New Hampshire Business Review - Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

Q&A: Grappone Automotive’s Chief Vision Officer Amanda Osmer

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

To commemorate Grappone Automotive's 100th anniversary, Amanda Osmer co-authored a book chronicling her family's company and its origins from Italy to New Hampshire.

(Opinion) Immigrants are key to growing NH’s long-term care workforce

Opinion,

Today, research finds that 32% of home care workers were born outside of the U.S., as were 21% of the nursing assistants working in nursing homes.

Antitrust concerns for HR

Brian Bouchard,

As the White House comes under Republican control, expect significant rollbacks to wage fixing, non-poaching pacts and other federal initiatives.

(Opinion) Default service benefits all customers

Opinion,

As customers move between third-party energy provider options, it’s important to understand the return process to default service.

Money is the easy part

Daniel Cohen,

Investing in your health and wealth can prepare you for a long life

A prosperous 2025

Joseph H. Guyton,

With New Year’s resolutions in full swing, it’s the perfect time to review and revise your financial goals and plans, working towards a prosperous 2025.

NH Business Notebook: DEI at a crossroads

Mike Cote,

Keeping the Dream Alive dinner in Nashua promotes diversity on day president signs order ending federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Education's a family business

Brad Cook,

Ed Shapiro, former president of New Hampshire College, now SNHU, built a lasting legacy

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.