment with a cybersecurity expert. A business will meet with an expert to discuss their cybersecurity maturity and needs, and receive a customized evaluation with actionable and achievable steps they can take to start protecting their business immediately. Deadline to apply is Aug. 15. For more information, visit nhsbdc.org.
LACONIA: The board of trustees of the Community College System of New Hampshire has appointed Patrick Cate as interim president of Lakes Region Community College in Laconia. Cate’s appointment took effect on July 21, upon the departure of outgoing president
Dr. Larissa Ruiz Baia. Cate, a resident of Campton, first joined LRCC in
2018 as associate vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, and
in 2019 was promoted to vice president of Academic and Student Affairs.
HANOVER:
The MedTech Collaborative, an association of medical technology
companies in New Hampshire and Vermont, has announced their second
annual Northern New England MedTech Conference on October 12 at the
Hanover Inn in Hanover. Sessions will include information on medtech’s
role in solving healthcare’s biggest issues, supporting innovators in
launching new products, understanding the nuances of purchasing today
and scaling a medtech business regionally and globally. Conference
registration is now open at uppervalleybusinessalliance.com.
CONWAY:
Gov. Chris Sununu signed what he called a “tremendous” bill that will
provide towns with money for roads, bridges and other needed equipment.
Joining him was State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, one of the prime
sponsors of SB 401, which will provide $67 million for road and bridge
projects and police body cameras. The bill is part
of Sununu’s and the Legislature’s efforts over the past two years to
provide over $500 million in funding to towns, schools and counties to
help property taxpayers. Bradley said the bill will give Conway $216,000
for highways and $250,000 for bridge repair.
HAMPSTEAD:
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking input from the
public and mental health providers and advocates as it transforms
Hampstead Hospital from an acute care facility for children into a
residential and treatment hospital for kids and young adults. For people
ages five to 25, the facility would provide care without sending
children out of state because their behavioral health needs can’t be met
here. Children and young adults in the child welfare and juvenile
justice system would be eligible, and the hospital would play a bigger
role in helping patients transition back into their community.
MANCHESTER:
Manchesterbased Brady Sullivan Properties has agreed to pay a $25,000
penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for lead paint
violations at its American Wire Residential Lofts in Pawtucket, R.I.
According to the EPA, the violations included failure to use a Rhode
Island Lead Hazard Control licensed firm, which is required for
companies that perform renovations that disturb painted surfaces in
housing built before 1978. EPA also alleged that the company failed to
ensure that a certified lead renovator was designated as the person
responsible for oversight of each renovation project in a building being
renovated for residential occupancy.
CONCORD:
The Board of Trustees of the University System of New Hampshire has
voted Alex Walker, president and CEO of Catholic Medical Center, as its
chair. Walker succeeds Joseph G. Morone, former president and CEO of
Albany International Corp., who served as board chair for the past three
years and concludes 10 years of exceptional service and leadership.
Walker, who has served as a USNH trustee for six years, will serve as
chair through June 30, 2023.
