Chinese water bottler preps permits
Legislature enacts measure to prevent this kind of purchase

Broken promises
NH developer Robynne Alexander admits to real estate fraud charges

Fun with fraudsters
The voicemail from the fraudsters should have been obvious, and to me it was: 23 minutes of silence until on-hold music kicked in for a few seconds; then the robot lady telling me a payment of $999 had been authorized for an iPhone 16 Pro on my account.

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New pharma settlement promises more funding for drug programs
New Hampshire will receive about $4.5 million over the next decade from eight companies accused of worsening the opioid crisis, a news release from the agency said.

Ink manufacturer makes multimillion-dollar investment in Keene facility
After recent growth in demand for its products, an international ink company with a location in the Monadnock Region recently announced a $21 million investment in its Keene factory.

Saint-Gobain has demolished its Merrimack plant, remediation plans remain unclear
Saint-Gobain, the French manufacturing company that operated a facility widely blamed for contaminating water supplies in southern New Hampshire, has finished demolishing its building in Merrimack.

Layoffs, grant funding cuts take effect at New Hampshire’s Council on the Arts
Six of the seven employees at New Hampshire’s State Council on the Arts, who administered and coordinated state-funded grants to local arts organizations, were laid off on Thursday as a result of state budget cuts.

IN BRIEF
CONCORD: Volunteer NH is gathering input on the state’s most critical issues via the short New Hampshire State Service Plan: Needs Assessment Survey.

New England College expands $10,000-per-year offer to Concord, Bishop Brady graduates
In an effort to attract more New Hampshire students, New England College (NEC) in Henniker is expanding an unusual local partnership to include Concord and Bishop Brady High School graduates this fall.

TAKE 5
The Granite State ranked No. 1 for having the best unemployment situation in the country, with 3 claims per 100,000 people in the labor force..

THE BOTTOM LINE
ONLINE FOOD DELIVERY MARKET TO HIT $2T BY 2030

Cleanup on horizon for contaminated Winchester site
The Monadnock Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) awarded the town a $100,000 grant in June to clean up the grounds where the A.C. Lawrence Tannery once stood.

Queen City Rx
HCA’s takeover of CMC has changed the health care landscape

Disrupting the patient care model
Two local doctors are working with an independent provider to increase contact time

What’s the game plan?
Managing your 401(k) through crisis

After the dust settles
‘Big beautiful bill’ and state budget present warning signs for all of us

Court finds state education funding insufficient
Governor inherits $500 million problem

Our country’s future
Connecting with others can build hope

Would lower interest rates help NH’s real estate market?
Discussion comes as median price for single-family homes hits $565,000

NH likely to see hike in health insurance premiums
New Hampshire residents pay the lowest amount for health insurance when compared to income in the nation, according to a new study.

Should Conway have outdoor drinking districts?
Bill signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte allows towns and cities to expand public spaces where alcohol can be consumed

Online business fraud continues to increase
We’re all aware of the many ways scammers are working to defraud individuals out of their hard-earned money. But small businesses continue to be in the crosshairs of today’s online criminals.

State-prompted DEI rollback underway at Keene State
Keene State College has started to gut its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to comply with new state law.

Supreme Court allows Education Department cuts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, July 14, allowed the Trump administration, for now, to proceed with mass layoffs and a plan to dramatically downsize the Education Department ordered earlier this year.

Legal expertise that business leaders need to know
From employment law changes sparked by sweeping federal legislation to the foundational importance of operating agreements in commercial lending, today’s legal landscape is anything but static.

CALENDAR
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Q&A INTERVIEW
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