New Hampshire Business Review - May-13 2016

April 26, 2016

NH Business Review Staff

A future for downtown Concord

Bill Norton,

What is the ideal scenario for filling up the area’s vacant spaces?

Liability in bias cases

Anna B. Cole, Laurel A.V. McClead,

NH Supreme Court ruling makes all employees potentially liable for workplace harassment

Cartoon for the Week of May 13, 2016

NH Business Review Staff,

Q&A with regional wine broker Dianne Carter

Mike Morin,

Dianne Carter, owner of New England Uncorked, has made it her mission to fight the stigma about the region’s wines.

U.S. moves to protect trade secrets

Lisa N. Thompson,

Defend Trade Secrets Act sets uniform federal standard

‘Debtors’ prison’ rule proposal to be aired

NH Business Review Staff,

On one side are these unlikely allies: the American Civil Liberties Union and the NH Circuit Court, along with a law school professor and the NH Judicial Council. On the other side is NH Supreme Court Justice Robert Lynn. At…

A price on their heads: U.S. DOJ targets execs

David Vicinanzo,

A new department memo places individual culpability front and center in white-collar cases

FairPoint sees growth for data center service

Liisa Rajala,

Cloud-based offering mulled for small, medium firms

Echoes of Claremont in Dover funding case

Andru H. Volinsky,

Some people can’t seem to let go of their long-held grudges on paying for education

What Washington can learn from New Hampshire

Debora Pignatelli,

In the Granite State, the law says all state judicial nominees must receive a public hearing

More news from NHBR:

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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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.