New Hampshire Business Review - April 11, 2025

April 10, 2025

Protect yourself against identity theft

Katie Geery,

Each year, more and more Americans fall victim to some form of identity theft or fraud. In 2023, Americans reported they were the victims of more than nearly $10 billion in financial fraud.

A reality check

Ron Bourque,

What they don’t seem to teach you in some schools anymore

The Bottom Line: Connection, Unitil and Albany International

Contributed to NH Business Review,

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

Take 5: Rural small business, financial confidence and succession plans

Trisha Nail,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

Judge praises NH’s progress cutting down wait times for inpatient mental health care

Paul Cuno-Booth -NH Public Radio,

A federal judge says New Hampshire is making good progress toward eliminating wait times for inpatient mental health care.

Railroad Apartments in Dover to bring 88 HUD-rate units this fall

Sarah Donovan/Foster's Daily Democrat,

A new apartment complex with 88 below-market-rate residential units is coming to 2 Grove St. in Dover this fall. The development is expected to be called The Railroad Apartments.

Former New Hampshire regulator tapped to lead New England’s EPA office

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

A former top official with New Hampshire’s environmental services agency has been appointed to run the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England office.

New Hampshire’s labor force grew in 2024. Will it continue?

Phil Sletten,

After expanding just 0.2% in 2023, New Hampshire’s labor force grew 1.3% in 2024, according to recently published data from New Hampshire Employment Security.

A better future for healthcare in America

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION,

Nick Vailas, founder and CEO of Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center (BASC), knows that the future of healthcare is one where quality rises and costs go down.

Everyone’s a target: Cyber threats keep businesses on alert

Emily Reily,

You don’t have to be a large company or work in a specific industry to face a cyber threat — everyone is a target.

More news from NHBR:

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.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

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.