New Hampshire Business Review - April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024

Amanda Andrews

Q&A: Rise Private Wealth Mgt. Co-founder Bob Bonfiglio

Amanda Andrews, Mike Cote,

From engineer to co-founder, Bob Bonfiglio has developed a strategic plan to create a business that evolves as it grows

Manchester man awarded $134K in his age discrimination case against Market Basket

Pat Grossmith -Manchester Ink Link,

Plaintiff awarded more than $134,000 in lost wages and damages after a federal jury agreed with his case

Child Care is the missing piece for women and the economy

Jeanne Shaheen,

While women have made substantial strides towards economic equality, failing to address the child care crisis will only continue to force women to make difficult economic decisions. Women are significantly more likely than men to drop out of the labor market to care for their families.

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After Sununu steps in, House Finance Committee scraps plan to adjust state funding

Michael Kitch,

House instead dusts off HB 1583, HB 1656 amendments to adjust state funding for education

NH Attorney General paves way for Valley Regional to join DH system

Christina Dolan/Valley News,

Agreement to also require DH to establish, fund an addiction and treatment center at Valley Regional

Despite tough market, New Hampshire housing optimistic about policy and production

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

The consequences of New Hampshire’s tight housing market have plagued the state for nearly 5 years

Exeter OKs conversion of Front Street mansion into six condominiums

Aqeel Hisham/Portsmouth Herald,

8-bed, 9-bath property approved for 6 2-bedroom condos on Front Street

Experts say the economy is getting better, but consumers don’t feel that way

Casey Quinlan/NH Bulletin,

Consumer Price Index shows decrease in consumer confidence, well below economists' expectations

Moving Nashua forward: a 'long-term project'

Trisha Nail,

Nashua is “strong and growing,” Mayor Jim Donchess declared to an audience of the city’s chamber employees and member businesses in mid-March. But he says you don’t need to take his word for it – just look at the city’s recent accomplishments.

Franklin Pierce releases latest economic impact report

Trisha Nail,

Report notes that Monadnock Region’s Franklin Pierce University is strong moneymaker, jobs creator for New Hampshire

More news from NHBR:

Expanding access to mental health care in New Hampshire

Demand for behavioral health care services continues to rise across New Hampshire and the nation, impacting families, employers, health care providers, and communities alike.

Are home prices closing in on a $600,000 median?

The median priced single-family home in the Granite State reached another all-time high at $579,900, according to data from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. That breaks the previous high mark of $569,000 in June of last year.

Promoting NH’s outdoor economy will take better coordination, report says

New Hampshire’s outdoor economy is active and evolving, but the systems that support it have not kept pace, according to a new report by the Granite Outdoor Alliance. “Grounded Growth” was culled from three roundtables hosted by industry businesses around the state where 62 stakeholders from business, manufacturing, conservation, workforce and the public sector discussed challenges and opportunities shaping New Hampshire’s outdoor economy.