Author: Delise West

Your best ‘recruiting’ tool

Employee retention and engagement makes companies much better positioned over competitors

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

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

More news from NHBR:

Permitting and construction of new homes is up, but it’s still at historic lows and not enough to keep up with demand. The recent housing production is mostly single-family, with a smattering of multi-family developments but relatively few duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

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New Hampshire workers face major challenges despite indicators of an improving job market

Preliminary data indicates that nonfarm employment in New Hampshire rose by 1.1% from January through July 2026, but fell short of a full recovery from job losses during 2025.

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Peterborough sells contaminated South Municipal Well to NH Ball Bearings for $110,000

The Peterborough Select Board unanimously approved the $110,000 sale and the company’s conditions to shut down the site on Tuesday

Attorney Jack Middleton made his mark in New Hampshire

New Hampshire in general, and its legal profession in particular, suffered a huge loss when Jack B. Middleton died on Sept. 8. The president of McLane Middleton, he recently marked 70 years of active law practice with that firm.

Fast-growing life sciences sector looks to colleges to keep pace

New Hampshire’s life sciences industry is expanding quickly, but the workers employers need range far beyond biomedical scientists — from manufacturing technicians and engineers to project managers, supply-chain specialists and finance professionals. At the Empower Life Sciences event hosted by…

Higher density cited as a solution to curb cost of new housing

Ask a developer about the best way to bring down the cost of new housing in New Hampshire, and he’ll tell you it’s allowing more density. That was the case Sept. 17 when New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) hosted a webinar on housing that included Eric Jackson from the Stabile Companies, a housing developer/builder based in Nashua.

It's Worth Knowing: An aging state faces challenges with its senior population

It's still a fact in 2026 that New Hampshire has the second oldest population in the United States — 43.4 median age — tied with Vermont and topped only by Maine. Most senior citizens in New Hampshire say it's a great place to retire. But it depends on life's circumstances.

Leadership Is Measured by the Doors You Open

Leadership isn't measured by the title you hold or the deals you close. It's measured by the doors you open for others - especially for the next generation.