New Hampshire Business Review - May 21, 2021

May 20, 2021

Jeff Feingold

Gender discrimination persists

Bill Ryan

Remarkably, it’s still an unresolved issue in far too many workplaces

Harm reduction programs can work in New Hampshire

Kerran Vigroux

We know with certainty, with a comprehensive harm reduction strategy, all drug-related death and disease is preventable

Why New Hampshire must step up on offshore wind

Rob Werner

States along the East Coast have already embraced it, but so far the Granite State has done nothing

Liberty Utilities angles for 20-year natural gas contract

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin

The company says it needs to increase its capacity in order to meet customer demand

Dems’ national agenda goes against NH GOP principles

Jason Osborne

When taxes are increased on businesses, those costs are passed along to the end user of their products and service: you and I, the consumer

Hand Of Medical Staff In Blue Glove Injecting Coronavirus Covid 19 Vaccine In Vaccine Syringe To Arm Muscle Of African American Man For Coronavirus Covid 19 Immunization

NH House measure seeks to bar public, private vaccine mandates

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Lawmakers aim to prevent schools, employers from requiring Covid shot

Mask-free in the 603: new CDC guidance for fully vaccinated employees

Brian Bouchard,

What employers need to know in the wake of new recommendations

Stay, work, engage

Evan Edmonds-Granite State News Collaborative,

New Hampshire's young people are not as civically engaged as older Granite Staters, but not because they don’t want to be

Sununu seeks to build new housing units with federal rent assistance money

Michael Kitch,

In letter to Yellen, he urges rules change to help address state’s housing crisis

Manchester firm seeks to ramp up production of lab-grown diamonds

Jeff Feingold,

Group of ex-GT Solar execs for, Diamond Works International

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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.