New Hampshire Business Review - July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Building Trades Kevin Fife Stone Wall Workshop

$90,000 CDFA award boosts skilled preservation trades workforce initiative

Jeff Feingold,

Tax credits seen as key in developing pipeline of incoming skilled workers

Eversource transfers ownership of land for Northern Pass 'at no cost’

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

5,300 acres for ill-fated transmission plan ceded back to previous owners

New Hampshire lawmakers earmark $40 million to ease state's housing shortage

Rick Green -The Keene Sentinel,

Budget contains funds for affordable housing development, municipal infrastructure aid

Vector Of Successful Growing Business Property Rental

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

Jeff Feingold,

Increase in state is eight highest in the nation

Somersworth Early Learning Center merges with Granite YMCA

Jeff Feingold,

Agreement aims to shore up and enhance child care services, programs

There’s a zone of opportunity after an unsuccessful 1031 exchange

Kyle Kadish,

Qualified Opportunity Zones provide another way for investors to defer taxes

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

Jeff Feingold,

Evernorth closes fourth multi-investor fund, Eames named Seacoast Realtor of Year … and more

Proposed U.S. Patent Office rule threatens gains made in fighting ‘patent trolls’

Debra Altschiller,

Small businesses could face new surge in challenges if changes are made

Cheshire Medical Center to pay $2 million fine in missing fentanyl case

Olivia Belanger-The Keene Sentinel,

U.S. attorney cites Keene hospital’s ‘failure to fulfill obligations’

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

Right Networks names first general counsel … 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…