JACKIE ROY will never again wear a snowsuit to a client meeting.

BRENDAN KEEGAN led Merchants Fleet to engineer a major capital expansion last year just as the pandemic hit.

EARLY THURSDAY MORNING as we were waking up to a light drizzle in Manchester, I was checking the weather app on my phone to see what was happening in Lincoln, glad to see the rain would soon be turning to snow so we could enjoy a day of skiing on Good Friday.

AS MORE PEOPLE get vaccinated from COVID-19, the travel industry is poised for a rebound. Consumers who have been hoarding cash for a year are tired of takeout and remodeling.

THIS MONTH, Michael and Peter Labrie heard the first notes ever played inside the downtown Portsmouth building they have been transforming into Jimmy’s on Congress, an upscale jazz and blues club.

A YEAR AGO, working remotely was mostly confined to tech workers and freelancers.

Deborah Merrill-Sands didn’t need a team of number crunchers to tell her it would be a wise move for the Peter T. Paul College of Business to take a deeper dive into business analytics.

THE MOVIE POSTERS framed in glass outside Chunky’s Cinepub are starting to fade after several months of exposure to sunlight.

AS PUBLIC EVENTS go, the donation of free water bottles to school kids doesn’t sound like big news. But the delivery of 13,000 water bottles at Manchester High School West earlier this month represented a milestone. Unlike most such donations, this one was a coordinated effort to target a sp…

THE SMALL conference room Scott Gilroy chose to meet at Summit Packaging is one of the few places in the company’s 230,000-square-foot manufacturing complex where you don’t have to shout above the roar of machines.

WHEN it comes to trust law, the New Hampshire advantage has wealth managers choosing the Granite State.

SHARRON McCARTHY marked her first year as CEO of Girls Inc. this month, which means she barely got a chance to grow into her new role before the coronavirus pandemic upended nearly every aspect of daily life — including gathering in large groups to raise money.

IF YOU’RE thinking about popping the question on Valentine’s Day, I know a jeweler who might be willing to cut you a deal.

OVER THE past 20 years, many young professionals have helped to make the Granite State a great place to live, work and raise a family.

WHEN I work out, I usually listen to music on my headphones, cranking it up loud enough to drown out the junk the gym pipes in through the ceiling speakers.

MANCHESTER’S population has grown more diverse in recent years, with minorities now representing 15% of the population.

IN MID-MARCH as the coronavirus outbreak was forcing nonprofits to postpone public gatherings, Boys & Girls Club CEO Diane Fitzpatrick was focused on when the Manchester club could reschedule its Foundation of Friends breakfast, which it usually holds in April at the DoubleTree Hotel.

ON AN unseasonably warm Christmas Day in 1971 — the Old Farmer’s Almanac says it hit 46 degrees — Santa Claus arrived at our Manchester home, bringing toys and a generous heart at a time when our family was in desperate need.

VISITORS to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport can amuse themselves while waiting for their luggage by experiencing the work of New Hampshire artists.

THE LOGISTICS of delivering millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines around the country could require as much precision as it did to develop them.

WHILE GOING VIRTUAL might be a temporary measure for nonprofits while COVID-19 curtails public events, it’s the path forward for the New Hampshire Tech Alliance.

I SPENT part of Veterans Day talking to a group of retired people about journalism and the Union Leader. While I’ve used online conferencing tools regularly since the beginning of the pandemic, I had yet to serve as a speaker on a video call.

WITH grocery stores experiencing record traffic during the pandemic, there’s been increased demand for staples like cat litter, hummus, salad dressing and barbecue sauce.

WE’VE had plenty to be angry about this year.

HEAVY DEMAND during the pandemic inspired a Pittsfield pizza maker to finally add delivery.

The Unity Cafe is tranquil at 10 a.m., the midway point between the morning rush and the lunch crowd, such as it is these days.

LIKE all businesses, McLane Middleton has had to adapt to the pandemic. Many attorneys work from home rather than at the law firm’s offices, which include its headquarters on the 10th floor at 900 Elm St.

AS HOSPITALS continue to struggle with losses in the tens of millions, outpatient providers like Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Care Center are beginning to see steady patient traffic.

NEIL LEVESQUE knows more than anyone what could lie ahead for President Trump and the First Lady.

LAST WEEK, a liberal freshman congressman kicked off a webinar for a conservative think tank.