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3 days ago | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Thursday Jun 26, 2025Author Scott MerrillA staple in New Hampshire’s substance use treatment landscape is preparing to close its doors. Easterseals NH & VT announced this week that it will shut down the inpatient operations of the Farnum Center, a long-standing recovery facility in Manchester, citing mounting financial pressures and a shifting treatment landscape. “It’s a sad day for the recovery community,” says Maureen Beauregard, CEO of Easterseals NH & VT.
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4 days ago | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Five years after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police sparked a movement to examine systemic racism in institutions and to establish or expand programs aimed at promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), government leaders at all levels are targeting DEI in an effort to wipe out such efforts not only in government but education, business and other sectors receiving government funds.
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businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Wednesday Jun 18, 2025Author Scott MerrillIssue: May 2025Elsy Cipriani brings a spirit of resilience and commitment to her new role as executive director of the NH Food Bank in Manchester. Cipriani started in March amid a whirlwind of federal cuts to the nation’s food programs. “It has been an interesting onboarding process,” Cipriani says.
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businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Tuesday Jun 17, 2025Author Scott MerrillGov. Kelly Ayotte cuts a climbing rope to officially launch New Hampshire Outdoor Industry Day on June 10. Stressing entrepreneurship, economic impact, and the Granite State’s natural beauty, Gov. Kelly Ayotte officially proclaimed June 10 as “New Hampshire Outdoor Industry Day” during a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Thursday Jun 12, 2025Author Scott MerrillIssue: May 2025As Granite State families confront the shortage of approximately 9,000 licensed childcare slots, Merrimack County Savings Bank is bridging the gap with its CareWork Loan Program. The program is geared to helping people starting or expanding childcare centers located in people’s homes.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Wednesday Jun 11, 2025Author Scott MerrillIssue: May 2025The state helped GreenSource Fabrication, a subsidiary of Whelen Engineering in Charlestown, secure millions of dollars to expand its NH operations and add jobs. In January, the NH Executive Council approved a $50 million bond facilitated through the NH Business Finance Authority (BFA) to support a 98,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that is expected to bring 50 to 100 new jobs to Sullivan County.
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businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Wednesday Jun 4, 2025Author Scott MerrillIssue: May 2025What started off as a buying club in the basement of Hanover homes in 1936 has grown into one of the state’s largest and oldest cooperatives—Hanover Co-op Food Stores and Auto Service Centers—generating $90 million in annual sales.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Tuesday Jun 3, 2025Author Scott MerrillElliot Health System’s 3,969 employees, spread over locations in eight southern NH communities, are integral to the health of residents in the Greater Manchester area. In 2024, health care providers at its flagship 296-bed acute care facility, Elliot Hospital in Manchester, delivered 2,248 babies, 30,184 cancer treatments and conducted 1.6 million lab tests and more than 21,434 mammograms.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Tuesday Jun 3, 2025Author Scott MerrillIssue: May 2025Few diners can claim that they have served their community for more than 100 years. Fewer still can boast they are a priority visit for presidential candidates or attract a slew of celebrities from Adam Sandler and RuPaul to Kevin Costner and Paul Newman. That’s all part of what makes The Red Arrow an iconic NH diner.
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businessnhmagazine.com | Scott Merrill
Published Monday Jun 2, 2025Author Scott MerrillIssue: May 2025Army veteran Joe Whitten founded Apparel Impact in 2014 with a mission to reduce textile waste, support local communities, and promote environmental sustainability. When Whitten returned from his Army service, he initially went into the technology field for 10 years. “I was married as a teenager and when I got out, I had kids,” he says.
