Business NH Magazine

25/07/2025

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Laurel Adams, president of the Regional Economic Development Center (REDC) and Business NH Magazine's 2025 Nonprofit Leader of the Year, has passed away. We offer our deepest condolences to her family, her colleagues at the REDC and the many clients she assisted over the years.

Click here to read the REDC's heartbreaking announcement: https://www.redc.com/single-post/a-heartbreaking-announcement

Click here to read the Nonprofit Leader of the Year article from the May issue of Business NH Magazine: https://www.businessnhmagazine.com/article/business-of-the-year-2025-nonprofit-leader-of-the-year-laurel-adams-president-regional-economic-development-center

23/07/2025

New U.S. Census Bureau estimates show NH’s population grew by about 30,300 people (2.2 percent) between 2020 and 2024, with the Lakes Region and White Mountains experiencing some of the fastest population increases. Growth in those regions was likely driven by retirees and remote workers moving there, with towns like Brookfield, Tuftonboro, and Moultonborough growing at more than twice the statewide rate.

New U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that while New Hampshire’s population grew by about 30,300 people (2.2 percent) between 2020 and 2024, that growth was not evenly distributed across municipalities. The Lakes Region and White Mountains saw some of the fastest population increases.

21/07/2025

Today we talk to Ryan Robinson, senior director at Mainstay Technologies, one of NH’s largest IT firms, about what businesses need to consider when using artificial intelligence. As AI technology continues to grow, will your business get left behind or is it diving into the AI pool too deep and too quickly?

Today we talk to Ryan Robinson, senior director at Mainstay Technologies, one of NH’s largest IT firms, about what businesses need to consider when using artificial intelligence. As AI technology continues to grow, will your business get left behind or is it diving into the AI pool too deep and to...

18/07/2025

Gov Ayotte vetoes House Bill 148, which would allow businesses and organizations to separate people by biological gender in bathrooms, locker rooms, athletic events, and settings such as jails and mental health facilities.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed seven bills Tuesday, many of which were intended to strengthen parental rights, bucking the conservative wing of her party over hotly contested legislation.

18/07/2025

Business leaders and government officials tout the need to attract more enterprising young workers. While NH has a reputation as one of the top states in the country to raise a family, for Gen-Zers (between ages 13 and 28) the Granite State can be a challenging place to thrive just out of high school or college.

16/07/2025

Many people are beating the heat by catching one of this summer's Hollywood blockbusters. O’Neil Cinemas is unveiling its newly renovated 28,000-square-foot theaters in Londonderry.

O’Neil Cinemas, a family-owned theater chain with a 40-year legacy in NH, is returning to Londonderry this month with a renovated theater featuring cutting-edge technology, luxurious seating, and enhanced amenities.

15/07/2025

From social districts to bathroom beers, find out about the new laws affecting NH’s hospitality industry.

A number of new laws enacted in New Hampshire this year will alter the state’s notoriously restrictive bar and liquor laws.

14/07/2025

The Scenic Lounge, a new art-deco-inspired restaurant and cocktail lounge with a speakeasy vibe, is making a splash in downtown Rochester after opening in March.

For a year, people were curious about the new bookstore opening on Rochester’s Main Street, but that curiosity exploded into a social media buzz when it was revealed that the bookstore was just a guise for a new art-deco-inspired restaurant and cocktail lounge with a speakeasy vibe.

14/07/2025

Today we talk to the third generation of leaders in a family-owned scrap metal business about the opportunities and challenges facing this industry. Learn more about Harding Metals, which will make its debut on Business NH Magazine's list of the Top Family-Owned Businesses in the August issue. Eds Harding was also recently named Young Executive of the Year by the Recycled Materials Association.

Today we talk to the third generation of leaders in a family-owned scrap metal business about the opportunities and challenges facing this industry. Learn more about Harding Metals, which will make its debut on Business NH Magazine's list of the Top Family-Owned Businesses in the August issue. Eds H...

10/07/2025

New Hampshire median home prices hit a record high in June, soaring to $565,000 in the latest sign that the state’s housing market has yet to cool off.

New Hampshire median home prices hit a record high in June, soaring to $565,000.

10/07/2025

A new chapter has begun at one of the Seacoast’s oldest financial institutions. Benjamin S. Wheeler, a sixth-generation Portsmouth native and longtime banker, was named president and CEO of Piscataqua Savings Bank, following the retirement of former CEO Joan Gile earlier this year.

A new chapter has begun at one of the Seacoast’s oldest financial institutions. Benjamin S. Wheeler, a sixth-generation Portsmouth native and longtime banker, was named president and CEO of Piscataqua Savings Bank, following the retirement of former CEO Joan Gile earlier this year.

07/07/2025

New Hampshire median home prices hit a record high in June, soaring to $565,000.

New Hampshire median home prices hit a record high in June, soaring to $565,000.