New Hampshire Business Review - May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025

Ann Goodrich Bazan Franklin Pierce University

Local colleges’ new grads enter a job market in flux

Abigail Ham-Keene Sentinel,

More than 1,000 students graduated from Keene State and Franklin Pierce University earlier this month. For many, that means it’s time to get to work.

NH Food Bank faces increased demand as food insecurity rates continue to rise statewide

NH Food Bank Staff,

Amid increased costs, federal funding cuts and rising food insecurity rates, the New Hampshire Food Bank is reigniting its call to action, encouraging Granite Staters to take action to help fight hunger statewide.

2025 NH Energy Champion Award winners announced

NH Business Review Staff,

The eighth annual New Hampshire Energy Week marked another successful year of convening leaders and stakeholders from across the state’s diverse energy landscape.

New Salem casino seeks charitable partners

Jamie L. Costa/Eagle-Tribune,

Organizations and charities are now welcome to apply with Live! Casino Salem to receive charitable funding as the first phase of the project plans to open this summer.

The Bottom Line: Hancock Lumber, Skillsoft and Connection

Contributed to NH Business Review,

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

U.S. senators: 150 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hires held up by federal office

Ian Lenahan-Portsmouth Herald,

Despite being approved for hire, nearly 150 new workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard have yet to begin their employment due to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management holding up their processing, according to New Hampshire and Maine U.S. senators.

Honoring Swope, Souter and Truncellito

Brad Cook,

These three New Hampshire leaders are outstanding examples of civics in action

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The danger of vouchers

Mark Fernald,

Private schools should have to play by the same rules as public schools

Dartmouth student workers plan to strike

Clare Shanahan/Valley News,

After failing to reach an agreement on a new contract during seven months of negotiations, Dartmouth student workers informed the college on Wednesday, May 14, of their plan to strike.

Offsetting tax cuts through Medicaid cuts would jeopardize health care in NH

Brendan Williams,

As they shape the “big, beautiful bill” President Trump has promised, House Republicans have looked at offsetting tax cut costs through Medicaid cuts. This has drawn blowback from moderate Republicans.

More news from NHBR:

‘What must remain human?’ Dartmouth AI conference opens without a clear answer

Dartmouth College opened its “AI at 70” conference Thursday morning, Oct. 29, with a session called “The Future Worth Building is Human.”

(Opinion) Utilities learn to communicate through uncertainty

On Nov. 26, 2015, heavy wet snow was falling, with a forecast warning of an impending storm for days. The phone rings, and before I answer it, I already know what the reporter is going to ask.

(Opinion) From mill town to river town

New Hampshire has more than 10,000 miles of rivers, many of which flow through downtowns.

(Opinion) Investing in youth mental health in New Hampshire

The nationwide youth mental health crisis has seen marked improvements in New Hampshire since 2021, but the problem is still far from fixed. Indeed, while the measured outcomes are getting better compared to the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figures today are still historically concerning compared to a decade ago.

(Opinion) People with disabilities are an untapped resource

New Hampshire employers spend considerable time and resources trying to find dependable employees who want to work. Yet there is a segment of our population that is too often overlooked: adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Come to the table

Reliable, accessible childcare is an economic advantage that helps New Hampshire businesses attract and retain employees, strengthen their workforce and support long-term growth.

Growing with grace

Identifying growing and grace as my top two values helped me focus on who I want to be and how I want to show up. Revisiting these six years later, I am pleased that these ideas still ring true.

Are prediction markets revenue ripe for picking in NH?

To many people, prediction markets and sports gaming are a distinction without a difference. Which begs the question: Should New Hampshire be regulating prediction markets, especially as they apply to sports, the same way it regulates — and draws revenue from — sports betting via DraftKings?

(Market & Main Streets) Employers follow workers

Over the course of my career, I have attended my share of ribbon-cuttings that were the result of a lot of effort to recruit a new company into the state.