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

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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:

Renewable energy is a smart business strategy

Despite shifting policies and regulatory headwinds, behind-the-meter solar remains one of the most cost-effective and quickly deployable solutions to control energy expenses.

Derry, Salem methadone clinics under investigation

Two for-profit methadone clinics in Derry and Salem are under investigation as part of a statewide initiative looking into unnecessary barriers patients might face when seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

Exeter residents file lawsuit against RiverWoods

More than 100 residents are suing the town and RiverWoods over a proposed “massive” health care facility they say would disrupt the character of their neighborhood.

Trump tariffs add to woes for coffee shops

Rising tariffs on Brazilian coffee beans are squeezing Concord’s Brothers Cortado, driving costs up and margins down

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Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole

As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…