New Hampshire Business Review - Aug. 8, 2025

August 7, 2025

MCC program helps parents create solutions to real-life problems

For NH Business Review,

Parent Leadership Training Institute grad focuses on increasing the number of no-cost special education advocates in the state

Eye on Employment: legal updates working parents need to know

Peg O'Brien,

New Hampshire enacts new parental leave law

You can’t make this stuff up

Brad Cook,

State and federal politics has been full of head-scratchers this summer

The times are changing — businesses must take action

Emily Hall Warren,

By advocating for the needs of others, businesses can help create stronger and more connected communities

The Bottom Line: NBT, Itaconix and Amazon

NH Business Review Staff,

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

Cairn Surgical receives ISO certification for tumor detection technology

NH Business Review Staff,

Lebanon company’s breast cancer locator won the nh tech alliance’s product of the year in 2021

Outdoor industry partners gather for annual Saco Paddle event

NH Business Review Staff,

Storm sidelines kayaks and canoes, but networking reigns

Do we know what we don’t know?

Ron Bourque,

Targeting solutions requires understanding the underlying problems and their sources

New Hampshire economy stumbled earlier this year; is a recession in sight?

Mark Hayward,

SNHU professor says data shows no cause for concern right now

The Latest: Hirings and Promotions

NH Business Review Staff,

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

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‘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.