$11m awarded for housing, energy, recreation projects in New Hampshire
Over half of state’s 46 applicants receive Northern Border Regional Commission funding
Author: Jeff Feingold
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Additional 300 apartments OKd at Tuscan Village, Maugel DeStefano named Architectural Firm of Year in Boston … and more
Letter from the Editor
Jeff Feingold's final farewell to a strong legacy at NH Business Review
Legal Briefs: News From Around NH
Hall tapped for next State Police director, Sheehan Phinney, Pierce Atwood, McLane lawyers recognized … and more
Affordable housing initiatives gain support from Granite Staters in St. Anselm survey
Results show a surge or voters in favor of easing rules, encouraging more construction
Key Auto Group founder donates $4 million for Whittemore Center upgrades
Larger locker rooms, expanded strength and conditioning space part of UNH renovation project
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Coast Guard faulted for slow bridge project decisions, Keystone Management expands N.C. housing portfolio … and more
Legal Briefs: News From Around NH
Restaurants to pay $250k in overtime case, financial advisor ordered to pay $11m to clients … and more
Freedom Cycle acquired by MOMS
Concord powersports dealership sold after 45 years of same ownership
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Portsmouth restaurateurs seek to build employee housing, Xavier named NHAR Good Neighbor … and more
Legal Briefs: News From Around NH
Devine Millimet adds new attorneys, Davis-Bacon Act rules revamped … and more
Work nears start on New Hampshire’s long-awaited state forensic hospital in Concord
PC Construction chosen to build 24-bed facility
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Cranmore to begin new phase of base area project, Hampton Beach casino completes expansion … and more
NH declines as 5 New England states urge ISO-NE to create environmental justice job
Position would be the first established by nation’s power grid operators
NH investors eligible for compensation in $5.5 million deal with bankrupt precious metals firm
Lear Capital agrees to multi-state settlement as part of Chapter 11 plan
Flotsam & Jetsam: July 14, 2023
Guv to take up the mantle of the “No Labels” group, Vivek Ramaswamy nods to prez run ... and more
Analysis: New Hampshire rents have jumped by 37.5 percent since pandemic began
Granite State eighth highest rent rates in nation
New Hampshire falls to 40th on CNBC’s annual ‘Top States for Business’ list
State fares poorly in six categories, including workforce and overall economy
Legal Briefs: News From Around NH
HCA data breach affects NH patients, Plourde joins Shaheen & Gordon … and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Pheasant Lane Mall casino proposed, New Peabody place fully opens … and more
New Hampshire ranks second in online drug, alcohol rehab searches, study finds
Alcohol-related services most sought assistance, research finds
Legal Briefs: News From Around NH
NH Mutual Bancorp aids NH Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, NH Legal Assistance launches more user-friendly website … and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
PLAN NH presents Merit Awards, Birch Heights renovation project begins … and more
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Merrill elected to Bernstein Shur board, Quarles honored by Bar Association … and more
$196 million federal broadband award a ‘game-changer’ for NH’s connectivity efforts
Bipartisan infrastructure law funding is a big shot in the arm for state’s expansion plans
$90,000 CDFA award boosts skilled preservation trades workforce initiative
Tax credits seen as key in developing pipeline of incoming skilled workers
Analysis: New Hampshire rents have jumped by 37.5% since pandemic began
Increase in state is eight highest in the nation
Somersworth Early Learning Center merges with Granite YMCA
Agreement aims to shore up and enhance child care services, programs
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Evernorth closes fourth multi-investor fund, Eames named Seacoast Realtor of Year … and more
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Right Networks names first general counsel … and more
Easterseals gets ready to build veterans housing, services campus in Franklin
15-acre campus to include affordable housing, short-term rentals and retreat center
Portsmouth takes second place on Fortune magazine’s best cities for families list
City finishes as runner-up to Cambridge, Mass.
USDOL to offer online seminars on prevailing wage requirements
Agency seeks to increase awareness of requirements related to federal contracts
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Newforma names chief marketing officer … and more
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Developers change plans at Pease, new senior VP at Mascoma Community Development … and more
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Anheuser-Busch agrees to $537k Clean Air fine, McLane, Pierce Atwood attorneys in Chambers guide … and more
New Balance plans 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Londonderry
Pettengill Road plant would be company’s sixth U.S. site
Bayside Rentals and its owner fined for ‘unfair and deceptive’ escrow practices
Action stems from NH Real Estate Commission settlement
Claremont gets $800,000 from EPA to revitalize Sugar River brownfield sites
Former manufacturing sites targeted for testing, abatement
Average rents dip 0.7% in Manchester
Apartment List analysis details decline between April and May
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Elliot completes Emergency Department expansion, Procon installs large solar array at HQ … and more
CFPB orders national lender to pay $20 million for ‘deceptive sales practices’
OneMain Financial, with three offices in New Hampshire, cited for wrongfully ‘upselling’ borrowers
New state study depicts a healthy biomanufacturing industry in NH
Newly formed NH Life Sciences association to help nourish growing industry
Ledyard Financial Group appoints new CEO
CEO Kathy Underwood to retire, Josephine Moran to become president & CEO
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NHLA receives $738k IOLTA grant … and more
Eversource working its way out of wind farm development ventures
Stake in offshore lease areas to be sold for $625 million
$1 million federal grant to help fund brownfield cleanups in Keene area
Economic development groups says loan fund to be launched in fall
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
Hoyle Tanner names CFO and COO, Portsmouth to study workforce housing sites … and more
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Robocall suit filed by NH, 47 other states and D.C., Boston personal injury firms expands to state … and more
Trammell Crow breaks ground on 323,750-square-foot industrial building in Merrimack
50 Robert Milligan Parkway is global real estate firm’s first New Hampshire project
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NH economist lowers forecast for 2026
A key New Hampshire economist has trimmed down to 2.2% his forecast for the growth in the state's economy this for 2026, citing lackluster consumer confidence and the uncertainty of the U.S. war against Iran.
(Opinion) Sen. Hassan’s plan would put more money in the pockets of working families
POLICY By: Kevin Cavanaugh To be a family who isn’t struggling in today’s economy, a lot has to be going right. You need steady work, an income that stretches far enough, reliable child care — or the flexibility to provide…
Christopher Ellms Jr. confirmed to chair PUC
Christopher Ellms Jr. received a 4-1 vote from the executive council on Wednesday, March 4, to become the next chair of the state’s Public Utilities Commission.
In 2032, Social Security money runs dry
If nothing changes between now and then, the trust fund that finances Social Security payments will run out, triggering a 7% decline in monthly payments in 2032 and dwindling further to 28% from 2033 through 2036.
Trial begins over NH proof-of-citizenship voter law
A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday, February 9, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register.
State revenue got a helpful one-time shot in the arm. Now what?
Analysts fear that once it’s gone for the remainder of the fiscal year, overall revenue will lag unless other accounts, which have been underperforming to date, pick up the pace
State of the City: Mayor urges focus on long term
Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais delivered his State of the City on Tuesday, Feb. 10, framing a path to the city’s future through the lens of history. His speech, at times rapid-fire and metrics-driven and at others raised to the passionate, oratorial tone of a secular civic sermon, addressed a standing-room-only crowd of business and civic leaders at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.
Lower interest rates pushed by White House likely won’t help NH home prices
The issue here in New Hampshire remains as it has been for many months: lack of supply that forces the hand of higher prices
Housing Champions repeal pits Legislature against governor
According to housing advocate groups, the champions program is doing exactly what it set out to do: reward communities that are taking steps to build more housing
