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After a year of helping businesses power through the pandemic, chamber of commerce executives statewide are examining how their role is changing.Chamber leaders have been battle tested in the past 12 months and faced the same challenges as their...

Portsmouth city leaders have kicked off summer early with the return of “Hit the Decks,” an event where restaurants, hotels and shops invite people back before the usual tourist surge in the summer.

NH Business Review ‘The money will keep us going,’ says one owner May 10, 2021 ‘Like all restaurants, we’ve been dramatically affected,’ says Nini Idnani, owner of Raleigh Wine Bar + Eatery in Portsmouth. After the pandemic hit last year, Raleigh Wine Bar + Eatery in Portsmouth shut down for nearly the entire spring. The restaurant decided to hibernate in the winter and closed its doors during January, February and part of March this year. To help offset lost revenue, the restaurant a...

NH Business Review Organization’s veep moves to top job at end of month May 6, 2021 Ben VanCamp will succeed Valerie Rochon, outgoing Chamber Collaborative of Portsmouth president, on May 31. (Photo by Raya on Assignment) Ben VanCamp, who for four years has served as vice president of the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, has been named the next president of the organization. VanCamp, who will start in his role on May 31, succeeds Valerie Rochon, who has been leader of the Chamber ...

Hit the Decks: Come Out & Play is scheduled to start on Wednesday and will run through Sunday. This is the first time the event has lasted for five days and organizers say the decision was made to do so because it will allow for social distancing while still giving people the chance to get out and enjoy the festivities. Tourism Manager Michelle Davis said the Chamber is seeing pent-up demand from both visitors and residents. "Everyone is anxious to see each other and celebrate," Davis said. Dav...

Reply May 4, 2021 DISCLAIMER: The following content wasnt created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative on behalf of a member. Subscribe PORTSMOUTH—JSA Inc. received the 2021 Rick and Duffy Monahon Merit Award for Design Excellence in Architectural Restoration and Preservation from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New Hampshire for the firms work on Carey Cottage at Creek Farm, a historic property in Portsmouth. Carey Cottage was one of 12 projects honored by AIANHs E...

Ben VanCamp will begin his new position at the Chamber Collaborative of Portsmouth May 31.

Back and Better Than Before: Hit the Decks Returns as a Five-day Celebration Five days of fun to kick off the summer season April 28, 2021 Enjoy some well-deserved time out shopping, eating, drinking and supporting your favorite businesses and attractions during the 2021 “Hit the Decks” celebration. Portsmouth’s annual event will be extra special this year, after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. “Come out to play! It’s about sunshine filled days and warm nights outside. It�...

Board Chairman Dexter Legg called the proposed project at 93 Pleasant St. by developer Mark McNabb “terrific.” “I’m really excited about it, I think we all are,” Legg said. He also referenced a comment that Gov. Chris Sununu made recently during a State of the State address to the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. “I’ll paraphrase him: ‘You can’t say you support business if you don’t support affordable housing’ and this is so necessary for Portsmouth and for th...

PORTSMOUTH — To avoid potential confusion with a new suicide hotline number, Granite Staters will have to start using the 603 area code for all their telephone calls. That will change on Oct. 25 in New Hampshire. Why? The new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will be 988. And 988 is an exchange in Portsmouth. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last summer designated 988 as the national three-digit number for people in crisis of potentially harming and killing themselves. At issue ...