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:

‘What must remain human?’ Dartmouth AI conference opens without a clear answer

Dartmouth College opened its “AI at 70” conference Thursday morning, Oct. 29, with a session called “The Future Worth Building is Human.”

(Opinion) Utilities learn to communicate through uncertainty

On Nov. 26, 2015, heavy wet snow was falling, with a forecast warning of an impending storm for days. The phone rings, and before I answer it, I already know what the reporter is going to ask.

(Opinion) From mill town to river town

New Hampshire has more than 10,000 miles of rivers, many of which flow through downtowns.

(Opinion) Investing in youth mental health in New Hampshire

The nationwide youth mental health crisis has seen marked improvements in New Hampshire since 2021, but the problem is still far from fixed. Indeed, while the measured outcomes are getting better compared to the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figures today are still historically concerning compared to a decade ago.

(Opinion) People with disabilities are an untapped resource

New Hampshire employers spend considerable time and resources trying to find dependable employees who want to work. Yet there is a segment of our population that is too often overlooked: adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Come to the table

Reliable, accessible childcare is an economic advantage that helps New Hampshire businesses attract and retain employees, strengthen their workforce and support long-term growth.

Growing with grace

Identifying growing and grace as my top two values helped me focus on who I want to be and how I want to show up. Revisiting these six years later, I am pleased that these ideas still ring true.

Are prediction markets revenue ripe for picking in NH?

To many people, prediction markets and sports gaming are a distinction without a difference. Which begs the question: Should New Hampshire be regulating prediction markets, especially as they apply to sports, the same way it regulates — and draws revenue from — sports betting via DraftKings?

(Market & Main Streets) Employers follow workers

Over the course of my career, I have attended my share of ribbon-cuttings that were the result of a lot of effort to recruit a new company into the state.