New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 19, 2025

September 19, 2025

Employee education: The missing piece in retirement plans

Scott Tuxbury,

A 2024 Human Interest study found 91% of employees with access to financial wellness education enrolled in their workplace retirement plan, compared to just 76% enrollment without it.

How a town rule took the air out of a giant ice cream cone

Abigail Ham-Keene Sentinel,

The inflatable treat violates a town ordinance in Westmoreland

New Hampshire charts new energy course

Thomas B. Getz,

NH’s 2025 energy laws shift focus to nuclear, natural gas, and clean energy while pausing offshore wind and exploring grid independence.

Q&A with Associate professor of organizational behavior at UNH Vanessa Druskat

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

In her new book, “The Emotionally Intelligent Team,” published by Harvard Business Review Press, Druskat explores the overlooked factor she says separates high-performing teams from the rest: emotional intelligence.

The cost of undermining public health in New Hampshire

For NH Business Review,

I am alarmed by the growing erosion of trust in science-based health guidance.

5 essential conversations to have with your financial advisor

Daniel Cohen,

Investors should be asking their financial advisors crucial questions at various points in time.

AI for human resources

Cameron G. Shilling,

Are businesses liable for AI discrimination?

Attack of the DEI exterminators

Brad Cook,

New laws banning diversity, equity and inclusion policies are tripping up businesses and nonprofits

Gunstock plans upgrades for upcoming winter

Eagle Tribune Staff,

More than $3 million is earmarked for lifts, $2.5 million for snowmaking and grooming equipment, and more than $4 million for general infrastructure improvements that include electrical systems.

The Latest: Week of September 19, 2025

NH Business Review Staff,

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

More news from NHBR:

Shaping NH's health care landscape

NH Hospital Association President Steve Ahnen discusses health care landscape in the state, federal and state policies affecting patients, AI in health care and more

Fake Medicare Card With Fake Us Currency And Pen.

Exit stage left: Two insurers leave NH’s Medicare Advantage market

Anthem and Martin’s Point are exiting the state entirely, Aetna is shrinking its coverage to just one county, and others are adjusting their plans, leaving some of the state’s counties with limited choices

Unbottling the Nongfu Spring deal

New Hampshire’s attorney general says no improprieties by state officials preceded the sale of a large Nashua commercial building to China’s largest water bottler. But Attorney General John Formella’s report to Gov. Kelly Ayotte dated Oct. 3 says the provisions of federal law should have taken place prior to the sale of the 337,391-square-foot building at 80 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring.