New Hampshire Business Review - February 10, 2023

February 9, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Bill would expand workers’ comp cancer presumption for NH firefighters

Jeff Feingold,

Senate measure widens definition of occupationally caused illness

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

Federal court rules for NH, 12 states vs. federal ban on state tax cuts … and more

Educational Building Kit On Wooden Table. Multicolored Toys For Kindergarten, Preschool Or Daycare. Copy Space For Text. Top View

Special House panel seeks solutions to ‘horrible’ child care situation in NH

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Committee investigating ‘crisis,’ but will propose no legislation this year

Sign At The Entrance Of The European Patent Office (epo) In Munich (bavaria, Germany)

Europe nears ‘unitary patent’ system

Douglas Burum,

New court would change the rules for obtaining patents on continent

NH PUC's energy-efficiency report criticized as biased, inaccurate

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Analysis called ‘deeply hostile to ratepayer-funded energy efficiency’

How Lake Winnipesaukee drives the Lakes Region's self-storage boom

Jon Decker-The Laconia Daily Sun,

Housing market, migration drive growth in industry

Businessman Is Running With A Pair Of Scissors And Chasing The Tax

House panel weighs cut in BET, elimination of I&D and communications taxes

Bob Sanders,

Will New Hampshire be the only state in the nation with no communications tax? Will it join Tennessee as being one of the few “true” income tax-free states? Will it keep its promise to businesses to lower the business enterprise…

Tuscan Village seeks to add 600 more housing units

Jeff Feingold,

Office building plans scrapped for more residential

$2.8m grant will fund energy-efficiency project at Manchester airport’s terminal

Jeff Feingold,

Project calls for replacing facility’s original fiberglass canopy

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

Jeff Feingold,

Three added to Procon leadership team, Concord Casino plan approved … and more

More news from NHBR:

Several Real Estate Signs During Spring.

Where does home affordability go from here?

Index of affordability in New Hampshire tied for poorest showing in 2025

(Opinion) Only trained surgeons should perform eye surgery

New Hampshire should insist that its citizens receive surgery from properly trained surgeons by asking legislators to reject HB 349

Cutting pennies from businesses while gutting NH’s future is bad policy

HB 155 would cut the Business Enterprise Tax by 0.05%. On paper, that sounds “pro-business.” In reality, it’s a distraction that saves most businesses pennies while pulling an estimated $23 million out of an already strained state budget, says small business owner Jesse Lore.