New Hampshire Business Review - Aug. 23, 2024

August 23, 2024

Amanda Andrews

Sailing to the bottom in more ways than one

Ron Bourque,

Luxury yacht sinking tale is buried in a sea of conflicting ‘facts’

Issues in this year's election

Brad Cook,

Candidates are not addressing state and national fiscal woes

Novo Nordisk seeks sizeable workforce increase

Paul Briand,

Novo Nordisk in West Lebanon is looking to hire 40 people in 2024, a 10% increase in its current headcount of about 400 as it continues its work to improve the lives of people with certain ailments.

NH Business Notebook: Get your wings

Mike Cote,

While the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race for reelection was unfolding, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, was overseas leading a bipartisan delegation to the Farnborough International Air Show with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas.

Boys & Girls Club of Manchester Keystone Club takes 1st place in career preparation

NH Business Review Staff,

Boys & Girls Club of Manchester’s (BGCM) Keystone Club took first place in the career preparation category at the National Keystone Conference in Atlanta in late July.

Lessons from a big time comeback

Clark Dumont,

Simone Biles takes down the ‘twisties’ and comes up with the gold

Some areas of Epsom don’t have broadband internet access

Rachel Wachman -Concord Monitor,

As part of a statewide initiative to expand access to broadband, or high-speed internet, the Town of Epsom has spent the past month assessing areas with limited or no broadband.

Q&A: New Gunstock GM Robert Drake

Brion OConnor,

Robert Drake has worked in the ski industry throughout his life. A native of west Texas, Drake grew up skiing at Taos and Red River in New Mexico.

Council seeking proposals for Old North Main property in Laconia

Gabriel Perry-The Laconia Daily Sun,

Laconia city councilors expressed a sense of urgency and careful optimism regarding the prospect of matching with a developer to design and construct permanent, market-rate and below-market-rate workforce housing on a city-owned parcel located in the northern part of the city.

The need for nursing assistants is high

Paul Cuno-Booth -NH Public Radio,

But a key recruitment program has been halted

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.