New Hampshire Business Review - February 10, 2023

February 9, 2023

Jeff Feingold

The road to the top

Michael Kitch,

Bill Cass, a career-long NHDOT employee, is the state’s new transportation commissioner

New renewable technologies are being explored in NH

Bob Sanders,

Initiatives seek to create home-grown energy sources

Making snow for an answer

Amanda Andrews,

Ski areas confront mild winter with snowmaking

Legislative preview: Minimum wage, tenant protection, energy bills on NH lawmakers’ agenda

Bob Sanders,

Highlights of the week ahead in the NH House and Senate

10 facts about NH’s state budget

Phil Sletten,

A guide to understanding the fundamentals behind the state’s fiscal blueprint

No teaching credentials have been lost yet under NH's 'divisive-concepts' law

Rick Green -The Keene Sentinel,

Only one complaint has been filed in nearly two years of statute

Maine moving company to pay $125k settlement over social media threats

Jeff Feingold,

Company was charged with threatening consumers who left negative reviews

New Hampshire starts off the year with drop in bankruptcy filings

Bob Sanders,

43 January filings are second-lowest number for the month

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Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

2022 NH Campaign for Legal Services raised over $457k … and more

Ground Level View Of High Voltage Pylons

New England states propose coordinated transmission development to support wind power

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

‘Transition to a regional electricity system’ envisioned

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…