Mocktails, cocktails and kombucha
New Hampshire’s bars, liquor stores reflect a trend toward healthier living

A struggling workforce
Local colleges’ new grads enter a job market in flux

Around the planet 25 times
SubCom connects the world with undersea cable for high-speed networks

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NH Food Bank faces increased demand as food insecurity rates continue to rise statewide
In recent months, the New Hampshire Food Bank has faced uncertain and rising costs, as well as significant funding cuts to its NH Feeding NH program, which supports the purchase of fresh, nutritious produce, protein and dairy directly from New Hampshire farms.

New Salem casino seeks charitable partners
Organizations and charities are now welcome to apply with Live! Casino Salem to receive charitable funding as the first phase of the project plans to open this summer.

IN BRIEF
NASHUA: The Nash Casino presented a combined $1.6 million to eight New Hampshire nonprofit organizations during a brief check presentation ceremony on May 20.

The 2025 NH Energy Champion Award Winners Announced
The eighth annual New Hampshire Energy Week marked another successful year of convening leaders and stakeholders from across the state’s diverse energy landscape.

TAKE 5
Americans are slightly more likely to trust friends and family over financial advisers and planners

U.S. senators: 150 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hires held up by federal office
The shipyard is undergoing a federally funded dry dock expansion project now estimated to cost approximately $2 billion.

THE BOTTOM LINE
HANCOCK LUMBER TO ACQUIRE JOHNSON LUMBER

Building blocks
HUD funds support housing, health and child care projects

Honoring Swope, Souter and Truncellito
These three NH leaders are outstanding examples of civics in action

Fidelity’s Financial Literacy Day teaches local teens the ABCs of money
Doro Koita, a former member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester, became a Fidelity employee after joining its paid internship program in its first year.

The danger of vouchers
Private schools should have to play by the same rules as public schools

Dartmouth student workers plan to strike
The Student Worker Collective represents undergraduate students who work in dining services and as undergraduate advisors, or UGAs, also called resident assistants.

Nursing home funding at risk
Offsetting tax cuts through Medicaid cuts would jeopardize health care in NH

State takes over group that buys health insurance for local towns
Pooled risk-management programs were authorized by state law in 1987 to help smaller communities self-insure for employee health insurance or against liability or property damage.

NH advocates discuss impacts of budget cuts
Boosted by Alcohol Fund dollars, New Hampshire has worked over the past 10 years to build a robust network of recovery organizations.

To exempt or non-exempt?
Considerations when moving employees to part-time status

Climate accountability is a public safety priority
We can thank Formella for holding opioid manufacturers accountable and winning a $40 million settlement to the public benefit of New Hampshire.

Keep the American Dream alive
Protect UNIQUE scholarships and fund our public colleges and universities

Reform pharmacy benefit managers’ control now
It’s time to rein in the PBM middlemen driving up prescription drug costs

NH needs more hospital competition
Fostering the growth of more hospital organizations may help lower costs for patients

Implications from 1st Circuit’s decision on health care
Earlier this year on February 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit issued a significant decision with implications not only for companies in the health care industry, but for any organization doing business with the federal government.

Keene settles with fire captain for over $300K
Keene recently settled with a former fire captain who’d alleged he was wrongfully terminated, an agreement between him and the city shows.

Exeter OKs plan to transform lot into townhomes
Exeter’s Planning Board recently granted final approval for plans to transform a long-vacant plot of land on Portsmouth Avenue into six townhouses.

Affordable housing in Conway ‘doable’ but costly
Though the regulatory process remains expensive and the cost of building materials high, changes in Conway zoning in recent years have helped make affordable housing more possible.

Mike Danis makes pitch for tiny homes in Lyndeborough
A builder in Lyndeborough is working to address the housing shortage and the affordability issue of many residences.

Garg Complex build underway; fall completion date set
During its planning board site-plan review, board member Eliza Grant pushed for more green space.

The NHBR BIZ LIST
Connect with one of NH’s leading architects, as featured in NH Business Review’s 2024 Book of Lists.

CALENDAR
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Q&A INTERVIEW
CEO of One Sky Community Services and board president of Farmsteads of New England Matt Cordaro

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1. Service Credit Union was recently honored with the Granite State Warrior Award by the Military Officer Association of America’s New Hampshire chapter.