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Bow grad has a shot at being a Mazda national mechanic
By DAVID BROOKS
Every good mechanic has a trick or two up their sleeve. Colby Rousseau’s trick is a sleeve, with a cartoonish pointing hand at the end of it, and it’s one of the reasons he’s headed to California and maybe to Japan.“He’s pretty amazing. And he’s got...
Steeplegate Mall redevelopment, with Cosco and Whole Foods as well as 625 housing units, to be heard next week
By DAVID BROOKS
Redevelopment plans for Steeplegate Mall that include a Costco and a Whole Foods supermarket as well as some 600 housing units are moving ahead now that a Massachusetts developer has purchased the site.An initial Planning Board hearing is set for next...
Electrified parking aims to reduce emissions
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
Advertised as “the largest truck stop in New Hampshire,” a project under construction off Route 101 in Raymond will be outfitted with plug-in power pedestals to reduce truck idling and air pollution as part of the New Hampshire State Clean Diesel...
Year in Review: Area business comings and goings in 2022
By DAVID BROOKS
Although the business world continues to be in turmoil, with the pandemic scrambling labor supply, customer demand and struggling supply chains, and America’s rising interest rates squeezing investment, the Concord area saw a good chunk of commercial...
Fort Eddy Shopping Center in Concord sold for $30 million
By DAVID BROOKS
Torrington Properties has acquired the Fort Eddy Shopping Center in Concord that holds a Shaw's supermarket, Staples and Eastern Mountain Sports for $30 million.The 175,000-square-foot shopping center is fully leased and is the current home of...
Historic building downtown will be replaced by new five-story building
By JAMIE L. COSTA
An 1854 Victorian home on Main Street is expected to be torn down in the next several months to make room for a new five-story eatery and entertainment venue spearheaded by Concord developer Stephen Duprey.Despite Duprey’s efforts to relocate or...
Massive liquor distribution center in Bow is getting even bigger
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Located just off Route 3A, the DHL Bow Distribution Center, a massive 244,000-square-foot warehouse – more than four football fields of space – holds all the alcohol sold in the state’s 67 liquor stores.Sales have been so steady, the distribution...
Former DOJ offices to be demolished after relocation to former Lincoln Financial property
By JAMIE L. COSTA
The State of New Hampshire has a $70 million agreement to rent office space at the former Lincoln Financial property in Concord from developer Stephen Duprey for 20 years. The property will act as the new home of the Department of Justice, the...
Construction underway at Penacook affordable housing site
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Construction is underway on Concord’s latest affordable housing development, the second phase of Penacook Landing. The site will feature a 20,000-square-foot apartment building that will house 20 units. Those 20 will include 18 units designated as...
Couple from Idaho set down roots in Concord and open downtown shop
By JAMIE L. COSTA
Six months after falling in love with the city of Concord, a young couple who grew up in Idaho are opening a high-end, premium market featuring handmade goods next week on South Main Street.In the former location of Simply Birkenstock, Makers on Main...
Walden Mutual Bank on Main Street set to open
By DAVID BROOKS
The country’s first new mutual bank in a half-century has received final approval and will be opening the doors of its Concord office soon, with full service for the general public coming later this fall.Walden Mutual Bank, which labels itself as a...
Some customers frustrated with problems at Rymes Oil and Propane
By DAVID BROOKS
Concord-based Rymes Oil and Propane, which was sold to a Canadian firm in 2020, appears to be having difficulty with computer and back office systems that have left some customers frustrated and unable to contact them.“It’s not just that we can’t get...
Simply Birkenstock relocating to downtown Concord
By JAMIE L. COSTA
The popular footwear store Simply Birkenstock is moving to a new location in downtown Concord. Now located near the intersection of South Main Street and Pleasant Street next to Pitchfork Records, the new storefront will be opening about a block away...
Breezeline to open customer service office on Main Street
By DAVID BROOKS
The cable company Breezeline is taking the next step in its expansion into New Hampshire, opening a customer care center at 41 North Main St. in Concord.The company, formerly known as Atlantic Broadband, signed a cable franchise agreement with the...
Energy costs are high. So are the earnings of top executives that run these companies
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Electricity bills are expected to go through the roof this winter. Power companies, like Eversource and Unitil, have warned users that service rates will double. State and federal governments have issued assistance programs to alleviate costs.While...
New physician-owned primary care practice coming to Concord
By JAMIE L. COSTA
Seeing the difficulty finding primary care doctors in the Concord area, physician-owned DMC Primary Care plans to open a new facility in the city.Come Nov. 1, the primary care practice, which has been in business since 1964, will open on Hall Street...
Meet the new boss; different from the old boss
By RAY DUCKLER
She thought she had her dream job after medical school, working in a hospital, allowing her warm bedside manner to comfort patients like a heating pad.That’s what Dr. Jennifer MacKenzie had always wanted, ever since she played on medical equipment as...
The Mapletree Farm in Concord is up for sale, but only to the right buyer
By RAY DUCKLER
Dean Wilber ignored the writing on the wall that he was too old to continue owning and operating Mapletree Farm in Concord.He did, however, notice the writing on a piece of paper, handed to him by his youngest son last December, and admits he wasn’t...
With supermarket and liquor store open, second phase of new shopping plaza under review
By JAMIE L. COSTA
The Market Basket shopping plaza off Exit 17 in Concord is entering its second phase of work that will feature more restaurant and retail space, a credit union and an urgent care facility.Phase 1 included the construction of the Market Basket...
Chichester business dispute moves to courthouse
By RAY DUCKLER
The town’s fight with a Chichester businessman over violations at his Dover Road property has spilled from the planning board to the county courthouse.That dispute will be the subject of a court hearing in March, when town officials and residents...
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