New Hampshire Business Review - Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

(Opinion) Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua combats hunger through collaborative effort

Opinion,

Hunger affects not just the physical well-being of our community’s youth but also their academic performance and social-emotional health.

Indie authors print on demand

J. Dennis Robinson,

Doing it yourself can be cheaper, faster and more profitable than traditional publishing, but the writers do all the work.

Cyber Big Data Flow. Blockchain Data Fields. Network Line Connec

Forecast 2025: what are this year’s biggest legal-tech challenges?

Cameron G. Shilling,

Tips for implementing a foresighted legal strategy to implement AI that ensures compliance and reduces risk of a cyberattack.

Right-to-work bids to break 40-year losing streak

Michael Kitch,

HB 238 hearing causes union loyalists to turn up the heat amid the cold

Stalled at $7.25: The state’s minimum wage is half that of other New England states

Paul Briand,

As New Hampshire falls further behind its regional counterparts on how much it pays in a minimum hourly wage, legislative efforts to boost the compensation in 2025 face a steep uphill climb.

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.