By JILLIAN JORGENSENThe final in a series of discussions about the business climate and the future of economic development, open to Bedford residents, was an attempt at once again tackling the issue of how to attract and maintain business in town. The Bedford Economic Development Commission has been holding the forums with different groups of ...

By Darrell Halen When Bill Greiner retrofitted an office building on Route 101 for medical use, he improved the structure’s appearance, increased its assessed value, and added to the number of jobs in town. Greiner, owner of Greiner Investments, is leasing his 188 Route 101 property to Catholic Medical Center, which shared the costs of ...

By JILLIAN JORGENSENMembers of Bedford’s development, real estate and engineering professions got together to discuss the town’s business climate on July 22, part of the Bedford Economic Development Commission’s effort to reach out to the community about what kind of economic development function they would like to see in ...

BY JILLIAN JORGENSENThe weather was not perfect, but the Bedford Town Council held a meeting outside recently anyway. The councilors, along with some members of the Bedford Village Common Development Committee, walked through a new park in Goffstown to look for inspiration and lessons for the common’s development as plans for the Bedford ...

By Kathleen Bailey The proposed Towle Farm Estates housing development off Goboro Road, near the Epsom/Chichester line, is receiving critical reviews so far from a cross-section of Epsom residents. Developer Roger Bartlett hopes to put 42 single-family homes in a cluster development on part of the 275 acres.   The land has been in his family ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSPlanning board agendas may be lighter this spring than during past years, but town officials say the economy has not kept businesses from coming to the border community. “There are signs of life in the economy here locally. There are projects coming before the planning board,” said Ross Moldoff, Salem’s ...

The owner of 14 acres at 358 S. River Road has presented a conceptual plan to the Planning Board for three buildings, with 88,000 square feet of commercial space. The property is located between Harvey Road and Commerce Drive on South River Road. On Monday, March 23, Donald Levasseur, the owner, told the board he envisions offices or a ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe day that a mixed-commercial and residential development went before the Planning Board coincided with a 500-point surge in the Dow Jones average. “We understand that it was on strong rumors this was going to be approved tonight,” joked Bill Tucker, a local attorney who represents the developer, Hawthorne Partners, ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA plan to tear down most of the Bedford Mall and turn it into a shopping plaza could deliver a shot of economic growth to an area that has been struggling with vacancies for years. The project was unveiled by the developer, Emmes Asset Management Company, at a Planning Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 23. After the redevelopment, ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEEditor’s note: This is part one in a series on economic development in Bedford. Next week: How the airport will transform South River Road near Merrimack. Officials and the public got a lesson on Economic Development 101, hearing from a series of speakers about the conditions and policies conducive to business growth, which ...