New Hampshire Business Review - May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024

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(Ask the Experts) What to know when investing in solar energy

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Our panel discusses what solar project options are out there, and how to take advantage of available incentives for energy system upgrades and solar power.

Some key contracting issues for solar installations

Tom Burack, Lynn J. Preston, Jon Liland,

If you are considering a solar energy project for your home or business, it’s probably because you want to generate your own electric power, secure electricity price predictability, lower your environmental impact, or take advantage of financial incentives that have never been better.

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SEC’s climate disclosure rules stayed temporarily

Viggo C. Fish,

But companies should not delay planning and preparing for their implementation.

(Opinion) A huge opportunity for the Granite State

Opinion,

Internet access depends on more than wires, poles and other pieces of infrastructure

(Opinion) Granite United Way donor to match up to $20,000 in donations

Opinion,

We are fortunate to have innovative solutions to many of these challenges and for Granite United Way to bring organizations and communities together to help solve these challenges.

(Opinion) Unleashing the magic of learning: embracing innovation and opportunity at World Academy

Opinion,

Culture of exploration led to development of engineering, physics classes for kindergartners to third-graders

(Opinion) 5 tips to help make the most of Women’s Health Month

Opinion,

Consider these tips to help support the health of women, especially expectant and new mothers

Keene passes 'cottage-court' ordinance to promote small-scale development

Hunter Oberst/Keene Sentinel,

City officials hope the change will diversify the kinds of units developers can build, thereby offering more places to live

Largest slate of workplace electric vehicle chargers in NH to date unveiled

Trisha Nail,

What’s been touted as New Hampshire’s largest workplace electric vehicle charging lot to date opened recently with pomp and circumstance to an outdoor audience of about 50 people.

Hampton Beach Casino redevelopment: New concert venue, 500-room hotel, convention center

Max Sullivan/Portsmouth Herald,

As 125-year-old building becomes harder to maintain, Casino owners look to redevelop the space to help community meet long-term tourism goals

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‘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.