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:

Therapist Holding Digital Tablet During Conversation With Woman Patient

Ask the Experts: Access to healthcare

Kevin Curwick, president of ConvenientMD’s Advance Primary Care, discusses how healthcare organizations can actually reduce costs while delivering better care to patients by following through on the promise of value-based care.

Ask the Experts: What can New Hampshire employers do about rising healthcare costs?

Healthcare costs continue to be a major concern for employers. Where should businesses start?

Childcare solutions in action: How businesses are addressing workforce needs

Strengthening New Hampshire’s childcare ecosystem isn’t solely the responsibility of parents, providers or government.

Q&A with First Factory Chief Operating Officer Don Gregori

Don Gregori’s journey to become chief operating officer for a multinational technology company began with earning a liberal arts degree.

NH Business Notebook: This lung’s for you

A company that is developing human lungs and other organs for transplant just bought an old brewery.

Elements of ownership

Employee co-op takes over Wilton publisher Earth Sky + Water as founder retires

Big power, small package

As the price tag of power grows in New Hampshire, so does the expectation that demand will grow in the state as well as the region.

Jeanine Tousignant, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Jeanine Tousignant has nearly 30 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising and organizational leadership.

Honor Summit honors 9/11 victims and heroes with light display from Mount Washington

The Honor Summit, a four-day commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks, features dual towers of light designed to be visible from as far as 135 miles away from Mount Washington.