New Hampshire Business Review - June 20, 2025

June 19, 2025

Mike Cote

Critical Care: How Hospital Consolidation Is Reshaping Health Care in New Hampshire

Meera Mahadevan, Granite State News Collaborative,

Hospital consolidation raises concerns about cost, access and impact on patients

Small Flags Of Canada On A Blurry Background Of The City

Will Canada chatter cool NH’s tourism?

Paul Briand,

Visits are down, state officials hopeful for successful summer

Take Five: What Recent Data Says About NH’s Outlook, Job Quality, and Shifting National Sentiments

Trisha Nail,

BETWEEN economic health, economic activity and innovation potential, New Hampshire has the fifth best state economy nationwide this year, WalletHub reported. Massachusetts ranks first. Metrics included change in GDP from 2023 to 2024; share of fast-growing firms; unemployment and foreclosure rates; jobs in…

Q&A with President and CEO of the New Hampshire College and University Council Mica Stark

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Mica Stark has made higher education his calling — when he’s not on the golf greens.

Outdoor Industry Day celebrates NH businesses

Mike Cote,

State launches ‘workforce toolkit’ to help NH companies attract workers

Freedom of speech

Brad Cook,

The First Amendment in 1970, and now

Best practices for mitigating copyright risks in AI-generated content

Ned Sackman,

As AI becomes becomes more commonplace, here are four best practices for mitigating copyright infringement when using AI to create content for corporate websites.

Staying within the lines

Jennifer Parent,

Conducting lawful employment interviews

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New Hampshire leads nation in child well-being, lags in student proficiency

Sruthi Gopalakrishnan/Concord Monitor,

New Hampshire continues to lead the nation in overall child well-being, securing the top position for the third consecutive year.

Ayotte nominates Caitlin Davis to lead state Department of Education

Charlotte Matherly/Concord Monitor,

Hours after approving the defining hallmark of Frank Edelblut’s tenure as commissioner of the state Department of Education — universal access to Education Freedom Accounts — Gov. Kelly Ayotte nominated his successor.

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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.