New Hampshire Business Review - June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Q&A: School Psychologist Nate Jones

Melanie Plenda,

School psychologist looks at the relationship between children, technology and mental health

Solar power electrifies businesses around NH

Robert Cook,

Solar benefits companies’ bottom line by improving their financial performance and increasing their environmental and social impact

Wentworth-Douglass adds driving simulator

NH Business Review Staff,

New tech assesses if patients are physically able to get back behind the wheel after illness or injury

Politician Speaking Publicly From The Lectern During Political Rally, Nikon Z7

(Opinion) The crucial role of nurturing trust in politics

Sawyer Camlin,

Learning the art of influence can make strides for success

Ground Level View Of High Voltage Pylons

(Opinion) A new transmission line to Quebec? I vote yes.

Donald Kreis,

The New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project might just get built

Letter to Editor: Legislators can’t ignore school-funding mess

Rina Petit,

Squabbling over the cost of education

Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Value

(Opinion) How to fix the NH housing shortage? Protect property rights

Ben Cushing,

Over the decades, municipalities have placed undue restrictions on the use of properties

Needed: versatile leaders

Bill Ryan,

How leaders handle threats and turmoil matters for their own careers as well as employees

A hole in the Queen City

Brad Cook,

Closing of NH Institute of Art has left a vacuum in the city’s arts community

$1m grant to help fund brownfield cleanups in Keene area

Hunter Oberst/Keene Sentinel,

Monadnock Economic Development Corp. one of 10 agencies to receive an EPA grant

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.