New Hampshire Business Review - Jan. 12, 2024

January 12, 2024

Amanda Andrews

A taste of authentic Italy

Trisha Nail,

Gusto Italiano Market brings Italian cuisine to Bedford

Art for everyone’s sake

Mike Cote,

Open Arts United aims to increase access to cultural activities

Keene looks to ‘cottage courts’ as option amid housing squeeze

Hunter Oberst/Keene Sentinel,

Keene is drafting zoning regulations to allow for the development of more miniature types of living

Foolproof predictions for 2024

Mike Cote,

Workforce, housing, child care continue to top NH’s list of needs

New FAFSA will make more students eligible for aid in NH

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Several changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will make more students eligible to receive financial assistance this year.

Beyond the politics of contempt

Doug Teschner,

How we see others is a reflection of ourselves

NH is starting a new low- and moderate-income community solar program

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Community solar projects can help connect people who don’t have solar panels with the benefits of that energy

Looking back and ahead to key issues facing the state’s economy

Phil Sletten,

The national economy outpaced many forecasters’ expectations for a recession in 2023

“Flight Training”

Ron Bourque,

Improves performance regardless of business type

GreenSource Fabrication secures $46.2m federal defense-production grant

Rick Green -The Keene Sentinel,

A company in Charlestown that manufactures printed circuit boards will receive $46.2 million in federal funds through the U.S. Defense Department, U.S. Sen Jeanne Shaheen announced recently.

More news from NHBR:

‘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.