New Hampshire Business Review - May-1 2015

January 8, 2015

NH Business Review Staff

‘21st century rural lifestyle’ at risk

Kimberly Swick Slover,

The story unfolding in Wilmot could occur in any small town

Why we don’t need light rail

Anthony Comito,

Let’s take the lead in autonomous vehicle technology

Entrepreneurship effort is ‘siloed’

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor: I was both interested and dismayed to read the April 24 article on NHBR.com, “Live Free and Start seeks to boost New Hampshire’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem.’ ” I was interested and pleased to see the emphasis on fostering…

Tourism promotion is essential to our economy

Rusty McLear, Alex Ray,

Budget cuts could be devastating to NH’s economy

Medicaid expansion is a boon for NH economy

Tom Bunnell,

It creates and protects jobs and provides health security to working families

NH wellness is declining, costing businesses

Joe McCue,

Since 2008, Gallup and Healthways, a global well-being solutions provider, have published the annual Well-Being Index. Although the full “State of American Well-Being” for 2014 hasn’t been published yet, they have listed the composite wellness scores of the 50 states…

Are you sabotaging wellness?

Carol Phillips,

Four questions to help remove roadblocks toward healthier employees

Cartoon for the Week of May 1

NH Business Review Staff,

Renewable Energy Fund, RIP?

Bob Sanders,

House raid roils NH clean tech industry

Bovill Brothers Logging: where less is more

Cynthia Tokos,

Logging is a way of life for the Bovill brothers

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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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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.