New Hampshire Business Review - February 25, 2022

February 24, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Yankee Clipper Inn sold in North Conway

Jeff Feingold,

One of town’s first motels acquired by firm that owns other hotel properties there

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

NH Business Review Staff,

Workforce housing on menu of Salem chamber’s Economic Development Breakfast, Outdoor Pride opens Mass. operations hub … and more

Home sales slow in January, but median price still hovers near $400k

Bob Sanders,

15.5% fewer Granite State homes were sold than 2021 as inventory continues to sink

Data Scientists. Male Programmer Using Laptop Analyzing And Developing In Various Information On Futuristic Virtual Interface Screen. Algorithm. Marketing And Deep Learning Of Artificial Intelligence

Report ties NH’s lower immigrant population to tech workforce shortage

Bob Sanders,

Nationally, they account for 25% of tech jobs, but in NH it’s 15%

Legislative Preview: the week ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers

Bob Sanders,

Full House, Senate to vote on raft of bills

Opinion: Opposition to local broadband projects is anti-competitive

Nicholas Coates,

Legacy internet providers are preventing expansion of broadband in areas that sorely need it

Opinion: Proposed state mandate on short-term rentals is not right for New Hampshire

For NH Business Review,

One-size-fits-all SB 249 would strip localities of oversight

New Hampshire SBA readies Black History Month listening session

NH Business Review Staff,

Agency officials to meet with community leaders, business owners in public event

House Labor Committee hears argument over earned time measure

Bob Sanders,

Panel also weight bills targeting employer vax policies

Public Utilities Commission does an about-face on energy-efficiency decision

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Panel votes to restoring NHSaves budgets to 2020-21 levels

More news from NHBR:

Shaping NH's health care landscape

NH Hospital Association President Steve Ahnen discusses health care landscape in the state, federal and state policies affecting patients, AI in health care and more

Fake Medicare Card With Fake Us Currency And Pen.

Exit stage left: Two insurers leave NH’s Medicare Advantage market

Anthem and Martin’s Point are exiting the state entirely, Aetna is shrinking its coverage to just one county, and others are adjusting their plans, leaving some of the state’s counties with limited choices

Unbottling the Nongfu Spring deal

New Hampshire’s attorney general says no improprieties by state officials preceded the sale of a large Nashua commercial building to China’s largest water bottler. But Attorney General John Formella’s report to Gov. Kelly Ayotte dated Oct. 3 says the provisions of federal law should have taken place prior to the sale of the 337,391-square-foot building at 80 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring.