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:

NH home prices climb toward $600,000

Inching closer to an unprecedented $600,000 threshold, the median price of a single-family home in New Hampshire reached an historic high of $580,000 in July. After what appeared to be a possible leveling off period at the beginning of the selling season, home prices surged in July to the $580,000 mark, up from $575,000 in June, up from $560,000 in April, and up from $549,700 in July of 2025. That’s a one-year jump of 5.51%.

Stand Alone Exterior Solar Panel System Installation, Renewable Green Energy Generation Concept.

New state law empowers homeowners with ‘balcony’ solar panels

With a new state law set to go into effect with the dawn of a new year in 2027, Granite Staters will be able to install so-called “balcony solar” panels for home use.

Building efficiency through partnerships

Marmon Utility President Ken Woo highlights how the company has been delivering electric infrastructure supports for 75 years

Shortening the line: from food insecurity to job security

Gather’s new culinary education program, Fresh Start, is a way to teach people with employment challenges the kitchen skills and life skills they need to have a career in the food service industry

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The hidden cost of AI: Who will train the next generation?

Artificial intelligence is transforming business at remarkable speed. Most discussions focus on productivity gains, cost savings or the jobs AI may eventually replace. Yet a more significant change is already underway — one that could reshape the future of nearly every profession.