Author: Beth LaMontagne Hall

Make way for hotels

Will recent and upcoming projects test the extent of Portsmouth’s hotel market?

Inbound marketing, NH style

Firms discuss the emerging online strategy

A hunger for local food

Food co-ops feed trend for supermarket alternatives

Shortage of young people entering New Hampshire’s accounting industry is a worrisome trend

A high demand for qualified, entry-level accountants is driving up starting salaries and creating an environment of almost full employment for these young workers

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Employee education: The missing piece in retirement plans

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

The inflatable treat violates a town ordinance in Westmoreland

New Hampshire charts new energy course

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

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

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

Is unemployment uptick a concern in NH?

So far this year, the unemployment rate is ticking up, reaching 3% in February and 3.1% in March through July, and dipping slightly back to 3% in August