New Hampshire Business Review - September-18 2015

June 8, 2015

NH Business Review Staff

An open letter to the DNC: Let them debate

Martha Fuller-Clark, Lou D'Allesandro,

A limit on primary debates hurts the party, political discourse

Planned Parenthood vote is bad for business

Mark Connolly,

Companies in NH want predictability and practicality from government, not ideology and political posturing

A ‘wonderful’ step in the transgender conversation

NH Business Review Staff,

To the editor: I just finished reading the article, “The transgender journey: The results of Harvard Pilgrim’s learning process,” in the Aug. 21-Sept. 3 NH Business Review and was very impressed, both seeing an article of this nature and reading…

Kids’ stuff

Nicole Colson,

Keene State’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy teaches students how to turn a dream into a business

When do companies comply with state’s WARN Act?

Bob Sanders,

Recent big layoffs show loopholes in compliance

Ex-Im funding delays blasted

Liisa Rajala,

NH businesses frustrated by D.C. inaction

A season of political stunts

Brad Cook,

Reflections on the convoluted and unnecessary actions taken by elected officials

Planet Fitness reports healthy earnings

Bob Sanders,

First earnings release after IPO shows $11.5m net income

Manchester law firm’s new moniker: McLane Middleton

Liisa Rajala,

96-year-old firm adopts name for ‘modern era’

GT Advanced Technologies reports $15m July loss

Bob Sanders,

Bankruptcy filing reveals firm’s latest financial picture

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ADUs, manufactured homes can help with NH housing crisis

Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.

Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.

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Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions

Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.

(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.