New Hampshire Business Review - December-8 2017

December 8, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

Taking on money in politics

Brad Cook,

Campaign finance reform is needed, now more than ever

How to ruin a business

Ron Bourque,

What’s going on in the NFL offers several object lessons

House tax plan threatens affordable housing

Kenneth Viscarello,

The proposal will either eliminate or seriously impact the tools used to finance affordable rental housing in NH

Have we as a nation lost our moral compass?

Lou D'Allesandro,

In these trying times, we must demand more from our elected officials

It’s time to end the failed war on weed

Robert Renny Cushing,

Back in the last century, when I was a boy growing up in Hampton, a number of things that were considered “social evils” were prohibited by state law and local ordinance. Gambling and “intoxicating spirits” were two of the vices…

It’s not a ‘ratepayer victory’

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor: This is a response to D. Maurice Kreis’s “A Northern Pass Ratepayer Victory” (Nov. 24-Dec. 7 NH Business Review): Those with Eversource/PSNH easements burdening their properties, who would bear the brunt of the industrial ugliness of the…

Utilities, municipalities battle over how property value is determined

Michael Kitch,

Inflated assessments could be costing ratepayers

NHBR roundtable: How’s business in Nashua?

NH Business Review Staff,

Area businesspeople assess the state of city’s economy

Q&A with Eastern Bank NH Regional President Joe Reilly

Liisa Rajala,

After 40 years in the banking business, longtime New Hampshire banker Joe Reilly will be retiring from the industry at the end of December.

620 New Hampshire tech jobs on the chopping block at Liberty Mutual

Bob Sanders,

But company says addition of new positions could soften the blow

More news from NHBR:

ADUs, manufactured homes can help with NH housing crisis

Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.

Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.

NHBR About Town: Week of March 27, 2026

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The Latest: Week of March 27, 2026

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The New England energy market

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.