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:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.