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(Opinion) Investing in youth mental health in New Hampshire

The nationwide youth mental health crisis has seen marked improvements in New Hampshire since 2021, but the problem is still far from fixed. Indeed, while the measured outcomes are getting better compared to the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figures today are still historically concerning compared to a decade ago.

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(Opinion) People with disabilities are an untapped resource

New Hampshire employers spend considerable time and resources trying to find dependable employees who want to work. Yet there is a segment of our population that is too often overlooked: adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Come to the table

Reliable, accessible childcare is an economic advantage that helps New Hampshire businesses attract and retain employees, strengthen their workforce and support long-term growth.

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Growing with grace

Identifying growing and grace as my top two values helped me focus on who I want to be and how I want to show up. Revisiting these six years later, I am pleased that these ideas still ring true.

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Are prediction markets revenue ripe for picking in NH?

To many people, prediction markets and sports gaming are a distinction without a difference. Which begs the question: Should New Hampshire be regulating prediction markets, especially as they apply to sports, the same way it regulates — and draws revenue from — sports betting via DraftKings?

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NH’s four-year schools adapt

New Hampshire’s public four-year colleges and universities are increasingly offering noncredit workforce-focused certificate programs, professional skills development and industry-specific courses, both on campus and online.

Brad Cook Columnist

(Cook on Concord) Funding our higher education system

Regardless of the results of the 2026 election (unknown as this issue went to press), the Legislature and executive administration will have to address higher education in the state, especially our public institutions.

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Sustainability from an interior design perspective

It is easy to forget that people are part of this ecosystem, that we are neither separate from nor owners of it. Just as the health of the forest depends on a system of relationships, human well-being is influenced by the environments we inhabit.

How to plan a successful offsite company meeting

Pari Marsh, who helps businesses and organizations plan meetings, retreats and conferences in the White Mountains, explains why planning down time during your company’s next offsite meeting is just as important as mapping out your speaker schedule.

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It might take a village

This coming winter, Bretton Woods skiers and riders will enjoy key improvements — a double-black-diamond glade named Mom Said No and a new four-person chairlift added last year, and this year, expanded snowmaking, increased Nordic grooming and a relocated terrain park.

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NH economy grows slowly

New Hampshire’s economy continued its lowgear, forward momentum in the spring, grinding away at a 2% annual growth rate that is slower than several of its Northeast neighbors and the country as a whole.

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A place to gather

The first tavern in New Hampshire opened in 1789. Or, at least, the first tavern that has kept up with its marketing efforts enough to still be recognized as the first tavern in New Hampshire opened in 1789.

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Shipyard payroll shows strength over the years

An analysis of economic impact reports of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by the Seacoast Shipyard Association from calendar year 2020 to 2025 shows that payroll value increased by 15.3% — from $671.4 million to $774 million.

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Minus33 Merino Wool celebrates expansion

Minus33 Merino Wool, a manufacturer of outdoor clothing, celebrated a major expansion on Oct. 27 as well as a combined 110 years of doing business in Ashland, a town at the heart of the Lakes Region.

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NH office construction pipeline runs thin

The amount of available office space in New Hampshire is shrinking and becoming more expensive to lease due to a lack of new construction and higher demand that is still trying to find its footing post-COVID. The office vacancy rate statewide fell to 10.3% in the third quarter, down 3.1% from a year ago, and average asking rent rose to $22.28, up 1.7% from a year ago, according to a Colliers study.

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NH is destination for space sector

The two-day Space, Technology, Trade and Research expo on Oct. 28-29 in Durham convened innovators, producers, scientists, engineers, investors, bankers, students and representatives of the U.S. Space Force and Department of War. The goal: Increase networking, collaboration and awareness of what’s happening here, including on the campus of UNH, which provides tools, expertise and facilities for product development and testing.

Product Of The Year

Five companies named finalists for NH Tech Alliance’s Product of the Year

The five New Hampshire companies named finalists for the 2026 NH Tech Alliance Product of the Year underscore the diversity of the Granite State’s tech sector, with solutions designed to help companies improve their IT security testing, streamline how businesses use artificial intelligence, produce high-demand rare earth metals, help softball players monitor pitch calls and protect aerospace and defense systems from cyberattacks.

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BAE signs pact with War Department to increase production of laser-guidance kits

The Hudson campus of BAE Systems was the setting for the signing of a multiyear agreement with the U.S. Department of War to increase production capacity of the company’s APKWS laser-guidance kits up to 35,000 units per year. The kits, which transform unguided 2.75-inch rockets into precision-guided munitions, are used by the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, and are available to U.S. allies.

Medicare

The sweepstakes to pick a Medicare plan is on

The exit of two Medicare Advantage carriers from the state will affect 14,200 current enrollees, while changes to other plans could mean a decline in overall enrollment in Advantage plans by 18,104 beneficiaries in 2027

Freedom Village Rendering

Live-work-create tech village eyed for Manchester

A tech-entrepreneur turned venture capitalist is eyeing one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Manchester for a community where tech- and startup-minded people would live and work. Freedom Village would be located on 250 acres of mostly wooded land at Hackett Hill, which is located in the northwestern corner of Manchester.

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Manchester property values jump nearly 50%

The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.

Dartmouth Health builds at-home caregiver institute

When Richard “Dick” Levy’s wife, Susan, received a terminal diagnosis of a progressive brain disorder a decade ago, he became her primary caregiver. Doctors estimated Susan had between three and five years left to live.

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(Opinion) Investing in youth mental health in New Hampshire

The nationwide youth mental health crisis has seen marked improvements in New Hampshire since 2021, but the problem is still far from fixed. Indeed, while the measured outcomes are getting better compared to the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figures today are still historically concerning compared to a decade ago.