As the hospitality industry continues to struggle and face new hardships as we enter the winter months, please direct your employees to the New Hampshire Hospitality Employee Relief Fund (NHHERF). Funding is available on a first come, first serve basis to those who complete the application and its requirements as well as meet all eligibility.… Read More »
Read More »The Community College System of NH (CCSNH) and the NH Lodging & Restaurant Association (NHLRA) have teamed up to help restaurants and other eating establishments certify that staff are trained in COVID-related safety protocols. The “NH Promise” program provides free online training for all employees; just register and complete; it only takes a couple of… Read More »
Read More »Culinary training programs will be among the first in NH to offer education and paid, job-relevant training to career seekers. Great NH Restaurants, the management company behind the restaurants Copper Door, T-BONES, CJ’s, and Cactus Jack’s, along with Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery in Raymond have developed new culinary registered apprenticeship programs in partnership with the… Read More »
Read More »On Tuesday, March 10th, seven culinary teams and two management teams competed at the New Hampshire ProStart State Invitational. Hosted by the Holiday Inn Concord Downtown, teams were represented from Manchester School of Technology, Milford High School & Applied Technology Center, Mount Washington Valley Career & Technical Center (culinary and management), Pinkerton Academy (culinary and… Read More »
Read More »Training program will prepare apprentices to work in a full-time management position at one of many locations across New Hampshire. Concord, NH – Gellfam Management Corp., the management company behind the Five Guys franchise locations in New Hampshire, has developed a new restaurant management registered apprenticeship program in partnership with the Community College System of… Read More »
Read More »The OMNI Mt. Washington in conjunction with New Hampshire Culinary Institute at White Mountains Community College is proud to announce that Caitlyn Pease and Christopher Fudala have both successfully completed their apprenticeships. This accomplishment required these two culinarians to spend over 6,000 hours working and training at the OMNI Mt. Washington with their journey beginning… Read More »
Read More »From bed and breakfasts to luxury hotels, from diners to fine dining, from campgrounds to ski resorts and everything in between, the hospitality industry has something for everyone. The opportunities are endless and it’s a career which offers many benefits. April was to mark the third annual New Hampshire Hospitality Month. Middle school and high… Read More »
Read More »Based in Manchester, the MC2 Charter School requires that high school students undertake NH high school internships during each academic year.
Read More »Sector Partnership Initiatives’ (SPI) second annual New Hampshire Hospitality Month concluded in April with students and community partners from all over New Hampshire. The month-long event was hosted by the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association (NHLRA) and served to promote hospitality industry jobs as viable career options for current middle and high school students.
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Mark Hodsdon
Mark Hodsdon has been in the construction industry for more than 30 years; starting his career as an Apprentice Carpenter and eventually becoming a Superintendent, Project Manager, Estimator, General Manager, and Vice President for a Commercial General Contracting Firm. Today he is the President and CEO of Palmer and Sicard, Inc. an employee-owned Mechanical Contracting Firm. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Business and a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Unrestricted Construction Supervisor’s License. Mark served as a Board Member of the Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter (ABC NH/VT) for eight years and as Chairman of the Board in 2016. Mark also served as a member of the National Board of Directors for the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for three years. Mark is currently on the Advisory Committee for the Building Construction Technologies program at The Seacoast School of Technology and on the Board of Directors of Martineau Electric, Inc