New Hampshire Business Review - June 7, 2024

June 7, 2024

Q&A: Health care entrepreneur Nick Vailas

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Nick Vailas has been in the local health care industry for four decades, co-founding and operating a family of businesses that offer physical therapy, outpatient surgical care, urgent care and diagnostics

Health in a headset

Madeline Hutchings,

Virtual reality therapy and how to avoid its legal and practical pitfalls

Warning Of A System Hacked. Virus, Cyber Attack, Malware Concept. 3d Rendering.

Time-intensive mobile hacks are causing big headaches for companies

Katie Boquetti,

Best practices for companies to be proactive about cybersecurity

Supply Chain Management Scm Conceptual Illustration

The danger of the ‘deemed export’

Catherine Napjus,

Disclosure of technology to a foreign person is a deemed export of that technology to the foreign person’s country of nationality, which may require a license

Concept Of Copyrighted Material With Laptop

Supreme Court ruling affects trademark protection

Brian Thomas,

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. will make it more difficult for U.S.-based brand owners to shut down counterfeits and trademark infringement abroad

(Opinion) Portsmouth Brewery owners tap an exit

Opinion,

Decision to close downtown pub ends chapter in the saga of NH’s craft beer industry

(Opinion) Workplace safety threatened by HB 1336

Opinion,

A bill now on its way to the governor’s desk will force businesses in New Hampshire to allow their employees to keep guns in their cars while at work

(Opinion) Supreme Court is losing its moral authority

John Broderick,

The Supreme Court of the United States doesn’t seem as “supreme” as it once did

Bigger footprint for Catholic campus

Mark Hayward,

Construction includes upgrades for Trinity High

Creating a win-win scenario

Doug Early,

Machine learning can reduce your HVAC costs and lower your carbon footprint

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.