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We need state policymakers to address workforce shortage

Direct-care agency leaders in New Hampshire are as concerned about the workforce shortage as are their counterparts nationally. Without an ability to pay higher wages, Area Agencies and other providers serving individuals with developmental disabilities, acquired brain disorders, and autism, ...

N.H. takes innovative approach to Paid Family Medical Leave

The solution to bringing a viable Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) program to New Hampshire has been an unsolved puzzle for two decades, but a trailblazing proposal crafted by Governor Chris Sununu and supported by the legislature will soon make PFML a reality in our state. New Hampshire has ...

Calamity Janes (and James)

Businessman Harvey Mackay said, “Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.” Celebrity and strange behavior go together like baldness and a can of spray hair. Like cigarettes and an iron lung. Like a gender reveal and a wildfire. ...

So, you’d like to transition to a nonprofit, eh?

I recently had a very interesting conversation with a friend of mine who is transitioning from the for-profit world to the non-profit world. Let us call my friend Janice (not her real name). Janice has taken on the role of Director of Development for a fledgling nonprofit and wanted some ...

Remembering some great former Nashua area employers

Thinking back on the many places I have worked both in Nashua and the surrounding community, I can’t help but think of the high-tech boom of the seventies and eighties and how quickly so many companies expanded to keep up with demand. Sanders Associates had a huge impact on the Nashua ...