New Hampshire Business Review - June-22 2018

June 22, 2018

NH Business Review Staff

Capitalizing on employee stock options

Bob Bonfiglio,

The opportunity to own shares in the firm you work for can be extremely valuable

Cartoon for the Week of June 22, 2018

NH Business Review Staff,

2018 mental health legislation: a recap

Suellen Griffin,

There were three major issues before the Legislature in 2018 that the NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA) identified as the most critical to addressing our state’s ongoing mental health crisis: Medicaid expansion reauthorization; workforce shortages in the behavioral health…

Taking the ‘sustainability’ challenge

Mark Lennon,

Oct. 17, 2016: “PepsiCo Inc. today announced an ambitious global sustainability agenda designed to foster business growth in a way that … creat(es) a healthier relationship between people and food … contribute(s) to a more sustainable global food system and…

NH nonprofits are on a mission

Richard Ober,

On any ordinary day in New Hampshire, these things are happening: • Volunteers at soup kitchens are serving meals to hundreds of men, women and children in need. • At the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, sixth-graders are discovering…

Five steps to confidence

Russ Ouelette,

How to develop into becoming a more self-assured person

What to do about student loans?

Jordan Bean,

There’s opportunity for employers in the $1.5 trillion, and growing, debt

The drug treatment quandary

Brad Cook,

Medicaid expansion change an example of unintended consequences

Solving hiring challenges

Stacey Kallelis,

Connecting with high schools offers an answer to recruiting employees

A business guide to social media

Jennifer Nickulas,

How to approach online communities in a rapidly evolving environment

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Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.

Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.

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Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.

(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.