New Hampshire Business Review - March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Ed Dupont made a difference

Brad Cook,

Remembering the Senate president who got things done

Embracing personal change

Doug Teschner,

Vision, planning and discipline are required

AI and your career

Bill Ryan,

Is the technology’s ‘disruptive innovation’ good or bad for our careers? It could be both

GOP budget writers question 10% state pay hike

Josh Rogers -NH Public Radio,

Republicans in House committee now drafting their own version of the state budget

Creating wealth vs. having fun

Ron Bourque,

Think about the possibilities if we focused on building up manufacturing over building casinos

A ‘missing middle’ experiment

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

In Spokane, Wash., officials test a housing strategy rejected by NH lawmakers

Is NH ‘immune’ from tech layoffs?

Bob Sanders,

Amid national cutbacks, there have been few here

How NH’s traditional town meeting endures

David Solomon-Granite State News Collaborative,

Despite tug of modernity, communities resist change

Opinion: The PDA has not earned trust in the fixed-based operator issue

Contributed to NH Business Review,

Why many are concerned about Million Air’s proposed construction site

Legislative preview: Tax, energy measures to face NH House committee hearings

Bob Sanders,

Full Senate, House to meet in Thursday sessions

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.