New Hampshire Business Review - December-23 2016

October 11, 2016

NH Business Review Staff

Helping sightless citizens

Brad Cook,

An impressive tour of the NH Association for the Blind’s McGreal Sight Center

Learning from Trump’s win

Ron Bourque,

Lessons that marketers can take home after the unanticipated election result

Donating stock to charity

Bob Bonfiglio,

When managed correctly, giving appreciated stock can be beneficial for the charity and the donor

Building a believable brand

Melissa Albano-Davis,

How can you ensure that the information about your business reflects the image you’ve worked to build?

Solving the education dilemma

Casey Snyder, Tom Sedoric,

The quest for affordability should be the norm rather than the exception

Immigrants can reinvigorate NH’s economy

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor: New Hampshire’s economy is at a tipping point. There exists a shortage of skilled workers that serve tech, health care, manufacturing and other sectors. Reasons for these shortages include an aging workforce and the exodus from the…

NH manufacturers face two major crises

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor: Manufacturers, who employ over 68,000 people, pay the highest hourly wages, and give the best fringe benefit packages, are in danger of having to leave the state of New Hampshire. The biggest crisis is the highest cost…

Commercial lease considerations

Dan Scanlon,

Reviewing a mix of provisions to take into consideration when leasing space

It was arrogance that did the Dems in

Jonathan P. Baird,

Democrats need to abandon Clinton’s brand of centrism and embrace the Sanders wing

Overtime ruling fallout

Beth A. Deragon,

Can you just pay all employees a salary and be done with it?

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Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

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Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions

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.