New Hampshire Business Review - Oct. 3, 2025

October 2, 2025

Protecting your business from cybercrime in a digital world

Terra Carnrike-Granata,

The ever-evolving digital world we operate in each day offers infinite opportunities for business growth and development, but it also presents many risks.

So why did Stephen Colbert really get canceled?

Ron Bourque,

Bashing conservatives was probably not good for business

(Opinion) It’s not just a housing issue, New Hampshire

Opinion,

It’s a health issue, an economic issue and a moral one

The critical need to address mental health in our workplace and community

For NH Business Review,

NH is confronting a medical crisis, but there are ways to effect positive change

Unlocking housing, unlocking opportunity

James T. Brett,

Why New England needs the ROAD to Housing Act

A critical defense against cyber attacks

For NH Business Review,

Overwatch Foundation is helping the state and school districts protect critical systems

Watchwords for NH economy: ‘Uncertainty rules’

Paul Briand,

Brian Gottlob uses these words to describe the state’s current economic climate: “Uncertainty rules.” The director of the New Hampshire Employment Security's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau raised several issues — from immigration and unemployment, to housing prices and consumer spending — as reasons for both hope and concern for the economy into 2026.

Littleton Regional Healthcare selects Dartmouth Health as preferred future partner

Contributed to NH Business Review,

After two years of extensive evaluation of various affiliation models, the Littleton Regional Healthcare (LRH) Board of Trustees has chosen Dartmouth Health (DH) as its preferred partner. LRH and DH have signed a letter of intent, which serves as the next step toward LRH joining the Dartmouth Health system.

NH trade mission to Canada seen as having positive results

Paul Briand,

Gov. Kelly Ayotte led the visit, which included a selection of policymakers as well as businesspeople representing a wide array of enterprises.

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.