New Hampshire Business Review - August-4 2017

August 4, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

An education reality check

Ron Bourque,

The world is changing at a phenomenal pace, and we are failing to adequately respond

Returning to ‘regular order’

Brad Cook,

Congress should heed Sen. John McCain’s call to follow legislative rules

Workers’ comp complication

Peter Tamposi,

How a buyer could inherit seller’s unfavorable ‘mod’ rate

The right way to support the renewable energy industry

Michael Behrmann,

We’ve already witnessed the benefit of established incentives

Pease Moms fight for safe drinking water

Jeanne Shaheen,

Their work is leading to the first nationwide study of the health effects of PFCs

Stronger civics education will preserve NH tradition

Lou D'Allesandro,

As a young man, I caught the “history bug.” I became fascinated with history and American government and took advantage of opportunities to expand my knowledge in this area. I vividly remember meeting presidential candidate John F. Kennedy while a…

The planned destruction of Medicaid

Jonathan P. Baird,

Since the Republican Senate health care bill was released, there has been much discussion about its worst aspects. Is it the cutting 22 million people off health insurance? Is it doing away with pre-existing condition protections? Or is it the…

Cartoon for the Week of August 4, 2017

NH Business Review Staff,

Q&A with nonprofit leader and activist Robert Egger

Jeff Feingold,

Nonprofits ‘are major job creators, and they need to tell people about that. We’re an essential part of the economic ecosystem,’ says Robert Egger, founder of DC Central Kitchen and L.A. Kitchen.

NH trust laws undergo yet another alteration

Michael Kitch,

Is competition among states a ‘race to the bottom’?

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ADUs, manufactured homes can help with NH housing crisis

Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.

Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

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Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.

(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.