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BUSINESS: Hilltop Farm in Mason offers New England Wagyu
By CAMERON CASHMAN
The words “Wagyu beef” might bring to mind expensive cuts of high-quality beef at an upscale Japanese restaurant. And while Wagyu does translate to “Japanese cattle,” residents of the Monadnock region can get authentic Wagyu beef that has been raised...
The timeline of Story Land, 'where fantasy lives'
By TOM EASTMAN
The story of Story Land is one of vision, community caring and wonderment, as founded by the late Bob and Ruth Morrell and carried on by their son Stoney during Morrell Family Attractions’ years of running the amusement park from 1954-2007 and now...
Escape room to open in Bow this summer
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
A new entertainment venue is set to open this summer in Bow, transforming a former rock shop into a place for game enthusiasts.Curtis Joyner and Justin Sheils, driven by their passion for puzzles and gaming, purchased the property that formerly sold...
N.H. is finally getting a Tesla service station
By DAVID BROOKS
Tesla is finally coming to New Hampshire after years of false starts and while the news is exciting for many people, it would have been more exciting a couple of years ago.A 50,000-square-foot Tesla dealership and service center is under construction...
Barrington entrepreneur giving new life to single-use plastic
By MATTHEW J. MOWRY
Nathan Gray has an endless supply of raw materials for his products. He would like to see that change. Gray is CEO of Plastic Recycled, a Barrington-based company that is “creating new life from single-use plastics,” as the company’s tagline states.To...
Demolition of historic Norris House in downtown Concord to make way for new development
By DAVID BROOKS
The historic Norris House on South Main Street will be torn down next week to make way for a commercial development after years of failed efforts to get somebody to cover the six-figure cost to move it to safety.“We have removed the transom over the...
Women at work on Warren: New combined salon, spa, DIY and retail space opens in former Peter’s Images location
By CHLOE RATTEE
A friend group of three Concord natives is opening a salon, spa and a combined DIY and retail shop out of the space that used to be Peter’s Images salon on the corner of Warren and North State streets, with a grand opening held Friday afternoon.“It’s...
When returning to the moon, politics – and fear of weapons in space – is part of the discussion
By DAVID BROOKS
NASA’s return-to-the-moon program Artemis has 18 New Hampshire companies and institutions supplying products or services, from temperature sensors to gaskets to research projects, so it was no surprise that business was featured when astronaut...
Steeplegate project to reopen to public comment as developer seeks to reduce required parking
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The developer looking to turn the mostly vacant Steeplegate Mall into a bustling mix of residences and retail is seeking relief from the city’s minimum parking requirements to reduce the amount of pavement at the massive redevelopment project.The...
Recycled Percussion to perform free concert for first responders at Flying Monkey
By GABRIEL PERRY
PLYMOUTH — Alex Ray of The Common Man family of restaurants and Justin Spencer of Recycled Percussion and Chaos & Kindness are teaming up to thank first responders who fought a fire that threatened the Flying Monkey and burned adjacent buildings the...
Hopkinton chocolatier transforms chocolates into works of art
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Each handcrafted box of Clandestine Chocolates made by chocolatier Jonathan Doherty is a work of art so exquisite that it’s almost too beautiful to be savored.But when you succumb to temptation and indulge in a bite, you’re met with an explosion of...
Smoothie Bus Growing Despite Bumps in the Road
By MATTHEW J. MOWRY
All it took was a shower to put Josh Philbrick on the road to entrepreneurship. It wasn’t even his own. Sure, he and his wife Sonya had those offhand conversations every couple has when they are out. They were living in Florida where smoothie shops...
Downtown cobbler breathes life into tired shoes, the environmentally friendly way
By RAY DUCKLER
Visiting United Shoe Repair downtown may not only result in improved shoes, but also may serve as an environmentally friendly act.D.J. Annicchiarico is on the ground floor of conservation, an individual whose multi-generational business dates back 115...
Concord martial arts studio builds life skills far beyond combat
By CHLOE RATTEE
Sometimes a life-changing moment can come from something simple, like a TV show.For Paul Averill, the longtime owner of Averill’s Martial Arts Academy, that change in his life’s trajectory came after he watched Kung Fu, which aired in the 1970s....
Grumps set to bring personal touch to area’s landscaping needs
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In a market with an overwhelming presence of retail giants, Grumps, a Bow-based landscaping company, is determined to carve out its niche with a unique flair and an unconventional business approach.Kris Reynolds and his brother are preparing to launch...
Bow power plant to add solar and batteries; coal use to end by 2028
By DAVID BROOKS
The region’s last coal-fired power plants, located in Bow and Portsmouth, are expected to switch to large-scale solar power and battery-storage under plans put forward by their owner, Granite Shore Power, marking New Hampshire’s first big transition...
It’s all about that base: When are NH ski areas closing this spring?
By CHLOE RATTEE
A lack of snow on the ground due to an abnormally warm and wet New Hampshire winter doesn’t mean that ski and snowboard season has to end.After a little snowfall at the start of the month, ski mountain staff felt more confident about their projected...
Law in the Marketplace: CTA compliance
This column changes certain key advice I set forth in my column last Saturday for New Hampshire business owners who formed their businesses before Jan. 1, 2024. I apologize to readers of this column for the column’s legal complexity. However, this...
Hotworx in Concord breathes new life into workout experience
By CHLOE RATTEE
Siblings Emily Lozada and James Fox always wanted to open a business together, and that opportunity came about from an unlikely source: Lozada seeking out treatment for pain associated with her serving job.Enter Hotworx, a fitness studio that...
Community power continues spreading through the region
By DAVID BROOKS
Community power, the system under which communities can buy their own electricity instead of depending on the utility, is continuing its rapid expansion in towns throughout the region.Three Concord area towns are among the dozen launching the system...
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