New Hampshire Business Review - May-16 2014

May 1, 2014

NH Business Review Staff

Why are Dems vulnerable? Obamacare

Jennifer Horn,

New Hampshire families simply cannot afford the cost of this failed policy

Rebuilding the Rainy Day Fund should be a priority

Gene Chandler,

It’s time to bring New Hampshire back from the brink

Running on Obamacare failure denies reality

Jon Baird,

Its success in New Hampshire calls into question the whole political strategy of making opposition to health care reform your platform centerpiece

Storyscaping: the new age of marketing

Linda A. Fanaras,

It’s a concept that encourages customers to explore your brand further

Pignatelli, Bragdon add to list of State House exits

Brad Cook,

And the legacy and service of Child Health Services

Ask HR: How to get new hires productive more quickly

Delise West,

First, ‘you have to start from the feet up’

N.H.-based Altronics acquired by Quebec firm

Jeff Feingold,

Added jobs expected at Hudson plant

GT Advanced Technologies posts first-quarter loss

Bob Sanders,

Big Arizona sapphire plant expected to be complete in June

New weapons trigger Ruger sales boost

Bob Sanders,

Rifle built in N. Carolina is credited with some of the increase

New survey paints a more charitable view of Granite Staters

Kathleen Callahan,

Gallup poll says N.H. among most charitable states in the U.S.

More news from NHBR:

Overcoming skepticism, putting AI to work

At Blueline Advisors in Exeter, chief investment officer Frank Sabin is embracing AI, with the help of the students, to better serve his clients, who have entrusted about $250 million in assets in his care.

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.