White Sage Boutique, 175 Barnstead Road, Pittsfield, is opening a retail store stocking handmade items from local artisans and global fair-trade organizations. An open house will be held Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sullivan Creative of Concord is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It also recently won awards at the New England Direct Marketing Association for interactive, collateral, integrated media and interactive.

Protek Manufacturing hosted tours for students from Concord and Hopkinton in honor of Manufacturing Day.

Concord Housing + Redevelopment donated $6,000 to the Concord YMCA to teach swimming and water-safety to children from low-income families who aren’t YMCA members.

Franklin Savings Bank gave a $15,000 grant to the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery Association, which is completing a heritage learning center at the Boscawen site.

The Family Place at Concord Hospital has been recognized nationally for the excellent level of maternity services it provides. Anthem BlueCross BlueShield presented The Family Place its Blue Distinction Award for Excellence in Maternity Care. The award recognizes Concord Hospital for consistently demonstrating expertise in delivering safe, quality, effective and cost-efficient maternity care.