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More companies are adopting policies to support employees recovering from addiction

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 13, 2024
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. have a substance use disorder, and most are in the workforce. Could employers take a bigger role in recovery?
Research shows that recovery-supportive workplace policies can reduce turnover costs, injuries, accidents and health care costs.
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How do states without a sales tax or income tax pay for government services?

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 11, 2021
Only two states — Alaska and New Hampshire — have foregone both of these taxes.
A landscape view of Alaska, which is one of only two states that has neither a sales tax nor an income tax.
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Small sawmill sees growth amid surging demand for lumber

by Kai Ryssdal and Minju Park
Jun 10, 2021
Katrina Amaral of Timberdoodle has seen more interest in custom orders. And the spike in lumber prices has improved her pricing power.
"In the sawmill world, we're probably more like a small organic farm that does wholesale to restaurants," says Katrina Amaral, co-owner of Timberdoodle Farm in New Hampshire.
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Farming morels, the pricey gourmet mushrooms, is proving elusive

by Britta Greene
Jul 10, 2018
Unlike other mushrooms, morels are incredibly difficult to grow. That’s part of the reason why they’re so expensive.
Tad Montgomery holds up a handful of fresh morels, picked just that day. The mushrooms will get ground up and distributed over the soil, in hopes of seeding another generation next year.
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Low unemployment in New Hampshire creates a labor shortage

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 12, 2016
Companies in the state are finding it hard to attract skilled and unskilled workers.
Derek Barka is senior director of technology at SilverTech, a digital marketing firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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A new power line roils scenic New Hampshire

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Mar 10, 2016
The power line will bring cheaper hydropower from Canada, but residents want it out of sight.
The White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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One photographer, 35 years of campaign history

by Kai Ryssdal and Mukta Mohan
Aug 28, 2015
Jim Cole follows one rule to get a good shot on the campaign beat.
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Is N.H. representative for other American voters?

by John Dimsdale
Jan 10, 2012
New Hampshire voters go to the polls in the state's all-important primary contest. The Republican presidential candidates have been campaigning in the Granite State for weeks and months.
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What sets N.H. voters apart from other states

by John Dimsdale
Jan 10, 2012
New Hampshire, like Iowa, has a state economy that is much better off than the national average. So what do candidates focus on there to win over voters?
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