New Hampshire Business Review - January-20 2017

January 6, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

Politics and the workplace

Ron Bourque,

In business, we can’t afford not to get along

Making it KISSable

Chuck Sink,

When it comes to digital marketing, keep it simple

‘Right to work’: it’s complicated

Brad Cook,

The term used by proponents masks the vastly more complex subject of labor law

Baby, it’s cold outside

Beth A. Deragon,

What are an employer’s obligations during weather-related business disruptions?

Q&A with former DES Commissioner Tom Burack

Jack Kenny,

‘The business community already understands the challenge of climate change and is rapidly adopting energy-efficiency and renewable energy strategies,’ says Tom Burack, who stepped down on Jan. 2 after 10 years as the state’s Environmental Services commissioner.

Cartoon for the Week of Jan. 20, 2017

NH Business Review Staff,

Listen to the real energy concerns

Carl Gustin,

New England is at greater risk of higher energy costs and price volatility today than a year ago

Energy myths and energy facts

Bob Backus,

Efficiency is still the easiest way to save money on electricity

Opportunities for economic growth

James T. Brett,

The new administration offers promising proposals

Let’s invest in educational quality

David Watters, Jay Kahn,

Five initiatives that promote opportunity, strengthen communities and boost the workforce

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Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.

(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

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