New Hampshire Business Review - January 14, 2022

January 12, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Planet Fitness to buy major franchisee in $800 million deal

Jeff Feingold,

Deal for 100 Southeast U.S. gyms will double company-owned portfolio

On the NH Legislature's agenda this week

Bob Sanders,

A roundup of key business-related legislation up for hearings

Covid-19 is surging in New Hampshire. What has that meant for local businesses?

Alli Fam-NH Public Radio,

‘It’s all about consumer confidence and the level of risk consumers are willing to take’

Anthem NH president Lisa Guertin announces retirement

Jeff Feingold,

Retirement set for March after 18 years at firm’s top post

Covid report: Cases increase in NH, hospitalizations remain steady over week

Johnny Bassett-Granite State News Collaborative,

Infections rise by 41 percent during period as positivity rate rises too

Doctor Is Holding A Vaccination Record Card And Corona Virus Vaccine Vials. Passport Of Immunity To The Coronavirus In The Hands Of A Male Doctor. Health Passport.

Coalition formed to educate NH lawmakers on Covid-related bills

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Legislators to take up over 30 vaccine-related bills this session

Manufactured housing helps fill New Hampshire's affordable housing needs

NH Business Review Staff,

‘Permanently affordable opportunities for homeownership’

NH House bill would give tenants more time to deal with proposed rent increases

Casey McDermott-NH Public Radio,

Measure would increase notice requirement to 45 days

NH Senate to explore state-run health insurance exchange as session starts

Bob Sanders,

Leftover bills also include child care compensation, unemployment overpayment measures

Vermont joins chorus in support of proposed CSX-Pan Am Railways merger

Michael Kitch,

State drops opposition after regional rail access concerns are addressed

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…