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.

More news from NHBR:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.