This is how community spaces come into being. A vision, careful attention to details, hard work and the old Cohas shoe factory at 252 Willow Street may very well be the birthplace of Manchester’s new creative economy art scene.
At the heart of what co-founders Heather Stokes and Josh Verrill are doing is creating a business that hopes to inspire people to be better, bolder marketers with tools so they don’t have to be awake worrying at 4 a.m. With the kind of year businesses have had, they look to minimize the complexity in how to market and how to scale early-stage high growth businesses in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space.
On Memorial Day, If you want to know the true context of the meaning of sacrifice, “you should head to and read some of the Congressional Medal of Honor citations” says my friend Mike Porcelli, an army veteran and chief of staff of The Gold Shield, a nationwide membership organization dedicated to helping veterans with PTSD and cancer.
Since 1884 Webster House in Manchester New Hampshire has been providing a safe supportive alternative place for children unable to live at home. Communicast sat down with the newly appointed leadership team of Michelle O’Malley (CEO) and Blair Stairs (Executive Director of Operations and longtime employee) along with Ed Ithier (Board President and long-time volunteer) for a conversation about unwavering mission and change in this time of a global pandemic.
The future of work includes a permanent hybrid workforce. We already work from home and many of us will work from varying and changing office locations.
With a full year of restrictions on indoor gatherings, Manchester Moves ignited a tremendous outpouring of volunteerism focused on outdoor recreation. Their long-term vision is connecting and expanding rail trails and rail with trail options that promote outdoor activity and good health.
As Manchester navigates a world of revolutionary change wrought by a pandemic, the demand for housing and also safe spaces outdoors for families to be active has become a central focus in discussions around the community.
Celebrating John Stark Day 2021 Raise a toast Find your favorite John Stark quote Today’s the day we recognize The man who smote The British in the Battle of Bennington The game changer that helped create this here United States of America. (yes, this is national poetry month) Looking back: He was born on August …
Yes, the Cats came back, they just couldn’t stay away. Back in 2019, Liz Hitchcock and the team from Orbit Group, worked with the City of Manchester to meet code and add an artsy twist to the pedestrian crosswalk just outside The Bookery. It didn’t wear well but entrepreneurs aren’t fazed by minor setbacks. Lessons learned, warm days, reformulation of a product with a three-year warranty and the Cats came back yesterday to Elm Street.
There was “Forcivity” (Forcivity, Inc) and there was “Jolt” (Jolt Consulting Group LLC) and as a combined organization with Jeff Oskin as CEO and Steve Baines as President and Chief Growth Officer, we might just want to call them Forcivity 2.0. These leaders in B2B technology consulting, announced yesterday the planned merger of their businesses, creating a breakout leader in digital service operations.
Who defines Breaking News? And what standard dictates what a news organization publishes to be important enough to present to the reader? Shouldn’t the community take hold of the local narrative about what matters most to us?
Good morning Manchester, New Hampshire, and congratulations on becoming the first city in the state to bring in Smart City infrastructure in the form of a Soofa sign, which quietly arrived yesterday.