Your best ‘recruiting’ tool
Employee retention and engagement makes companies much better positioned over competitors
Author: Delise West
Branding your workplace
How to set yourself from other businesses looking for hard-to-find employees
A paid leave checklist
Reasons to weigh the costs and implications of implementing a policy now, rather than waiting for a possible legal mandate
Will curiosity kill the cat?
Wading through a job candidate’s online information has pitfalls
References make a difference
Protect your firm with due diligence
Terminating an employee the right way
It’s never an easy task, but there is a humane and sensitive way to approach it
When email is the wrong mode of communication
Why it’s a good idea to pause before hitting the ‘send’ button
Ask HR: Avoiding difficult conversations can cost you
Why it’s not worth putting off performance-related conversations with employees
Job descriptions – a tool that’s actually useful
They have functions that help you better manage your staff
Ask HR: How to get new hires productive more quickly
First, ‘you have to start from the feet up’
Ask HR: What to do when a promotion goes awry
There are hazards in picking the wrong person or mismanaging the changeover
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Child care and state-owned land updates coming to NH Zoning Atlas
The New Hampshire Zoning Atlas continues to deepen its knowledge and utility with two updates having to do with child care and state-owned property. The child care element seeks to reflect changes to local regulations for both family and center-based care as a result of the latest legislative action on the issue.
NH home prices buck spring-to-summer trend
In a departure from a 10-year trend, the June median price for a single-family home in New Hampshire dropped from what it was in May.
Envision Technologies creates stay, work, play in one Londonderry site
The 110-acre Village at Technology Park off Harvey Road in north Londonderry will include space for industrial, residential, childcare and retail.
Overcoming skepticism, putting AI to work
At Blueline Advisors in Exeter, chief investment officer Frank Sabin is embracing AI, with the help of the students, to better serve his clients, who have entrusted about $250 million in assets in his care.
Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis
As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.
Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH
Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.
NHBR About Town: Week of June 19, 2026
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest: Week of June 19, 2026
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Two Gold Street properties added to Revo proposal
A brand new and redesigned Revo Casino and Social House came back to Manchester’s land-use boards this month after the acquisition of additional nearby properties allowed the creation of an expanded vision for the project.
