New Hampshire Business Review - April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Employers’ input sought in regional housing needs survey

Jeff Feingold,

Planning commissions seek their help in gauging current, future needs

Emergency stabilization work begins on landmark Concord gasholder

NH Business Review Staff,

Initial phase involves securing vulnerable structure

Portsmouth Music Hall unveils plans for new-look downtown venue

Jeff Feingold,

With nightclub atmosphere, newly named The Lounge to replace The Loft space

Town Of Billerica Rd Management Procon Shoppes At Billerica Groundbreaking Ceremony

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

NH Business Review Staff,

Metro Walls transitions to 100% employee ownership, Salem retail plaza sold for $4.75m … and more

State issues request for proposals for voluntary paid family leave plan

Bob Sanders,

‘New Hampshire is leading the way’ with first-in-the-nation program, says Sununu

Advocates excited about the governor's housing plan, but wary

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

A ‘glaring omission’ in the propsal: the word ‘affordability’

Legislative Preview: The week ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers

Jeff Feingold,

BPT cut, cannabis legalization, help for childcare facilities are on the agenda

Canadian bitcoin company has big plans for Berlin manufacturing facility

Bob Sanders,

Firm to build specialized crypto mining equipment at Presby Steel site

Governor picks Duprey to chair Pease Development Authority board

Paul Briand,

Concord developer, hotel operator says he tries ‘my best to find common ground wherever you can’

Court Of Justice Trial: Impartial Judge Is Sitting, Public Stands. Supreme Federal Court Judge Starts Civil Case Hearing. Sentencing Law Offender.

Facing low pay and high caseloads, raises approved for NH public defenders

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

Exec Council OKs $2.3 million for temporary pay hikes

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

Man Counting College Savings Fund, Tuition Fee Or Student Loan W

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…