New Hampshire Business Review - Oct. 7, 2022

October 6, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Mascoma Community Development’s Dick Jennings named Community Banker of the Year

Jeff Feingold,

NH Bankers Association honors managing director of community development entity

With supermarket and liquor store open, second phase of new shopping plaza under review in Penacook

Jamie L. Costa-Concord Monitor,

Merchants Way development is anchored by Market Basket, HomeGoods, liquor store

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH

NH Business Review Staff,

Construction Career Days Sept. 22-23, NH Housing names homeownership fellows … and more

NH-based Rogue Space Systems picked to partner with federal contractor on orbital robot development

Jeff Feingold,

Planned 2023 mission will deploy two miniature satellites built by Laconia company

Cuts in rooms and meals, communications taxes? Doesn’t look like they’re coming

Bob Sanders,

House Ways and Means panel casts doubt on 2023 reductions in levies

N. Conway restaurant owner admits to withholding tips, wages from workers

Bob Sanders,

Company agrees to reimburse employees after U.S. Labor Department settlement

After oral arguments, four things to watch in lawsuit against ‘divisive concepts’ law

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Federal judge gives hints of his thinking on case, with initial decision on hearing several away

Portsmouth construction software company sold to California tech firm

Paul Briand,

B2W Software founder says deal will help firm ‘realize the next chapter of our story’

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.