Northern New England

Trafton joins Roche Realty Group

Meredith, NH  According to Frank Roche, president of Roche Realty Group, Inc., Rae Trafton has joined the real estate firm. Trafton is a New Hampshire native.

Cardente Real Estate leases 8,443 s/f at Ocean Gate Plaza

Portland, ME According to Cardente Real Estate, Work Out Anytime has leased 8,443 s/f of retail space at Ocean Gate Plaza located at 511 Congress St. This transaction was brokered on behalf of the landlord, Ocean Gate, LLC,

2019 in review: Retail market and the demographic shift are the two major factors at work - by Bill Norton

Sitting down to write this column, I am not sure where 2019 went. A year ago, the stock market hiccupped on Christmas Eve. It ultimately bounced back and even hit new highs, but the volatility has added further to the argument that we are late in the economic

Bacon and Farley of Masiello Group sell car wash

Newmarket, NH Matt Bacon and Cassandra Farley of the Masiello Group sold ProWash Newmarket on 80 Exeter Rd. to an investor. Bacon and Farley represented the seller and assisted the buyer. The sale includes car wash with equipment and infrastructure.

Second annual engineers day raises $15,000 for student scholarships

Manchester, NHThe 2nd Annual Engineers Day Conference took place at the Puritan Conference Center, providing professional development hours and networking opportunities for licensed professionals while giving back to the next generation

Schwartzkopf of North Branch named to ABC NH/VT Chapter Self-Insured Group Trust for Workers’ Compensation board of director

Concord, NH James Schwartzkopf, executive vice president of North Branch Construction, has been named to serve on the Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT (ABC NH) Chapter Self-Insured Group Trust for Workers’ Compensation board of directors.

Helstad joins JSA Inc.

Portsmouth, NH JSA Inc. said that Sonja Helstad has joined the firm as an architectural designer. She comes to JSA from the west coast with an environmental design degree from Montana State University and is inspired and driven by the integrated

CBRE sells Residences at Riverwalk for $33 million

Manchester, NH CBRE sold the Residences at Riverwalk located at 553-557 South Commercial St., for $33 million. 

Reed of Stebbins Comm’l. leases 11,000 s/f to Ready Set Connect

Manchester, NH Mike Reed, president of Stebbins Commercial Properties LLC leased 11,000 s/f commercial space at 470 Pine St. from Tokena Corp. to Ready Set Connect, Inc.

Where has all the “service” in customer service gone? - by David De Lise

As we usher in a new year, and a new decade, I wanted to take a moment to share my perspective on a growing trend that seems to be taking shape across the retailer landscape...big box stores, regional stores, service businesses - no one is exempt.