New Hampshire Business Review - July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Exeter Health Resources merges with Beth Israel Lahey

NH Business Review Staff,

After a second attempt, the merger became official on July 1

Vector Of Successful Growing Business Property Rental

Analysis: New Hampshire rents have jumped by 37.5 percent since pandemic began

Jeff Feingold,

Granite State eighth highest rent rates in nation

SolutionHealth in deal to build 144-bed mental health hospital

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

New partner, Acadia Healthcare, to build $60m facility

New Hampshire, Vermont universities react to Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

Patrick Adrian -Valley News,

Administrators insist decision will not lessen their commitment to diversity and inclusion

Bill will set a civics requirement for NH elementary and middle school students

Melissa Russell- Granite State News Collaborative,

Current rules mandate a half year of civics for high school students

Mwano: Embracing the power of progress and creating an equitable future

Deo Mwano,

Upholding the principles of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution requires more than mere words

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

NH Mutual Bancorp aids NH Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, NH Legal Assistance launches more user-friendly website … and more

Electric vehicle charging is an obstacle for New Hampshire renters and landlords

Amanda Pirani- NH Bulletin,

Over half of EV owners in the state charge their vehicle at home. For renters, that is rarely an option.

How the Inflation Reduction Act is helping to jumpstart NH’s long-stalled climate plan

Sarah Shemkus- Energy News Network,

The state’s 2009 climate plan lacked follow-through, but lawmakers plan to push forward with support from a $3m federal grant

New Hampshire’s current use law celebrates its 50th anniversary

Tom Thomson, Andy Peterson,

Without it, the Granite State would look much different than it does today

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.