New Hampshire Business Review - Nov. 3, 2023

November 3, 2023

Elections are always coming soon

Brad Cook,

Elections are always coming soon, state races will decide the fate of 430 seats, including governor and Executive Council

Oh, for the good old days!

Ron Bourque,

To win your market, reducing value and raising prices won’t bring success

Club moving ahead on Big Nansen ski jump rehab

Barbara Tetreault -The Berlin Sun,

The Nansen Ski Club is advertising for an engineering firm to design the structural improvements needed to reinforce the tower jump.

City’s arts and culture industry brought in $11M in FY22

Christopher Roberson/Nashua Telegraph,

According to the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study, Nashua’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $11.3 million during fiscal year 2022.

Mike Pence Official Vice Presidential Portrait

Mike Pence’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination never gained much traction so it wasn’t a big surprise when the former vice president decided to end his longshot bid Oct 28. The news came two days after the New York…

Commentary: NH biofabrication industry taking hold

Colin Van Ostern, Jeremy Hitchcock,

Technological change happens gradually, then suddenly. So does opportunity. Gradually, over the past decade, New Hampshire has been building the premier global hub for the emerging biofabrication and regenerative medicine industry. In other words: a new industry devoted to manufacturing cells,…

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Report shows $13M awarded to NH YDC victims, as growing number choose settlements rather than courtroom

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

A new status report on the number of claims of physical and sexual abuse at state-run youth detention facilities in New Hampshire shows an increasing share of victims are opting to forgo trials in exchange for faster payouts. Former state…

Clean energy jobs grow in New Hampshire

Paul Briand,

Energy leaders say there's 'room in the industry for just about everyone'

Millyard rising: Biotech effort selected as ‘Tech Hub’

Mike Cote,

‘ReGen Valley’ will be able to compete for a share of $500 million in federal funds

NH expands surveillance along Canadian border — activists push back

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

Sununu, AG Formella 'can't stand by' for lack of action on border patrol

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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.