New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 24, 2023

February 23, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

McLane Middleton, Down Rachlin add attorneys … and more

Sununu’s budget proposal suggests that fears of harsh recession are easing

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Outlook is shifting on concerns about economy’s resilience

Agent Of Real Estate Holding In Hand House. Buyer, Customer Gives Money Bag, Deal Sale, Buying House.

Report finds nearly a third of residential transactions in NH were cash last year

Paul Briand,

31.9 percent of real estate transactions in 2022 were all-cash, analysis finds

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

Jeff Feingold,

Triple Construction picked to build homeless shelter, CATCH appoints board members … and more

Four things to consider as governor delivers his budget address

Josh Rogers -NH Public Radio,

Sununu says his plan will contain ‘nothing too outrageous’

Legislative preview: Four energy bills to put close party split in NH House on full view

Bob Sanders,

Renewables, energy-efficiency measures to go before full membership on Tuesday

PC Connection Inc. sees ‘economic headwinds,' announces cost-cutting effort

Bob Sanders,

IT company ends year with disappointing sales, income results

Four tenant protection bills run the gauntlet during NH House committee hearing

Bob Sanders,

Measures addressing tenant protection show consequences of narrowly divided membership

A bid to improve New Hampshire’s energy infrastructure siting process

Barry Needleman,

House bill seeks to eliminate Site Evaluation Committee inefficiencies by giving duties to PUC, Energy Department

Watch out ‘CSI’: New report finds bloodstain pattern analysis isn’t reliable

Maureen Milliken -Manchester Ink Link,

In study of expert opinions, discrepancies, errors found

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…