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:

‘What must remain human?’ Dartmouth AI conference opens without a clear answer

Dartmouth College opened its “AI at 70” conference Thursday morning, Oct. 29, with a session called “The Future Worth Building is Human.”

(Opinion) Utilities learn to communicate through uncertainty

On Nov. 26, 2015, heavy wet snow was falling, with a forecast warning of an impending storm for days. The phone rings, and before I answer it, I already know what the reporter is going to ask.

(Opinion) From mill town to river town

New Hampshire has more than 10,000 miles of rivers, many of which flow through downtowns.

(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.

(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.

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.

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?

(Market & Main Streets) Employers follow workers

Over the course of my career, I have attended my share of ribbon-cuttings that were the result of a lot of effort to recruit a new company into the state.