New Hampshire Business Review - March 12, 2021

March 10, 2021

Jeff Feingold

Q&A with Unitil CEO Tom Meissner

Michael McCord

The company has more than 190,000 residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine.

Food service industry: ‘We’re all in this together’

Carol Robidoux

As normality slowly returns, it’s shown its mettle during the pandemic

Update your employee handbook in 2021

Adam M. Hamel

Federal and state employment laws are constantly changing

Markets and government in energy policy

Thomas B. Getz

Is there a way to bridge the gap between competing beliefs?

Keep local control in our communities

Susan Richman

What does “the New Hampshire way” mean? Ingenuity, selfreliance, local control, frugality, community, loving the land.

Understanding the state’s ‘sales tax’ on renters

Eric Herr

How the property tax is making NH’s state’s rental unit shortage even worse

The fight for fair elections in New Hampshire

Betty Tamposi

It’s time to end the unseemly practice of gerrymandering

Helping New Hampshire’s vulnerable kids

Jim Roche

Volunteering for CASA of NH can make a lasting difference in a child’s life

How will our kids be able to make a living?

Ron Bourque

Needed, saleable skills seem to be in short supply among young people

Enviro-Tote adapts its bag of tricks

John Angelo

Innovation helps Londonderry firm through pandemic

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ADUs, manufactured homes can help with NH housing crisis

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.

NHBR About Town: Week of March 27, 2026

Business and event happenings around the state of NH

The Latest: Week of March 27, 2026

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

The New England energy market

Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions

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.