Down To Business

Michelle Veasey, executive director of NH Businesses for Social Responsibility, speaks with NHBR Editor Jeff Feingold and Associate Editor Amanda Andrews about House Bill 544 on so called divisive concepts which prohibits and penalizes educators from teaching racism and sexism rampant in our country's history. Veasey explains how this bill tarnishes New Hampshire's brand as a welcoming state to li...

NHBR Editor Jeff Feingold and Associate Editor Amanda Andrews sit down with Jennifer Griffith, associate professor of organizational behavior and management at UNH, to discuss her research on the severance pay gaps that exist between men and women, as well as her participation with Modern Work Lab ( www.modernworklab.com ). 

Award-winning reporter Bob Sanders speaks with Editor Jeff Feingold about a new story in the March 25 issue of NHBR that details a few businesses that import and export to Russia or Ukraine and what that means for NH's economy. Associate Editor Amanda Andrews also shares an inside look of an upcoming section in NHBR called Resilient NH, profiling business leaders in New Hampshire who overcame chal...

With a new investor entering the fold, the long-awaited Balsams redevelopment will be a new North Country getaway for Granite Staters, hopefully in late 2023, early 2024. NHBR Editor Jeff Feingold and Associate Editor Amanda Andrews sit down with developer Les Otten to get the lowdown on what's coming for the new project. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted...

Amanda Andrews, NHBR's associate editor, sits down with Donna Morris, president of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce, to discuss some of the workforce initiatives the chamber has created in Salem to bridge the skill gaps in various industries. From the formation of the Commerce Corridor to creating a high-quality tourism package for a "Price Is Right" winner, Donna and her colleagues have been...

Nathan Fink, director of advancement for NH Children's Trust, speaks with NHBR editors Jeff Feingold and Amanda Andrews about the organization's NH Family NOW podcast, which chronicles the ups and downs of parenting. A new feature on the podcast, "Businesses that Build Family," will include interviews with NH business leaders around the state who support NH workers and families.

NHBR's award-winning reporter, Bob Sanders, speaks on the newest opportunities available that may help initiate production for renewable natural gases in New Hampshire, thanks to measures like Senate Bill 424. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the region for over 100 years. For a complete listing of their practice a...

Lisa Guertin, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire, who’s retiring from the job in March, talks about her 32 years with the company and the momentous changes she’s seen in the insurance and health care industries in that time. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the region for over 100 years...

NH Business Review editors Jeff Feingold and Amanda Andrews discuss Amanda's new story on the state's other housing crisis: a shortage of housing for people with disabilities. The problem is so acute that individuals are being sent to other states to be housed, in some cases separating them from families and communities. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold and associate editor Amanda Andrews talk with Heather LaDue, executive director of professional programs and partnerships at Franklin Pierce University, who puts together partnerships with employers to meet their ever-changing needs. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the regio...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks all things economic with Brian Gottlob, director of the NH Economic Labor and Market Information Bureau, including the state of New Hampshire’s current economy and how 2022, in light of Covid and supply chain concerns, appears to be shaping up. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses thr...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks with Tim Horgan, executive director of the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, about how the global supply chain disruption predates the current pandemic by at least a decade. The problem doesn't have an easy solution, with long timelines for building new ports, training new truckers and a rapidly expanding e-commerce field. The World Affairs Counc...

NH Business Review’s Jeff Feingold and Bob Sanders go over some of the key pieces of business-related legislation being sponsored by New Hampshire lawmakers this session – including a slew of Covid bills and various workplace and energy measures.

Laurel Adams, president of the Raymond-based Regional Economic Development Center, discusses her organization’s efforts to help grow businesses and create jobs in New Hampshire, including its New Americans Fund, which supports new American business owners. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran (www.tfmoran.com), a  leading land planning and engineering firm with  offices in Be...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with staff writer Bob Sanders about what he learned after talking with Granite State businesspeople and economists on their expectations for the New Hampshire economy in 2022. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the region for over 100 years. For a complete listing of thei...

Northeast Delta Dental President and CEO Tom Raffio joins NH Business Review Publisher Ernesto Burden to talk about some of the key lessons in Tom's new book, Prepare For Crisis, Plan To Thrive . Stick around to the end when Tom reveals the three components of his secret sauce for success in business and leadership. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal...

This week NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Steve Duprey and Andru Volinsky, two well-known NH civic leaders from different sides of the political aisle, about a recent op-ed they cowrote on civic engagement. They discuss their longtime friendship (despite great political differences) and how they think discourse can improve in the state and nationwide. This week's episode is spon...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Jason Alexander, managing partner at the BANKW staffing and recruitment company, about what employers can and should do to navigate through the extremely difficult employee recruitment and retention landscape. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran (www.tfmoran.com), a  leading land planning and engineering firm with  offices i...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with  Sam Evans-Brown,  executive director of the nonprofit Clean Energy New Hampshire, about the potential ramifications of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to cut energy efficiency program funding by more than 50 percent, including efficient-energy-contractor job losses, and the lawsuit Clean Energy New Hampshire filed th...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold and Publisher Ernesto Burden talk holiday pandemic travel, COVID numbers, labor shortages, supply chain issues and more in this pre-holiday episode. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middleton, providing trusted legal services to businesses throughout the region for over 100 years. For a complete listing of their practice areas, attorneys, and...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold and award-winning staff writer Bob Sanders break down a Bob's recent story on a new trend in healthcare. As an outgrowth of the Affordable Care Act, and subsequent measures and subsidies, more and more people are finding the individual market an affordable alternative to employer-provided healthcare. As large and small group health insurance markets shrink,...

Holly Gaspar of Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Chelsie Rommell of NH Legal Assistance discuss a new medical-legal partnership being launched in the Upper Valley and Sullivan County. The two-year pilot project will identify health disparities in those communities and make civil legal assistance accessible to young families in need in those communities. This week's episode is sponsored by TFMoran (www...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with staff writer Bob Sanders about New Hampshire’s trust laws, which were modeled after South Dakota’s – the state that figures prominently in the Pandora Papers leaks as an international haven for sometimes nefarious money held in foreign trusts set up people looking to avoid taxes and scrutiny. This week's episode is brought to you by McLane Middlet...

NH Business Review editor Jeff Feingold talks with Jim Monahan, Founder of the NH Telehealth Alliance and Deb Fournier, the organization's policy advisor, about their case that NH needs to normalize telehealth and provide long-term regulatory support for telehealth initiatives and the companies investing in them, replacing temporary initiatives created to address the pandemic. They also discuss th...

NH Business Review Editor Jeff Feingold talks with Taylor Caswell, Commissioner of the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs, about the department’s Collaborative Economic Development Regions (CEDRs). Caswell explains how CEDRs came about and how they correct for an economic development infrastructure in New Hampshire that’s not ...