New Hampshire Business Review - Dec. 16, 2022

December 15, 2022

Q&A: NH Electric Co-op CEO Alyssa Clemsen Roberts

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

The co-op's new president speaks to the energy market, skyrocketing electricity costs, and how to get more women working in energy

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Banking resiliency offsets industry challenges

NH Business Review Staff,

New Hampshire’s banking industry is constantly evolving and improving their technology, customer service and best practices

New Low Rise Building Under Construction On Blue Sky Background

Construction lessons learned in 2022

NH Business Review Staff,

New Hampshire’s construction industry continues to benefit from a unprecedented building boom

How getting Covid changed one man’s mind on vaccination

Paul Cuno-Booth -NH Public Radio,

Mark McEnnis's battle with the virus nearly killed him

Dartmouth Health sees financial losses mounting

NH Business Review Staff,

Costs are outstripping revenues at Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s largest private employer

Dutch biotech firm opening first U.S. lab in Keene

Trisha Nail/The Keene Sentinel,

Detact Diagnostics signed a two-year rental contract with Keene State to run its lab at the Putnam Science Center

(Opinion) Let’s find a way to increase university system funding

Mike Skelton,

It’s needed to support expansion of the state’s future workforce

(Opinion) Psychological safety at home and in public

Cynthia L. Whitaker,

Whenever we come together, it’s important to accept others so we can move forward

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(Opinion) Congress must fix tax credits for small businesses

Karen Kerrigan,

Inflation and economic uncertainty continue to bear down on small business America

(Opinion) There’s another side to the State School property saga

Scott Myers,

Laconia’s former city manager takes issue with governor’s and state’s view of vetting process

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.