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:

Expanding access to mental health care in New Hampshire

Demand for behavioral health care services continues to rise across New Hampshire and the nation, impacting families, employers, health care providers, and communities alike.

Are home prices closing in on a $600,000 median?

The median priced single-family home in the Granite State reached another all-time high at $579,900, according to data from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. That breaks the previous high mark of $569,000 in June of last year.

Promoting NH’s outdoor economy will take better coordination, report says

New Hampshire’s outdoor economy is active and evolving, but the systems that support it have not kept pace, according to a new report by the Granite Outdoor Alliance. “Grounded Growth” was culled from three roundtables hosted by industry businesses around the state where 62 stakeholders from business, manufacturing, conservation, workforce and the public sector discussed challenges and opportunities shaping New Hampshire’s outdoor economy.