New Hampshire Business Review

Banking and Finance, Financial Advice, Sponsored Advertisement Whether you are planning for long-term growth, managing income needs, or preparing the next generation, wealth management often involves balancing multiple priorities. Banking and Finance, Education, Technology At Blueline Advisors in Exeter, chief investment officer Frank Sabin is embracing AI, with the help of the students, to better serve his clients, who have entrusted about $250 million in assets in his care.

‘Almost everything that you touch in today’s world has been on a conveyor belt at one point or another,’ says Wire Belt CEO Jonathan Greer. A company whose products are essential to manufacturing and food production worldwide is headquartered in a former Walmart building in Bedford, New Hampshire. Wire Belt’s metal conveyor belts are used for industrial manufacturing including food production, textiles, electronics, agriculture and automotive applications.

Only 17% of small businesses in the Northeast report high confidence, Citizens says New Hampshire businesses seem to be hitting the summertime blues. Over a two-week period ending June 28, the percentage of businesses describing their performance as above average or better tumbled 5 points, and only 47% of businesses said they were performing at an average level, the second lowest level of the year, according to U.S. Census data.

“House of Fidelity” chronicles the Johnson family, whose company brought investing to the masses Before you judge a man you’re about to write about, you might want to walk a mile in his shoes. While conducting research for the book that would become “House of Fidelity,” Justin Baer visited the neighborhood streets around Beacon Hill to trace the daily path of Ned Johnson, scion of the Boston investment company’s founder.

BY MARK PALUZZI, SVP, DIRECTOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT MARKET LEAD, BANGOR SAVINGS BANK Whether you are planning for long-term growth, managing income needs, or preparing the next generation, wealth management often involves balancing multiple priorities. Our expert shares how fiduciary and trust services can help bring structure and clarity to those decisions. Q1: Why is wealth management more complex today?

Eric Fossum co-invented technology that grew out of research at NASA Eric Fossum received the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s American Innovator Award in Washington, D.C., on June 3. (Bayh-Dole Coalition) Whenever you pick up your phone to capture video, use your car camera to back out of your driveway or review your doorbell footage to watch deer in your backyard, you can thank Eric Fossum.

Fisher Cats aim to elevate the game experience Appealing to families is a major driver of the Fisher Cats’ success in New Hampshire. (Courtesy photo) It’s all about the fans. When New Hampshire Fisher Cats General Manager Taylor Fisher was hired on Halloween of 2024, his bosses at Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) advised him to use his first year on the job to observe and evaluate the organization, and figure out what needed to be tackled.

Precision optics is booming in NH The production process at Bond Optics in Lebanon creates bond optics specialized components to OEM (original equipment manufacturer) companies across the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical and scientific industries. (Courtesy photo) Precision optics is likely one of the biggest manufacturing sectors in New Hampshire that most Granite Staters have never heard of.

Wire Belt CEO Jonathan Greer shares insight into how the century-old company continues to achieve success amid various economic challenges Wire Belt CEO Jonathan Greer shares insight into how the 100-year-old company continues to achieve success, even when faced with challenges such as tariffs and supply chain issues. Topics range from sustainable energy practices to workforce development and more. Tune in each week everywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts:

Nashua Community College's 2026 commencement speakers shares how storytelling is essential in a digital-forward world Kyle Moschen, a senior media relations manager at Weber Shandwick based in Seattle, was chosen as the commencement speaker for Nashua Community College’s 2026 ceremony. He stopped by NH Business Review’s podcast studio to chat about how his experience at NCC jump-started his career and how he learned to build a network through his community.