Red River Computer Company, an information technology solutions provider, has been recognized for three consecutive years by Business NH Magazine as one of the top 100 private companies in the state.  They are currently headquartered in Lebanon, with additional regional offices in Virginia and California.   The Red River partners include Richard Mann, Nick Anderle, and Rick Bolduc.  According to CEO Rick Bolduc, “The Monadnock Mill location will double our current space and allow the company to meet its growth projections.  The historic building on the Sugar River within the city center also fits our corporate environment.  We are pleased to be able to announce the commencement of construction and the partnership that has been formed for the redevelopment project and look forward to our move to Claremont.”

Alex Ray and Rusty McLear, whose partnership forms the hospitality use in the project, feel that the Common Man Inn will satisfy a need in Claremont and provide a special experience.  “Our studies indicated that the community could use more guest rooms to meet the needs of visitors and tourists in the area," said Ray.  "The Common Man Inn rooms, which will be located on the lower two levels of the Mill on the Sugar River, will make the Inn an interesting and unique destination.” 

According to Ray, “We are pleased to be coming to Claremont and also look forward to the renovation of the neighboring Woven Label Mill as a new addition to the Common Man Restaurant family.  Both buildings will be completed at the same time and will provide a full hospitality package in an historic urban neighborhood.” 

“The partnership with Red River Computer Co. and the Common Man was a critical element to the success of the project,” according to John Illick of Sugar River Mills Redevelopment LLC.  “A project of this scope needs more then a developer interested in renovating an historic building; it also requires businesses to occupy and participate in the process.  It would have been very difficult to go through a historic review process to attain the preservation tax credits without knowing the use and architectural interests of the businesses that would operate in the Mill.  The City of Claremont has also been an important part of this team, providing critical support from many of its departments as well as the needed public works projects in the mill area.”

For City Manager Guy Santagate, construction signals the end to a long pre-construction process and the beginning of new life for the City of Claremont.  “Claremont only moves forward now, and we will never forget the confidence that this business team has placed in us.  We welcome John Illick, Red River Computer Co. and the Common Man Restaurant and Inn, and thank them for becoming an integral part of our vision for the future of the City.”