New Hampshire Business Review - Oct. 7, 2022

October 6, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Q&A with Awato Co-Founder Matthew Guruge

Flo Nicolas,

Matthew Guruge’s Awato platform seeks to help students learn about the career pathways that might interest them.

Let’s see what the ‘spending targets’ are

Donald J. Pfundstein,

Taxpayers have the right to know what they pay for prescription drugs

When our children prosper, we all prosper

Frank Edelblut,

Both before, during and now post-pandemic, the Department of Education remains committed to supporting our children and our schools.

Celebrating achievements of Hispanic-owned small businesses

Mike Vlacich,

Hispanic and Latino American small business owners have made immense contributions that to our economy entrepreneurs

Higher interest rates

Paul Forester,

The most important thing to remember as rates rise: don’t panic

A unique NH election story

Brad Cook,

And remembering Jack Kenny, a unique New Hampshire character

Miserable air travel

Ron Bourque,

Employees and customers are victims of the focus on a company’s short-term stock price

The quiet-quitting reality

Doug Teschner,

It’s really about engaged employees and effective employers

Longtime NHBR writer Jack Kenny dies at 76

Jeff Feingold,

John “Jack” Arthur Kenny, 76, who started writing for NH Business Review in the early 1980s, died Sept. 21 after a prolonged battle with cancer.

Cuts in rooms and meals, communications taxes? Not likely

Bob Sanders,

Chances aren’t good that the NH Legislature will cut the rooms and meals tax soon, no matter what happens in the coming election, given the recommendation of the outgoing House Ways and Means Committee

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.