New Hampshire Business Review - July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022

NH reaches $500k Superfund cleanup cost deal; EPA takes legal action over contaminated Wilton site

Bob Sanders,

Georgia Pacific agrees to pay state’s costs in ongoing cleanup; federal agency seeks access to former Abbott Machine site

'Not a close case'

Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative,

NH Personnel Appeals Board upholds trooper firing

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

Sununu's three circuit court picks breeze through hearings … and more

Andy Warhol, Prince and the changing scope of ‘fair use’ in copyright law

Ned Sackman, Anna Nilles,

Why creators and businesses should to pay attention to a case in the Supreme Court

Law in the Marketplace: Business startups and IRAs

John Cunningham,

The basics about IRAs, ESAs and HSAs for entrepreneurs

Application period opens next week for $100m NH housing development fund

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

InvestNH program to allocate $50 million directly to developers

Application process begins for New Hampshire school security grants

NH Business Review Staff,

Total of $13.3m will be available to public, nonpublic schools

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

NH Business Review Staff,

MVSB opens new branch, Savings Bank of Walpole announces one … and more

Amid increases, NH Electric Cooperative’s rates remain lower than other utilities

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Policymakers debate whether other utilities should adopt the co-op’s energy purchasing model

With bill signing, New Hampshire convenience stores can offer keno

Bob Sanders,

Governor also OKs cryptocurrency, Medicaid dental benefits legislation

More news from NHBR:

Expanding access to mental health care in New Hampshire

Demand for behavioral health care services continues to rise across New Hampshire and the nation, impacting families, employers, health care providers, and communities alike.

Are home prices closing in on a $600,000 median?

The median priced single-family home in the Granite State reached another all-time high at $579,900, according to data from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. That breaks the previous high mark of $569,000 in June of last year.

Promoting NH’s outdoor economy will take better coordination, report says

New Hampshire’s outdoor economy is active and evolving, but the systems that support it have not kept pace, according to a new report by the Granite Outdoor Alliance. “Grounded Growth” was culled from three roundtables hosted by industry businesses around the state where 62 stakeholders from business, manufacturing, conservation, workforce and the public sector discussed challenges and opportunities shaping New Hampshire’s outdoor economy.