New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 9, 2022

September 8, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Developer of former Troy Mills moving ahead with plan for housing, commercial space

Trisha Nail/The Keene Sentinel,

Effort seen as key effort to revitalize southwestern NH community

Suicide cannot continue to claim thousands of construction professionals’ lives

Joshua Reap,

Industry death rate is one of the highest in the nation

UPS employee charges sexual harassment, retaliation in lawsuit

Bob Sanders,

Quality assurance auditor at Londonderry facility says she was fired after complaining to company

Career and technical education programs in high demand throughout the state

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Increased interest in trades has sparked revival of interest in vocational education

10 New Hampshire businesses earn places on Inc. 5000 list

Jeff Feingold,

Sleepnet, Merchants Fleet ranked as state’s fastest-growing firms

EEOC updates rules governing workplace Covid screening, protocols

Susan E. Schorr,

New guidance narrows employers’ ability to screen employees

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.