New Hampshire Business Review - May-29 2015

March 17, 2015

NH Business Review Staff

Technical or selling skills?

Kevin Hallenbeck,

Most candidates have one or the other

Derryfield’s Breakthrough

Brad Cook,

The program encourages middle school students to strive for a college education

Q&A with civil engineer/advocate Darren Benoit

Bob Sanders,

Widening Interstate 93 ‘as soon as heavenly possible’ is a ‘no-brainer,’ says Darren Benoit of McFarland Johnson Inc., recently named Outstanding Civil Engineer Advocate of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The organizational ecosystem

Trinnie Houghton,

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” - John W. Gardner

Bury the username/password

Tim Martin,

Stronger identity technologies are needed to thwart hackers

D-H president honored as a ‘great American’

NH Business Review Staff,

Dr. James Weinstein, president and CEO of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system, was among 90 recipients of the 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. This year’s recipients included talk show host Meredith Vieira, retired…

Hotel app turns your smartphone into a key

Bob Sanders,

Starwood’s Upper Valley Element Hotel test-drives new technology

Mobile technology for business travelers

Matt Kasper,

There are a number of free apps that help simplify business travel and make it more enjoyable

Fiber-based networks and health care technology

Maura Mahoney,

Connectivity via a fast, reliable network is what best enables the cloud

Report: Healthy workers add to business value

Mike Barwell,

‘The value of a company can be seen as the health of its workforce’

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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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The Latest: Week of March 27, 2026

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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.