New Hampshire Business Review - Feb. 9, 2024

February 9, 2024

Amanda Andrews

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ESOPs may help with the ease of succession planning

Trisha Nail,

Owners facing challenges with selling their business may find a solution with employee stock ownership plans

Manchester firm donates $15K for new Goffstown Junior Baseball dugouts, benches

Emily Reily,

Secondwind Water Systems provides largest donation in its 35-year history to the project

AG: Upper Valley waste management company falsified reports

Frances Mize-Valley News,

If found guilty, Hammond Grinding and Recycling faces up to a $25K fine on each charge

Turnkey III landfill air pollution permit approved despite appeal

Michael McCord,

Continuing 'environmental justice violation' draws community backlash over state's duties to protect public health

Will Arvelo’s mission: build communities

Paul Briand,

As executive director of Cross Roads House in Portsmouth, Will and his staff provides emergency and transitional shelter to homeless individuals on the Seacoast

Brodsky named 'Citizen of the Year' by Greater New Hampshire Chamber

NH Business Review Staff,

Howard Brodsky, co-founder and chairman of CCA Global Partners, has been selected Citizen of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber. Brodsky, whose most recently philanthropic effort is a Open Arts United, a nonprofit that supports the arts to underserved communities, will be honored April 4 at the chamber’s Citizen of the Year Celebration, 5 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown.

Dave's Hot Chicken fires up Queen City tender war

Mike Cote,

This week, Dave’s Hot Chicken, a trendy chain whose investors include the rapper, Drake, opened in Manchester, serving fried chicken sandwiches on a retail strip already saturated with fast-food joints.

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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.