New Hampshire Business Review - July 18, 2025

July 16, 2025

Mike Cote

Disrupting the patient care model

Krysten Godfrey Maddocks,

Two local doctors are working with an independent provider to increase contact time

Legal expertise that business leaders need to know

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From employment law changes sparked by sweeping federal legislation to the foundational importance of operating agreements in commercial lending, today’s legal landscape is anything but static.

Photo By Jodie Andruskevich <br> Catholic Medical Center In Manchester 2025

HCA’s takeover of CMC has changed the health care landscape

Krysten Godfrey Maddocks,

HCA’s acquisition of CMC reshapes maternity and primary care in Manchester, raising questions about access, consolidation, and community impact.

Q&A with Russ Ouellette and Kristi Baxter of Sojourn Partners

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Russ Ouellette and Kristi Baxter of Sojourn Partners are veterans of the corporate world, where they learned leaderships skills from the people who led them and from becoming leaders themselves. Along the way, they learned the essence of great management…

Cleanup on horizon for contaminated Winchester site

Keene Sentinel Staff,

The Monadnock Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) awarded the town a $100,000 grant in June to clean up the grounds where the A.C. Lawrence Tannery once stood.

Take Five: NH’s workforce grows while job scams and AI use reshape hiring trends

NH Business Review Staff,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

Saint-Gobain has demolished its Merrimack plant, remediation plans remain unclear

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Saint-Gobain has demolished its Merrimack plant, but NH regulators continue to push for a stronger PFAS cleanup plan at the contaminated site.

Fun with fraudsters

Mike Cote,

Talking to phone scammers can be entertaining, but don’t try this at home

Should Conway have outdoor drinking districts?

Daymond Steer-The Conway Daily Sun,

Bill signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte allows towns and cities to expand public spaces where alcohol can be consumed

The Bottom Line: Itaconix, online food delivery and iCAD

NH Business Review Staff,

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

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‘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.