New Hampshire Business Review - Aug. 26, 2022

August 25, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Cunningham on LLCs: liability shields

John Cunningham,

LLCs have several key characteristics that make them a better kind of business entity for most owners

Expansion of silicon carbide manufacturing facility hailed in Hudson

Jeff Feingold,

Arizona-based onsemi says plant will quintuple firm’s production

House With Pile Money, Home Expense Symbol, Concept Mortgage Loan

Study: 54 percent of New Hampshire homeowners are ‘equity-rich’

Paul Briand,

State ranks 15th, report says; Vermont tops nation

First Seacoast Bank plans to shift from mutual bank to stockholder-owned

Paul Briand,

Dover bank, one of last 12 mutuals in NH, seeks to convert ownership structure by early next year

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

NH Business Review Staff,

Affordable housing collaboration forges ahead, Sig Sauer expansion plans … and more

Daughter sues Salem nursing home over parents’ Covid deaths

Bob Sanders,

Facility owner claims immunity from suit; seeks to move case to federal court

Towns, cities prepare for zoning law changes aimed at boosting housing

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Beginning Aug. 23, municipal officials will have to begin adhering to changes, incentives under HB 1661

Another independent pharmacy, this one in Warner, shuts its doors

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Medication payment system’s ‘cockamamie rules’ blamed for closing

Renewable Energy Investment As Natural Future Fund Strategy Outline Concept

What ‘largest climate legislation ever’ would mean for NH’s economy, environment

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Measure would create over 4,000 jobs, study finds

Legislators send AG back to drawing board on YDC compensation scheme

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Citing several concerns, fiscal committee rejects approval of $100m settlement proposal

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…