New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

Mike Cote

Lessons from American history

Brad Cook,

Past leaders were clear and unflinching about our national principles

(Opinion) Don’t let NHVA disappear: Protect children’s vaccines

Opinion,

As a family physician at Amoskeag Health, I am writing to educate the public about HB 524, a bill that, if passed, will eliminate the NH Vaccine Association (NHVA) and jeopardize our public health infrastructure like never before.

Proposed bill targets firearm background checks

Grace Yurish - NH Bar News,

A bipartisan group of New Hampshire lawmakers has introduced House Bill 159, known as the Chief Bradley Haas Mental Health Firearms Reporting Act, following the 2023 fatal shooting of security officer Bradley Haas by a former patient at New Hampshire Hospital.

Applications open for The Brodsky Prize

NH Business Review Staff,

The Brodsky Prize, overseen by the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, was established seven years ago by the late Jeffrey Brodsky and his father, Howard, to encourage innovation by student journalists.

Red Wooden Figure Standing On Wooden Podium For Business Leadership For Team Leader Concept.

‘Courage: The Heart of Leadership’

Annabel Beerel,

We are undoubtedly living in a time of great transition and radical uncertainty, where the old normal has gone and the new normal has not yet emerged.

The Bottom Line: Bar Harbor Bankshares, Connection and Albany International

Contributed to NH Business Review,

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

Take 5: Gen Z Job Seekers Trust TikTok, Americans Divided on Economy, and Household Debt Trends Shift

Trisha Nail,

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

Hidden in plain sight

Sarah Pearson,

New Hampshire is home to more than 600 life science businesses that manufacture pharmaceuticals, create medical devices and equipment, and biotech research and development.

Florida manufacturer acquires Hudson surveillance optics company

Trisha Nail,

A Florida infrared optical components manufacturer recently acquired a Hudson-based thermal imaging and optics business emphasizing surveillance in a move the two companies estimate will create $55 million in revenue for the next year.

More news from NHBR:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.