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:

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.