New Hampshire Business Review - April 21, 2023

May 2, 2023

Jeff Feingold

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Last-minute House amendments seek to shore up ed funding for poorer districts

Michael Kitch,

Bipartisan proposals seen as bid to push passage of budget in Thursday’s House vote

Ruling raises the question: What isn’t an enforceable web-based contract?

Michael S. Lewis,

New Hampshire’s federal district court forecasts lessons for web designers and lawyers

Limited liability is a better solution than Section 230 repeal

Jamie Forte,

The consequences of eliminating the Communications Decency Act provision would be immense

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

Butenhof & Bomster team joins Sheehan Phinney, Drummond Woodsum adds special ed law associate … and more

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UNH project testing use of regional softwood in mass timber construction

Jeff Feingold,

Effort aims to use softwood from NH, other Northern Forest states in more sustainable building material

Keene affordable housing nonprofit eyes former community college site for housing

Jamie Browder -The Keene Sentinel,

Monadnock Affordable Housing Corp. to begin planning 60 units on former river Valley Community College campus

How NH’s housing crisis is linked to availability of beds at psychiatric hospitals

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Without adequate housing supply, transitional programs are stretched thin

230329 Groudbreaking Diocesan Construction

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

Manchester rents continue to rise, Procon wins national award … and more

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Labor shortage persists even as pandemic fades

Phil Sletten,

Economic challenges still constrain NH’s workforce

More news from NHBR:

Torrington deepens NH investment with purchase of The Ridge

Torrington Properties has deepened its stake in the state’s commercial/retail real estate market with its purchase of the 300,000-square-foot shopping center in Rochester known as The Ridge. The $51.3 million acquisition from Waterstone Properties includes the retail center adjacent to Route 11, home to Market Basket, a New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet, Marshalls, Old Navy, Starbucks, Stonewall Kitchen, Petco, Famous Footwear, ULTA Beauty, Hobby Lobby, the 110 Grill restaurant and other occupants.

‘A life of meaning’

Joshua Greenwald, owner broker of the Greenwald Realty Group, is the new president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.

NHBR About Town: Week of December 5, 2025

Business and event happenings around the state of NH

Home prices, while moderating in November, still reflect ‘upward rise’ trend

While the median price of a single-family home in New Hampshire declined again in November, don’t assume it’s a trend toward greater affordability. More likely, according to Susan Cole, president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR), it’s because of seasonal trends in this region.

The Latest: Week of December 5, 2025

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

Q&A with the Executive director of the NH Lottery and Gaming Commission Charlie McIntyre

‘What I learned is if we wanted to have a product or a program in New Hampshire that was successful, it had to mirror the illegal product, because if it was too greedy, if it was…

NH employers may lower health costs by supporting better health for employees

Diabetes costs the U.S. economy approximately $413 billion annually, including more than $106 billion in lost productivity.

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Report: NH’s caregivers need support

A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.

Support our Afghan neighbors; reject the administration’s threats

The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.