NH Business Review

Kris Puskar & Kelly Mulholland

Eastern Bank entered the New Hampshire market in 2015, when it acquired Centrix Bank in Bedford. The Boston-based bank operates seven branches in New Hampsh...

State revenue and how it is raised has been in the news from Concord recently, in several respects. A reported $400 million deficit in funds available to repair and build roads as set forth in the state 10-year highway plan, a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit passage of a state income tax, and measures to force votes on local school budgets and other property tax...

Dianne Mercier, former president of People’s United Bank, speaks about her career journey during “Leadership Unscripted” June 5, 2025. From left: JerriAnne Boggis, Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire; Tom Boucher, Great NH Restaurants Inc.; Paul LeBlanc, Human Systems and Southern New Hampshire University; and Amanda Grappone Osmer, Grappone Automotive Group. (Photo by Jod...

Eric Goodwin, right, talks about the work of owning and operating the Friendly Toast restaurants, as well as working with his son Tyler, left, during a CEO Forum Series breakfast hosted by UNH’s CEO & Family Enterprise Center. (Photo by Paul Briand)

Eric Goodwin’s purchase of the Friendly Toast in 2014 was a self-described “passion project.”

At the time, h...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central and Northern New Hampshire operates nine early childhood centers in the state, including the Suncook Early Learning Center in Allenstown, pictured here. (Courtesy photo)

Here in New Hampshire, in s...