New Hampshire Business Review - Dec. 1, 2023

December 1, 2023

Mission to Poland: Companies from NH, Mass., forge commerce connections during trade trip

Liisa Rajala,

A recent trade visit to Poland revealed promising business opportunities for companies in New Hampshire and Massachusetts

NH’s remote work evolution

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Work-from-home surge grows co-working space

NH retailers primed for strong shopping season

Trisha Nail,

National consumer spending expected to hit record numbers

ESOPs give employee-owners stake in the game

NH Business Review Staff,

Employee stock ownership plans are a creative and effective way to give your company’s team members a true stake in your business and a powerful retirement benefit.

Avoid sourcing, moving operations offshore

Ron Bourque,

Success starts with empowering every member of your team

Early engagement pays dividends

Claudia Tobón,

Why businesses should get involved in career-based experiences for school-aged children

The power of informal leadership

Doug Teschner,

You don’t need a title to have a big impact

Runoff pollution from Concord metal-recycling sites leads to $600K settlement

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Runoff containing heavy metals alleged to have come from metal recycling sites in Concord and Manchester have led to a $600,000 legal settlement that will be used to improve water quality in the Merrimack River.

DHHS: Kids’ needs warrant a larger replacement for Sununu Youth Services Center

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

The state’s new secure facility for at-risk youth won’t have more than 18 beds, as lawmakers demanded, but it will be bigger and cost more than the $21.6 million budgeted.

Attempt to kill Biden student debt relief plan tied to income fails in U.S. Senate

Ariana Figueroa- NH Bulletin,

U.S. Senate Republicans on Nov. 15 failed to garner enough votes to block a new Biden administration rule on an income-driven repayment plan for federal student loans

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.