New Hampshire Business Review - February 11, 2022

February 10, 2022

Jeff Feingold

A new frontier: walk-in dermatology

Paul Briand

ConvenientMD founder seeks to expand access with new venture

Invisible walls: the shackles of zoning

Johnny Bassett-Granite State News Collaborative

How housing policies work as tools of discrimination

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Blue-collar pride

Eric Schlapak

Steve Turner’s mission is to bring awareness to the skilled-labor shortage

NH Senate bill seeks to tighten rules for forming manufactured housing co-ops

Bob Sanders,

Opponents say ‘pretty simple bill’ would undermine affordable housing option

New Hampshire House bill would encourage ‘missing middle’ housing

Bob Sanders,

Measure would ‘relegalize’ buildings with up to four units

Legislative Preview: The week ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers

Bob Sanders,

Housing, energy and more Covid legislation up for hearings

Worker shortage makes job searches easier, pay higher for incarcerated people on work release

Peter Biello-NH Public Radio,

Federal programs help businesses hire people on work release from prison

Governor’s office a no-show at hearings to repeal nascent paid family leave plan

Bob Sanders,

Hearings reveal little or no support for Sununu’s voluntary program

NH Covid roundup: Cases, hospitalizations down for second straight week

Johnny Bassett-Granite State News Collaborative,

Average daily new cases in fall 36 percent from a week earlier

Legal Briefs: News From Across NH

NH Business Review Staff,

News from Nicholson, McLane Middleton, Pierce Atwood … and more

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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

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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…