New Hampshire Business Review - January 28, 2022

January 26, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Salem Chamber launches the Great Yeti Quest

NH Business Review Staff

Yeti contest seeks to increase foot traffic in local businesses

Sununu seeks OK to use rental relief funds for affordable housing

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin

Chris Sununu is continuing to push for flexibility in how New Hampshire uses federal rental relief funds

NH family leave effort labors toward launch

Bob Sanders

Bills to repeal don’t faze voluntary system’s backers

Invisible walls

Johnny Bassett/Granite State News Collaborative

A century of exclusionary zoning has helped divide Manchester by income and race

Parsing the qualified immunity debate

Scott Merrill-NH Bar News,

Is it a ‘legal fiction’ or does it help public officials do their job?

Preventing workplace violence

Peg O'Brien,

Incidents can range from threatening language to homicide

New Hampshire Senate panel gets an earful over short-term rental bill

Bob Sanders,

Measure would let communities regulate rentals, not ban them

Binnie reported looking to buy soccer team in England

Bob Sanders,

Carlisle Capital founder said to offer over $37 million for Champions League club

A tale of ‘Crookies and Cream’: Should New Hampshire allow raw milk ice cream?

Anna Brown-Citizens Count,

Two measures seek to allow sale of unpasteurized product

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

NH Business Review Staff,

New hires at H.L. Turner Group, Metro Walls relocates … 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…