New Hampshire Business Review - Aug. 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

Jeff Feingold

3 ‘market-based’ ideas that can cut energy costs

Sam Evans-Brown

While state’s 10-year strategy focuses on them, few specific policies are included

Work-based learning program recruits NH high schoolers

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin

Department of Education seeks to raise awareness of new initiative

Cyber insurance distress

Christopher Nicolopoulos and D.J. Bettencourt

As cybersecurity insurance premiums rise, what can businesses do to cope?

The sources of inspiration

Ron Bourque

You’ll never know when it appears

A rousing second act

John Angelo

Colonial Theatre brings entertainment and ‘meaning’ to Bethlehem

Teeing up paid family leave

Bob Sanders

‘Publicity blitz’ planned for new state plan

Pending Exeter Hospital deal part of a long trend

Michael McCord

Financial concerns drive move toward healthcare consolidations

High school students urged to try work-based learning via state new program

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Department of Education seeks to raise awareness of new initiative

Sturm, Ruger sees big drop in sales as income falls over 50 percent

Bob Sanders,

Second-quarter results come amid disappointing gun sales industry-wide, rising costs

Even with a voucher, people experiencing homelessness struggle to find rentals

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Concord mother’s search for housing stymied by cost, few options

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.