Absolute Resource

1.2018- ARA Success Profiled in Federal Report 

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 6, 2023- EBC and SAME are hosting their annual Portsmouth Harbor Cruise. Join us! 

September 12, 2023- Look for ARA's table at the annual Business & Industry Association (BIA-NH) and NHDES Environmental Regulatory Conference in Concord, NH. 

September 19 & 20, 2023- Proud sponsor of the 2023 Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop (#NSCW2023) in Worcester, MA, hosted by Brownfields Coalition of the Northeast. 

October 16-19, 2023- Looking forward to the always excellent AEHS International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy in Amherst, MA.  

October 19, 2023- NH Drinking Water Expo & Trade Show, hosted by the NH Water Works Association, Concord, NH.

October 27, 2023- NH Environmental Health Conference (formerly "Healthy Homes") will be held in Concord, NH. 

October 30, 2023- Maine Indoor Air Quality Council presents the IAQ & Energy Conference in Portland, ME. 

Coming in 2024: 

April 2-4, 2024- Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA), in partnership with NEIWPCC, NESCAUM, & NERC are seeking sponsors for the 2nd Regional NEWMOA PFAS Science Conference in Marlborough, MA, April 2024. 

Check out these Industry Pages for Upcoming Training & Events:
 

• NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Ongoing Training and Events- click to view the latest
• NH Water Works Association (NHWWA) Ongoing Training and Events- https://nhwwa.org/events/
• American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire- ACEC-NH upcoming events
• Environmental Business Council of New England- EBCNE upcoming events
• Licensed Site Professionals Association- LSPA upcoming events

ARA IN THE NEWS

New Hampshire Bulletin: PCBs: A Forever Chemical You've Heard Little About (5/2023)

Portland Press Herald:  ARA is the Closest Certified PFAS Testing Lab for Forever Chemical Risk Identified Throughout Maine (1/2022)

Portsmouth Herald: Absolute Resource Associates is state's first PFAS testing lab (5/2021)

Environmental Business Journal: ARA Receives 2020 EBJ Business Achievement Award & Profile in Executive Q&A Segment, EBJ Vol XXXIV  (2/2021)

Business NH Magazine: Intriguing Women-Led Businesses: Absolute Resource Associates, A Top Women Led Business in NH (12/2020)

US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Publication: Tackling the Gender Gap: What Women Entrepreneurs Need to Thrive (12/17)  (ARA profiled on P 39)

Lab Manager Magazine: "An Alternative Method for PCB Extraction" (4/17)

SeacoastOnline: Stratham Girl Scouts Try on New Hats at Environmental Firm (3/17)

IAQ Radio: ARA CEO Guy Sylvester and colleagues discuss the state of the IAQ Industry on IAQ Radio. Click here to listen online!

Businesses Owned by Women Less Likely to Win US Contracts (2/16)

New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR): Susan Sylvester, 2016 Outstanding Woman in Business (2/16)

SELTNH: ARA Donates Resources & Expertise for Burley Farm (2/16)

Fosters Daily Democrat: 2016 Class of Outstanding Women in Business Honored (2/16)

New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR): NH's New Mold Bill, What You Need to Know (10/15) (by Guy Sylvester & Jean Gennaro)

Healthy Indoors Magazine: NH Joins Growing Number of States with Mold Legislation (see page 17)  (9/15)

iaqa.org: A Moldy Rollercoaster Ride, Mold Legislation for NH (7/15)

Lung.org: Guy Sylvester of ARA Spreads American Lung Association's Mission through Volunteer Efforts (4/15)

Seacoastonline.com: Business Names & Faces- Sylvester Appointed to Federal Committee (2/15)

Seacoastonline.com: Women Small Business Parity Act Part of Defense Bill (12/14)

NH Business Review (NHBR): ARA named 2014 Business Excellence Winner (10/14)

Seacoastonline.com: Sylvester testifies for bill to boost women-owned businesses (8/14)