Amid volatility, local economies can provide a model of stability

Manufacturing, retailers, health care and more make up our ‘civic operating systems’

By: Taylor Caswell

Outlets: NH Business Review

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 613

Last Updated: 5 days, 23 hours ago

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As we begin 2026, we face another set of choices about how to forge a future that enables us to navigate the continuing instability and volatility in our civic and economic lives. We are at a moment in time when we truly need our traditional systems of government and commerce to be fully functional.

Trade battles don’t show much sign of relenting, multinational corporations keep expanding their influence and big government is increasingly confusing ideology …

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