The ‘rigorous’ road to B Corp status
How Piscataqua Savings Bank accomplished certification

NH’s in-home care program threatened with ‘collapse’
Budget maneuvers in Senate could force it to shut down

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Elm Grove converting market-rate apartments to affordable housing in Rochester
Manchester-based real estate development firm Elm Grove Companies has begun converting a market-rate apartment complex in Rochester to workforce housing units.

Hannah Grimes receives $50k grant for biotech work
Hannah Grimes and the 39 other winners spread across 30 states were chosen by the agency’s Office of Investment and Innovation on May 4.

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$10m sought for online ‘business support’ portal
The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee is scheduled to take up the request Friday.

Bill seeks to close sales loophole for pot-related substance
The bill passed the Senate last week, and would become law with House approval and the governor’s signature.

McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass
McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and the NH Community Behavioral Health Association are behind an exhibit at the airport that highlights stories of people living with mental illness.

IN BRIEF
The state added 400 workers between March and April, according to the Department of Employment Security.

Mary Jo Brown named Holloway Entrepreneur of the Year
Brown, who graduated in 1989 from UNH with a bachelor of fine arts degree in etching, founded Brown & Company in 1992.

Ledyard Financial Group appoints new CEO
After 18 years at the helm of Hanoverbased Ledyard Financial Group and Ledyard National Bank, CEO Kathy Underwood has announced she will be retiring in July.

ReVision Energy, Upper Valley affordable housing effort honored
Michelle Veasey, left, executive director of NH Businesses for Social Responsibility, presents the organization’s Cornerstone Award to representatives of ReVision Energy.

TAKE 5
New Hampshire ranked No. 16 in the U.S., with a GDP impact of $474 million (a 17.3 percent increase year over year),...

THE BOTTOM LINE
Mark Koulogeorge of MK Capital will be joining the Datanomix board of directors.

ABOUT TOWN
1. Last month, Easterseals NH, VT & Farnum held its 10th Annual Spirit of Hope event to benefit Farnum, New Hampshire’s comprehensive alcohol and other drug addiction treatment program.

A ‘forgotten’ forever chemical
Liquid simmers and gurgles in the bulbous flasks sitting atop a multi-unit heating system.

The flawed confirmation process
Michael Delaney is a fine attorney, a fine man and an involved citizen.

NIST grant seeks to beef up domestic supply chain
Funding to encourage small, medium-sized manufacturing firms to work with local partners

Taking cybercrime seriously
Major corporations are quick to defend their turf and their brands. Why not online, too?

Interest renews in rail proposal through North Country
Ericka Canales, executive director of Coos Economic Development Corp., said while the drop-off time, estimated to be between 11 p.m.

Nurturing diversity is good for kids, schools and NH
Why it’s important to anyone who cares about student success

Women make the NH economy work – let’s invest in them
It’s time for lawmakers to back a ‘mom-friendly’ state budget

Retrieving the joy in medicine
Our current healthcare system benefits hospitals and corporations at the expense of physicians and patients

‘All of the above’ efforts needed to lower NH energy prices
The Granite State has some of the highest electricity prices in the nation.

Will artificial intelligence revolutionize the hiring process?
Employers have found ways to use AI to streamline and simplify the challenges of finding the right people to fill job openings.

Making the ‘A’ in AI authentic
Human elements still remain essential in truly effective communications

An AI bill of rights
Citizens need a simple tool to confront significant challenges posed by the technology

Navigating the New Business Culture
NH Business Review’s NextGen New Hampshire will explore the next generation of business culture as well as the challenges that the younger workforce is experiencing on their career pathways.

The plight of pre-patent procedures
To ensure IP protection, pre-filing should get as much consideration as filing for a patent

Four things you should know about copyright litigation
Understanding the basics can go a long way to avoiding lawsuits

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Q&A INTERVIEW
Cort Mendez has just opened the state’s first urgent care clinic for pets, PetWellClinic in Manchester.

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FLOTSAM&JETSAM
“I’m more of a lower-case ‘L’ – libertarian, of course.”