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By JOHN LIPPMAN

I can’t count the number of stories I’ve written in recent years about longtime Upper Valley family businesses that have shut down because their owners retired and no one was interested in carrying them on.So it is heartening to see two well-known...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The small-town general store is hardly thought to be a growth industry. The business in recent years, in both Vermont and New Hampshire, has been marked by closings and abandonments.In few Upper Valley towns was this more evident than in Tunbridge,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Key Auto of Portsmouth, N.H., which owns the new Chevrolet dealership in White River Junction and the Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram dealership in Lebanon, has purchased the former Gateway Motors facility on Sykes Mountain Avenue in White River Junction,...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Note to developers in the Upper Valley: It’s a risky idea to build a project without first getting the required permits, even when you think you are legally in the right.Otherwise you might wind up in the uncomfortable position of John Holland, a...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

A friendship extending back decades between two Upper Valley restaurant families has led to one family carrying on the tradition of the other family’s popular family restaurant.Maria Limon and Nick Yager, the husband-and-wife team behind Gusanoz...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The smart money has just placed a big bet on the upscale Lebanon rental market.A Wall Street investment banker and Dartmouth alum, in a single swoop, snatched up 32 units in the new Treetops condo complex on Etna Road in Lebanon for a total of $10.5...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSTOCK — Outrage, bewilderment and unpleasant name-calling are roiling Woodstock this summer in a dispute over a proposal to open a “barn-style” restaurant and sell other farm products at a 194-acre property outside of the village.John Holland, who...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

No longer is it just a matter of time until an Upper Valley institution, business or town gets hit with a ransomware attack. It’s already happened. Cybersecurity experts say it will keep happening, and anyone who depends on a computer network to run...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

In a sure sign that the pandemic is receding and sunny days with blue skies and puffy clouds lie ahead, the Route 5 ice cream stand formerly known as Whippi Dip has reopened under new management.Amanda Rae Hill, of Newbury, Vt., has leased the classic...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Two familiar Vermont names are getting a cozy place together in Quechee.Glassmaker and restaurant operator Simon Pearce and craft distiller WhistlePig are joining forces in the reopening of the Parker House tavern, which Simon Pearce purchased last...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The Village Butcher in Woodstock is in new hands.   George and Linda Racicot, owners of the Elm Street butcher shop and deli for decades, have sold their business to Alex and Cristy Beram, Upper Valley transplants from Massachusetts who promise to...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Rural general stores, given the number that have closed across the Upper Valley, are generally not considered hot growth businesses.But several well-known general stores in the region recently have been taken over by new owners who apparently see a...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Call it a healthy sign in how digital technology is reshaping Vermont’s economy. Or call it another dispiriting example in how making a real product just doesn’t count as much anymore.Either way, I don’t see it as something to cheer about.Airbnb is...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

It is, White River Valley residents attest, a small country store. And yet, as an august statesman said of another beloved local institution, there are those who love it.Sharon residents are talking about the Sharon Trading Post, the general store and...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The nearly empty lot of cars at White River Hyundai on Sykes Mountain Avenue in White River Junction has had people wondering what’s up with the auto dealership.Now we know.Owner Rick MacLeay had been mum on the subject but last week disclosed to me...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

The Kmart store in West Lebanon might not seem special, but it has a singular status.With the recent announcement about stores slated for closing, the Kmart on Route 12A in West Lebanon will soon be the sole remaining Kmart in New Hampshire, Vermont...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

A familiar voice is returning to Upper Valley radio and he’s already sounding different from the guy he is replacing.And I’m not talking about their speaking styles.Jason Place, who at one time or another has worked at nearly every radio station in...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Hokey, kitschy and hopelessly sentimental, Quechee Gorge Village may be the closest thing the Upper Valley has to Disneyland, and its longtime impresario, Gary Neil, is the nearest showman that Upper Valley has to Roy Disney.Neil, a retail maven who...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Two days after Sean Taylor opened his new barbershop in Hanover, customer appointments for haircuts already were double-booked, thanks to a glitch in the online software program.Taylor has been a barber in the Upper Valley for only four years. But in...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Emily Landecker’s name is not a familiar one in the Upper Valley, and the legacy established in her honor has been shrouded in secrecy.But the Emily Landecker Foundation has had a profound impact in the region as the source of funding for the Upper...