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$196m federal broadband award a ‘game-changer’
New Hampshire will be receiving nearly $200 million in federal funding to expand broadband access around the state — an amount that will help the state achieve its long-held goal of giving all households and businesses the ability to connect to reliable internet service.

BFA seeks to finance planned New Balance factory
The details must be approved later this summer by the Executive Council.

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$90,000 CDFA award boosts NH Preservation Alliance’s trades workforce initiative
The Preservation Trades Workforce Development Initiative has received $90,000 in Community Development Finance Authority tax credits, a major boost to the effort to strengthen the state’s skilled trades workforce.

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SolutionHealth in deal to build 144-bed mental health hospital
SolutionHealth has not chosen a location for the new hospital, but it did say it will be in the southeastern part of the state.

Exeter Health Resources merges with Beth Israel Lahey
The merger of Exeter Health Resources — parent company of Exeter Hospital, Core Physicians and Rockingham Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice — with Beth Israel Lahey Health is now official.

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THE BOTTOM LINE
The U.S. Department of Defense is partnering with the Keene plant to increase manufacturing of high-precision ball bearings for defense and aerospace systems.

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ABOUT TOWN
The funds will be used to provide financial assistance for at-risk and low-income New Hampshire girls, as well as help the growth of the Girl Scouts’ New Hampshire Outreach Troop program.

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Ambition that drives success
While there was often some uncertainty, most expressed confidence that was evident in their tone of voice and body language.

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SBDC aims to fill capital gaps for Latino entrepreneurs
Liaison with community aims to be the ‘missing link’ in assistance

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CSX rail infrastructure upgrade includes NH projects
Company expects to spend over $100m on regional improvements

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AI: a blessing or a curse?
Artificial intelligence comes with benefits, but there are warning signs to heed

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2022 federal law jumpstarting NH’s climate plan
New Hampshire — long an outlier among New England states on climate action — is on its way to creating a new climate plan for the first time in 14 years.

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Lawmakers earmarked $40m to ease housing shortage
Budget contains funds for affordable housing development, municipal infrastructure aid

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The covert campaign to get kids hooked on smoking
A boost in education regarding the side effects of using cigarettes has not resulted in the discontinuation of these harmful products.

‘Deconstructing Stigma’ one traveler at a time
Powerful mental health exhibit at Manchester airport a step toward raising awareness

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Patent proposal threatens gains made in fighting ‘trolls’
Small businesses could face new surge in challenges if changes are made

State budget invests in New Hampshire’s future workforce
Its meaningful increase in support signals a renewed commitment to public education

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Laconia State School redevelopment plan scaled back
Developers of 220-acre property cut number of homes by 30%

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The zone of opportunity after a failed 1031 exchange
Qualified Opportunity Zones provide another way for investors to defer taxes

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Easterseals to build $23m veterans campus in Franklin
15-acre campus to include affordable housing, short-term rentals and retreat center

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Q&A INTERVIEW
Brian Callnan, who started work in May as the first CEO of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, has had a long career in the utility industry both in Vermont and here in New Hampshire, most recently as vice president of power and access at the NH Electric Cooperative.

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THE LATEST
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FLOTSAM&JETSAM
The drumbeats were at first a little distant but still had enough volume, emanating from on the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal offices in the Fox News compound on Sixth Ave in NYC.
