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:

‘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.