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:

‘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.