New Hampshire Business Review - May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Mike Cote

Take 5: Federal taxation, financial advice and job searching

Trisha Nail,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

A sequel with a twiist

Mike Cote,

Dean Kamen company launches portable insulin pump that succeeds the one he invented more than 40 years ago

The role of Medicaid in funding New Hampshire’s health care system

Jessica Williams/NH Fiscal Policy Institute,

Public health coverage remains essential for helping to ensure all residents can access health care services and contribute to a growing New Hampshire economy.

Proposed 160-unit housing development takes next step in Hooksett

Andrew Sylvia-Manchester Ink Link,

The former home to offices for Cigna is proposed to be divided into 80 new apartments within the site’s existing building and another 80 townhouse units to be placed in and near the site’s existing parking lot.

Take 5: Gov. Kelly Ayotte, sales jobs and AI usage

Trisha Nail,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

CCSNH’s ApprenticeshipNH and Lonza launch new biomanufacturing apprenticeship program

NH Business Review Staff,

ApprenticeshipNH, the workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire, is collaborating with Lonza on a new apprenticeship program at its Portsmouth facility

2 of 5 Grappone auto franchises to be sold as part of family transition

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

The Grappone Auto Group is selling two of its franchises, Toyota and Hyundai, as the company completes the transition into the fourth generation of family ownership.

Large solar array proposed for Concord’s closed landfill

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Concord may finally be joining the list of places putting solar farms atop their closed landfills.

The Bottom Line: NBT Bancorp, Itaconix and Eastern Bankshares

Contributed to NH Business Review,

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

We can’t keep exporting our wealth and our jobs

Ron Bourque,

Tariffs could help reset global trade

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Trial begins over NH proof-of-citizenship voter law

A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday, February 9, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register.

Understanding the H-1B visa

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$2.75M record settlement with Disney and California DOJ

On February 11, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the largest enforcement settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), resolving claims that The Walt Disney Company failed to adequately honor consumers’ opt-out rights — a core tenet of modern privacy law.

How banks help businesses manage cash flow

Our post-pandemic business environment has brought about myriad challenges that make cash flow forecasting much more difficult than it was five years ago. Many businesses are navigating supply chain challenges, volatile demand and lingering inflation — all key indicators of future cash flow.

The next evolution of workplace well-being

For a long time, workplace wellness was viewed through a fairly narrow lens: reminders to schedule an annual physical, a blood pressure screening, maybe a gym reimbursement. Those efforts still matter. But “wellness” has expanded, because the way we work and live has changed.