New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Ground breaks and construction begins at The Village on Technology Hill

TFMoran Staff,

TFMoran's mixed-use development is designed to support the region’s growing economy while offering a unique living experience.

VHB leads three sessions at New England Water Environment Association Conference

VHB Staff,

Thought leaders from VHB — a civil engineering company with an office in Bedford — recently presented at this year’s New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Conference.

Banking on better times: Tailwinds are in sight for the banking industry

Jaclyn Jaeger,

A lighter touch on bank regulations, improved access to funding and capital, and leveling the playing field for community banks are just a few priorities that lawmakers and banking regulators have signaled they intend to pursue in the months and years ahead.

Funding uncertain

Brad Cook,

New Hampshire charities and other nonprofit entities find themselves facing many new challenges as 2025 begins. There are a host of issues and examples.

(Opinion) Housing crisis: Don’t leave people with disabilities behind

Opinion,

New Hampshire state leadership needs to take action to ease housing regulations for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Female Doctor Looking At Patient Undergoing Ct Scan

The most important investment: How to be a savvy healthcare consumer

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION,

Medical debt is the leading cause of financial stress, but in New Hampshire, independent healthcare providers like BASC offer a way to cut costs without sacrificing quality.

The Bottom Line: Eversource, Connection and Standex

Trisha Nail,

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

Take 5: job market trends, workplace shifts and consumer behavior

Trisha Nail,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

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‘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.