New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 19, 2025

September 19, 2025

Employee education: The missing piece in retirement plans

Scott Tuxbury,

A 2024 Human Interest study found 91% of employees with access to financial wellness education enrolled in their workplace retirement plan, compared to just 76% enrollment without it.

How a town rule took the air out of a giant ice cream cone

Abigail Ham-Keene Sentinel,

The inflatable treat violates a town ordinance in Westmoreland

New Hampshire charts new energy course

Thomas B. Getz,

NH’s 2025 energy laws shift focus to nuclear, natural gas, and clean energy while pausing offshore wind and exploring grid independence.

Q&A with Associate professor of organizational behavior at UNH Vanessa Druskat

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

In her new book, “The Emotionally Intelligent Team,” published by Harvard Business Review Press, Druskat explores the overlooked factor she says separates high-performing teams from the rest: emotional intelligence.

The cost of undermining public health in New Hampshire

For NH Business Review,

I am alarmed by the growing erosion of trust in science-based health guidance.

5 essential conversations to have with your financial advisor

Daniel Cohen,

Investors should be asking their financial advisors crucial questions at various points in time.

AI for human resources

Cameron G. Shilling,

Are businesses liable for AI discrimination?

Attack of the DEI exterminators

Brad Cook,

New laws banning diversity, equity and inclusion policies are tripping up businesses and nonprofits

Gunstock plans upgrades for upcoming winter

Eagle Tribune Staff,

More than $3 million is earmarked for lifts, $2.5 million for snowmaking and grooming equipment, and more than $4 million for general infrastructure improvements that include electrical systems.

The Latest: Week of September 19, 2025

NH Business Review Staff,

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

More news from NHBR:

Community Action Partnership Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties

We dedicate ourselves to addressing poverty in the midst of plenty in this nation by opening to everyone the opportunity for education and training; the opportunity for work; and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.

The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire

Our mission is to actively engage families in hands-on discovery. Our vision is to inspire all to become the next generation of innovators and creative thinkers!

Birchtree Center

Birchtree supports individuals with autism and other diverse abilities by providing personalized education and outreach programs that promote inclusion, independence and holistic growth.

Seacoast Community School

Seacoast Community School’s mission is to provide nurturing care and exceptional education for all children of the Seacoast.

Mount Washington Observatory

Mount Washington Observatory is a private, nonprofit, member-supported institution with a mission to advance understanding of the natural systems that create Earth’s weather and climate. It serves this mission by maintaining a weather station on the summit of Mount Washington, performing weather and climate research, conducting innovative science education programs and interpreting the heritage of the Mount Washington region.

Granite VNA

We enhance dignity and independence for people by delivering quality health care and promoting wellness in homes and communities through all stages of life.

Filling a niche in life sciences

Predictive Monitor CEO Laurie Masiello shares how she and her husband/co-owner, John, built their company out of a need to solve a problem keeping pharma products chilled while en route to its destination without compromising integrity

Nongfu Spring down to a trickle

It’s been a year since a Chinese water and beverage bottling company purchased commercial property in Nashua. Not much more is known now than it was then about the company’s intentions for the 337,391-square-foot building on 23 acres at 80 Northwest Blvd., purchased Jan. 31, 2025 for $67 million by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company.