New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 9, 2024

February 9, 2024

Amanda Andrews

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ESOPs may help with the ease of succession planning

Trisha Nail,

Owners facing challenges with selling their business may find a solution with employee stock ownership plans

Manchester firm donates $15K for new Goffstown Junior Baseball dugouts, benches

Emily Reily,

Secondwind Water Systems provides largest donation in its 35-year history to the project

AG: Upper Valley waste management company falsified reports

Frances Mize-Valley News,

If found guilty, Hammond Grinding and Recycling faces up to a $25K fine on each charge

Turnkey III landfill air pollution permit approved despite appeal

Michael McCord,

Continuing 'environmental justice violation' draws community backlash over state's duties to protect public health

Will Arvelo’s mission: build communities

Paul Briand,

As executive director of Cross Roads House in Portsmouth, Will and his staff provides emergency and transitional shelter to homeless individuals on the Seacoast

Brodsky named 'Citizen of the Year' by Greater New Hampshire Chamber

NH Business Review Staff,

Howard Brodsky, co-founder and chairman of CCA Global Partners, has been selected Citizen of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber. Brodsky, whose most recently philanthropic effort is a Open Arts United, a nonprofit that supports the arts to underserved communities, will be honored April 4 at the chamber’s Citizen of the Year Celebration, 5 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown.

Dave's Hot Chicken fires up Queen City tender war

Mike Cote,

This week, Dave’s Hot Chicken, a trendy chain whose investors include the rapper, Drake, opened in Manchester, serving fried chicken sandwiches on a retail strip already saturated with fast-food joints.

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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.