New Hampshire Business Review - January 13, 2023

January 13, 2023

Lebanon geotechnical equipment maker becomes 100% employee owned

Bob Sanders,

Another New Hampshire company is now owned by its employees. Geokon Inc., a Lebanon supplier of geotechnical structural monitoring instruments, announced last month…

Understanding the longevity of New Hampshire's Merrimack Station

Scott Merrill-Granite State News Collaborative, Jill Patel-Granite State News Collaborative,

How New England’s last coal-fired power plant has managed to survive

New Hampshire rings out 2022 with an uptick in bankruptcy filings

Bob Sanders,

But year still closes with big annual drop in filings

Report: Ex-Cottage Hospital CEO played vocal role in Giuliani legal team’s bid to reverse 2020 election

Michael Kitch,

In copious texts to Trump’s chief of staff, Maria Ryan exhorted him to take action

Bid in Congress to expand low-income housing tax credit gains support

Jeff Feingold,

NH’s Kuster among co-sponsors of measure to bolster, streamline affordable housing development tool

Proposal could change how evidence is disclosed after a conviction

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

Judicial system takes on ways to deal with ‘exculpatory evidence’

Why you should ring in the new year with an internal wage and hour audit

Peg O'Brien,

It could help an employer avoid liability before trouble brews

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

NH to receive $15m in Walmart opioid settlement ... and more

November’s jobless rate rose, but state’s employment picture looks strong

Bob Sanders,

Number of Granite Staters in workforce rose again last month, continuing annual trend

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Therapist Holding Digital Tablet During Conversation With Woman Patient

Ask the Experts: Access to healthcare

Kevin Curwick, president of ConvenientMD’s Advance Primary Care, discusses how healthcare organizations can actually reduce costs while delivering better care to patients by following through on the promise of value-based care.

Ask the Experts: What can New Hampshire employers do about rising healthcare costs?

Healthcare costs continue to be a major concern for employers. Where should businesses start?

Childcare solutions in action: How businesses are addressing workforce needs

Strengthening New Hampshire’s childcare ecosystem isn’t solely the responsibility of parents, providers or government.

Q&A with First Factory Chief Operating Officer Don Gregori

Don Gregori’s journey to become chief operating officer for a multinational technology company began with earning a liberal arts degree.

NH Business Notebook: This lung’s for you

A company that is developing human lungs and other organs for transplant just bought an old brewery.

Elements of ownership

Employee co-op takes over Wilton publisher Earth Sky + Water as founder retires

Big power, small package

As the price tag of power grows in New Hampshire, so does the expectation that demand will grow in the state as well as the region.

Jeanine Tousignant, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Jeanine Tousignant has nearly 30 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising and organizational leadership.

Honor Summit honors 9/11 victims and heroes with light display from Mount Washington

The Honor Summit, a four-day commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks, features dual towers of light designed to be visible from as far as 135 miles away from Mount Washington.