New Hampshire Business Review - February 25, 2022

February 24, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Weekly Covid Roundup: Numbers continue to drop in New Hampshire

Johnny Bassett-Granite State News Collaborative,

Hospitalizations see big drop, new cases fall 42 percent from a week earlier

Cannabis as a workplace accommodation? Yes, says New Hampshire Supreme Court

Brian Bouchard,

Why businesses should pay heed to justices’ ruling on therapeutic use of the drug

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Hantz Marconi Listening To

NH Supreme Court's domestic violence task force prepares for March 1 report

Scott Merrill-NH Bar News,

Panel holds hearing on ‘complex and competing issues’

Catholic Medical Center to pay $3.8 million to resolve kickback claim

Jeff Feingold,

‘Free call coverage’ arrangement violated federal law, government says

The impact of supply chain issues on New Hampshire construction firms

Kelly J. Gagliuso,

Contract flexibility is key to addressing a customer’s pricing, progress expectations

Littleton unit of Canada footwear firm sued over ‘Made in USA’ claim

Bob Sanders,

Suit alleges ‘boots don’t fill the bill’

Legal Briefs: News From Across NH

NH Business Review Staff,

UNH Law dean reapointed, Nixon-Zachos Award winner named … and more

Santander Bank decides to end its residential mortgage business in U.S.

Jeff Feingold,

Move ‘unlocks capital to fuel our growth,’ it says

NH citizens drew nonpartisan, competitive redistricting maps; why can’t lawmakers?

Jeffrey Smith,

Fair, nonpartisan district maps can be created, buy lawmakers have done the opposite

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

NH Business Review Staff,

CATCH readies March 11 Masquerade Gala … and more

More news from NHBR:

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

Man Counting College Savings Fund, Tuition Fee Or Student Loan W

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…