New Hampshire Business Review - Jan. 12, 2024

January 12, 2024

Amanda Andrews

A taste of authentic Italy

Trisha Nail,

Gusto Italiano Market brings Italian cuisine to Bedford

Art for everyone’s sake

Mike Cote,

Open Arts United aims to increase access to cultural activities

Keene looks to ‘cottage courts’ as option amid housing squeeze

Hunter Oberst/Keene Sentinel,

Keene is drafting zoning regulations to allow for the development of more miniature types of living

Foolproof predictions for 2024

Mike Cote,

Workforce, housing, child care continue to top NH’s list of needs

New FAFSA will make more students eligible for aid in NH

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Several changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will make more students eligible to receive financial assistance this year.

Beyond the politics of contempt

Doug Teschner,

How we see others is a reflection of ourselves

NH is starting a new low- and moderate-income community solar program

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Community solar projects can help connect people who don’t have solar panels with the benefits of that energy

Looking back and ahead to key issues facing the state’s economy

Phil Sletten,

The national economy outpaced many forecasters’ expectations for a recession in 2023

“Flight Training”

Ron Bourque,

Improves performance regardless of business type

GreenSource Fabrication secures $46.2m federal defense-production grant

Rick Green -The Keene Sentinel,

A company in Charlestown that manufactures printed circuit boards will receive $46.2 million in federal funds through the U.S. Defense Department, U.S. Sen Jeanne Shaheen announced recently.

More news from NHBR:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.