New Hampshire Business Review - July 4, 2025

July 2, 2025

Mike Cote

Making the best of a hospital stay

Ron Bourque,

A bit of kindness pays huge dividends

‘Field Marshal’ David Souter was an extraordinary man

Brad Cook,

I had occasion several times later in our lives to correspond with Souter, and he always responded graciously and with great style.

Laconia developer to plead guilty to wire fraud

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

The little-known real estate developer who convinced state officials she had the financial means and experience to transform a 220-acre parcel in Laconia into a sprawling housing and business complex has signed a plea agreement to federal wire fraud charges.

Small state, big science

Contributed to NH Business Review,

How life sciences are shaping New Hampshire’s economic future

NH delegation announces $925,000 for NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Mike Cote,

New Hampshire’s congressional delegation Friday announced nearly $925,000 in federal funding to the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, saving it from closure. The NH MEP will receive the funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help local small and medium-sized manufacturers join the MEP National Network’s new National Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praises Trump’s interventionist side

Mark Hayward,

With the interventionist version of President Trump on the upswing, one of its most forceful cheerleaders – former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – took a recent victory lap in New Hampshire. Pompeo, who served as secretary of state in Trump’s first term, spoke to the New Hampshire World Affairs Council on June 25.

We Might Just Be Able To Afford That Vacation!

What aging in place means for NH seniors and housing market

Paul Briand,

Nearly a third of New Hampshire residents are at least 60 years old. Almost 20 percent are older than 65. And most live in single-family residences they aren’t keen to give up anytime soon, one of a variety of contributing factors as to why there’s a shortage of available homes for sale in the state.

Easterseals NH to close Farnum inpatient substance use program in Manchester

NH Business Review Staff,

Easterseals NH & VT plans to close Farnum’s inpatient substance use disorder treatment program at 140 Queen City Ave. in Manchester, effective July 20, the nonprofit announced Wednesday.

When it comes to home price-to-income ratios, NH counties above the norm

Paul Briand,

Household incomes haven’t grown at the same rate as home prices here in New Hampshire. As a result of this growing disconnect, the price-to-income ratio in each of the state’s 10 counties is one and a half to two times what it should be.

Tuscan Village seeks to replace planned life science facility with housing, mixed use

Jamie L. Costa/Eagle-Tribune,

Salem town planners will hear updated plans Tuesday from Tuscan Village developers seeking to bring an additional 183 units of residential and workforce housing to the development. When the developer’s most recent master plan was approved, a 1.2 million-square-foot life science facility was included.

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.