Author: Jeanne Dietsch

(Opinion) Legislators need to look deeper into lack of housing

Legislators recognize that the state needs more affordable housing to have a healthy economy.

(Opinion) NH’s future: A retirement home staffed by robots?

Projections show a dire need for more young families in the state

(Opinion) How the state recovered on the backs of towns

Isn’t it time the state shouldered its pre-recession responsibilities?

Preparing for the next recession

What are New Hampshire’s options when the next downturn arrives?

How to brighten the governor’s gloomy fiscal forecast

The governor’s budget address cast a pall over previous glowing revenue reports and offered a pessimistic view for the next biennium. The governor revealed that one-time repatriation and mergers accounted for $100 million of the year’s revenues. The June 30…

How to brighten the governor’s gloomy fiscal forecast

Sharing more with towns, investing in businesses will shore up NH’s future

Yes, universities are integral to our economic success

In the June 19 issue of NH Business Review, Commissioner Taylor Caswell of the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs mapped out the new agency’s focus on innovative strategies to recruit talent and build our state’s strengths, including its…

Jails or universities: Which do we want?

A state that spends more on its prison system than its college system needs to ask itself why

NH needs to rebuild its pool of talented workers

For decades, we have been hearing the refrain, “Cut expenses, cut taxes; government is bad.” But what does data say? The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the highest gross domestic product growth rates in 2014 were in state…

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(Opinion) Putting brain health in focus as we age

HEALTH CARE By: DR. STEVEN ANGELO As more Americans live longer, maintaining brain health is becoming an increasingly important part of overall well-being. During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and throughout the year,…

Markets & Main Streets: Here comes USMCA

Next month, the United States, Canada and Mexico begin the formal joint review of the USMCA trade agreement. Under the original agreement, a review is required, and while there is no likely outcome that…

Cook on Concord: A $200 million shot

Ever since Gov. Ayotte announced the GO-NORTH medical funding program, which deploys federal funds allocated to New Hampshire by the federal government, there has been much speculation on how it could be used. This…

(Opinion) The support I wish every dementia caregiver had

Seacoast Dementia Hub provides community support for at-home caregivers

(Opinion) You can learn a lifesaving skill — CPR

CPR saves lives. More specifically, early chest compressions after a cardiac arrest can double or even triple the odds of survival by keeping blood flowing to the brain and the heart while awaiting further emergency care.

(Opinion) Offshore wind is meeting the moment

East Coast offshore wind projects offer a cleaner, more affordable energy solution to meet growing demand

(Opinion) When growth outpaces infrastructure

Communities grow. Businesses invest. Families plan their futures. Supporting all of it are essential systems that operate largely out of sight, delivering the reliability we’ve come to expect from modern life.