News/Business
OSHA fines Craigue & Sons of Concord $40,279 for safety violations
By ALYSSA DANDREA
A local contractor is contesting more than $40,000 in fines proposed by federal regulators who found numerous safety violations following the death of a Concord man at a Pleasant Street worksite last year.The federal Occupational Safety and Health...
Amoskeag Fishways in Manchester to close as new owners take over hydropower dam
By DAVID BROOKS
After almost a quarter century as an environmental education center alongside one of the state’s largest hydropower plants, the Amoskeag Fishways in Manchester will close next month and be reduced to a springtime observation deck for the dam’s fish...
New owner has fresh ideas for centuries-old Cracker Barrel store in Hopkinton
By NICK STOICO
One of Hopkinton’s oldest stores is generating a fresh buzz around town.The Cracker Barrel, a general store built in 1790 on Main Street near town hall, was recently purchased by new owners and will get a significant makeover in the coming weeks, as...
After succeeding in space, N.H. firm wants to bring carbon nanotubes down to Earth
By DAVID BROOKS
After a company has seen its flagship product launched to Jupiter, been purchased by a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate with plenty of plans for expansion, and had NASA double down on its main contract, choosing the next step might seem a bit...
Swenson Granite is still quarrying hard but wants to do it sideways rather than from on high
By DAVID BROOKS
Almost two years after being purchased by a Quebec firm, Concord’s iconic Swenson Granite Quarry has expanded operations slightly on Rattlesnake Hill, even as it starts reconfiguring its approach to tackle one of the paradoxes of mining.“The deeper we...
N.H. explores turning Ruggles Mine into state park
By HOLLY RAMER
This mine is your land? A 215-year-old mineral mine – site of an enormous pit with tunnels and caverns that make up the oldest and largest mine of its kind in the United States – could someday belong to you and me. State officials are in...
When it comes to fireworks, everything is legal again in New Hampshire
By JACOB DAWSON
With Fourth of July just around the corner, New Hampshire residents have every possible pyrotechnic option to choose from for entertainment, which has fire safety officials warning that it just means more ways to get hurt.This year it’s legal to buy...
Concord Direct laying off dozens, closing web printing department
By ETHAN DeWITT
A local marketing company with deep ties to Concord plans to lay off 40 employees and close down its web printing operations, the company announced Tuesday.Concord Direct – previously known as Concord Litho – will shut down those operations by the end...
Loon Mountain purchased by Michigan-based Boyne in six ski resort deal
Lincoln Loon purchased in 6 ski resort dealMichigan-based Boyne Resorts has completed its purchase of six ski resorts it was operating under long-term lease agreements, including Loon Mountain.CEO Stephen Kircher called the closing with Oz Real...
N.H. tiny house company has big plans for the future
By ELIZABETH FRANTZ
Barely a year old, Tiny Living Spaces, a new home construction business in Henniker, is still getting off the ground, but there’s no shortage of interest in the niche market it aims to serve.“Oh, cool. You’re building tiny houses,” Michael Charron...
