New Hampshire Business Review - March-22 2013

March 20, 2013

NH Business Review Staff

Tax credit foes target low-income families

Ashley Pratte,

The education tax credit is under attack by the governor and the House

Legislature could ease state’s dental shortage

Ellen Fineberg,

New Hampshire faces a crisis in dental care, and SB 193 can help fix it

Cartoon for the week of March 22

NH Business Review Staff,

Q&A with Insurance agent and former state senator Ray White

Bob Sanders,

Ray White runs Cornerstone Benefits and Retirement Group, a Bedford firm that sells employee benefit packages to businesses. As a Republican state senator last year, he was at the center of the debate over whether New Hampshire should set up its own health insurance exchange and wound up clashing with liberals and conservatives.

Putting a value on investment real

Dan Scanlon,

Several qualitative factors have a great deal of impact on value

Honesty is the best employee policy

Nicholas F. Casolaro, Ryan King,

Written policies make it clear that acts of dishonesty will not be tolerated by the employer

America Invents Act: the good news and bad news

Bill Loginov,

The new law essentially means the old ‘race to the Patent Office’ is back with a vengeance

Do you have what it takes to be a good leader?

Brad Lebo,

This checklist highlights the characteristics of effective and sustainable leadership

Flotsam & Jetsam: March 22, 2013

NH Business Review Staff,

To the folks at Northeast Utilities/PSNH: In your annual report, you told shareholders that you’d be unveiling an alternate route for the Northern Pass project by March 31. That’s March 31, 2013. Just in case it may have slipped your mind.

Job action

Michael McCord,

Amid growing optimism, staffing firms see more hiring among employers

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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.

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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.