New Hampshire Business Review - January 27, 2023

February 7, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Increasing House Prices, Houses On Isometric Piles Of Gold Coins

New Hampshire homes became even less affordable through 2022

Paul Briand,

Data shows double-digit drop in affordability index as median prices hit all-time annual highs

Bed Bath & Beyond to close Keene store after another quarterly sales decline

Jeff Feingold,

Move comes in 150-store closure nationwide

Manchester officials, community members discuss solutions to homelessness crisis

Gabriela Lozada-NH Public Radio,

Need for alternatives, longer-term answers seen as key to addressing growing problem

Why a property owner is suing Portsmouth over 'contamination' of site

Jeff McMenemy-Portsmouth Herald,

New owner of Banfield Road site claims city dumped C&D waste during urban renewal projects in ‘70s

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

NH Business Review Staff,

NH Cornerstone Awards to be held Jan. 24, Roche reports $181 million in 2022 sales … 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…