New Hampshire Business Review - December 4, 2020

December 3, 2020

From hands-on learning to air filtration

Kelly Burch-Granite State News Collaborative,

Concord-based Technology Education Concepts, Inc., has pivoted from providing schools with learning materials to selling air filtration

Q&A with Acupuncturist Elizabeth Ropp

John Angelo

‘Acupuncture serves all the people, body and soul,’ says acupuncturist Elizabeth Ropp.

LRGH bankruptcy tangled by new bidders, finances

Bob Sanders

Health system’s reorganization may take longer than planned

The next pandemic toy: snowmobiles

Adam Drapcho-The Laconia Daily Sun

Outdoor recreation boom continues into winter

The search for solutions

Kelly Burch-Granite State News Collaborative

Covid-19 has laid bare policies that have contributed to long-standing homeless problem in NH

Seacoast initiative raises profiles of area nonprofits

NH Business Review Staff

Two Seacoast women, saying they were inspired to build awareness of local nonprofits that make an impact on the community, have founded Cheers for Charity NH

NH manufacturer plays a big role in Covid testing

Bob Sanders

“We are behind the scenes of a lot of that testing,” he said. “We are the unheard-of first responders.”

Ask the experts: Return to work safely

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Amid a rise in infection rates, New Hampshire businesses are still working to return to pre-pandemic levels of revenue and seeking expert advice on how offices can be reopened safely.

Hospitals rethink elective surgery ban in Covid surge

Teddy Roenbluth-Concord Monitor

During second wave, they see financial, health needs for continuing procedures

Obamacare is still working for New Hampshire

Jane A. Difley

Under the ACA, the number of uninsured people in NH has almost been cut in half

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