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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Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

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Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.