New Hampshire Business Review - Oct. 3, 2025

October 2, 2025

Mike Cote

Charlie Kirk and free speech

Brad Cook,

Efforts to silence speech contradicts Trump executive order citing First Amendment

Man Counting College Savings Fund, Tuition Fee Or Student Loan W

Smart strategies for building and protecting wealth

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Careful planning around succession, market changes and investment choices can help you feel more confident about the years ahead.

Q&A with tech entrepreneur and educator Rajesh Nair

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

Rajesh Nair is on a global mission to inspire students to experience the same joy he did as a youth in India when he learned how to build a simple crystal radio.

The Latest: Week of October 3

NH Business Review Staff,

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

Littleton Regional Healthcare selects Dartmouth Health as preferred future partner

NH Business Review Staff,

Move to join the DH system follows two years of study

Creating meaningful change

Deo Mwano,

Don’t let performance improvement plans become a path to termination

Hundreds of H-1B workers employed in New Hampshire

Mark Hayward,

The following data shows the extent that New Hampshire employers rely on the H-1B program to fill positions for highly skilled workers. Recently, President Trump instituted stiff, $100,000 fees for future H-1B workers. Media reports say some 700,000 people work…

NH economy: ‘Uncertainty rules’

Paul Briand,

‘Effective’ tariff rate slowing consumer spending, economist says

Is unemployment uptick a concern in NH?

Paul Briand,

Rate has ticked up to 3% after hovering around 2% for two years

Hannah Grimes grant helps businesses dream big

Keene Sentinel Staff,

The Hannah Grimes Center in Keene received $350K to support Monadnock Region microenterprises with training, mentorship, and small business growth.

More news from NHBR:

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.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

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.