New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Ground breaks and construction begins at The Village on Technology Hill

TFMoran Staff,

TFMoran's mixed-use development is designed to support the region’s growing economy while offering a unique living experience.

VHB leads three sessions at New England Water Environment Association Conference

VHB Staff,

Thought leaders from VHB — a civil engineering company with an office in Bedford — recently presented at this year’s New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Conference.

Banking on better times: Tailwinds are in sight for the banking industry

Jaclyn Jaeger,

A lighter touch on bank regulations, improved access to funding and capital, and leveling the playing field for community banks are just a few priorities that lawmakers and banking regulators have signaled they intend to pursue in the months and years ahead.

Funding uncertain

Brad Cook,

New Hampshire charities and other nonprofit entities find themselves facing many new challenges as 2025 begins. There are a host of issues and examples.

(Opinion) Housing crisis: Don’t leave people with disabilities behind

Opinion,

New Hampshire state leadership needs to take action to ease housing regulations for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Female Doctor Looking At Patient Undergoing Ct Scan

The most important investment: How to be a savvy healthcare consumer

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION,

Medical debt is the leading cause of financial stress, but in New Hampshire, independent healthcare providers like BASC offer a way to cut costs without sacrificing quality.

The Bottom Line: Eversource, Connection and Standex

Trisha Nail,

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

Take 5: job market trends, workplace shifts and consumer behavior

Trisha Nail,

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

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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…