New Hampshire Business Review - June 17, 2022

June 15, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Commission hopes to take the cryptic out of crypto

Paul Briand

NH panel seeks to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff ’

NH median home price continued to climb in May as listings remain scarce

Bob Sanders,

Median in state was $460,000, 14.6 percent higher than April

Congressional inaction on Covid aid worries New Hampshire healthcare leaders

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Hospitals, nursing homes sound alarm on potential fall, winter spike in cases

In annual report, NH Housing depicts real estate market in ‘turmoil’

Michael Kitch,

Amid rising interest rates, agency sees ‘market at a crossroads’

Berlin greenhouse construction to begin next month

Jeff Feingold,

First of two facilities will produce lettuce

Juneteenth celebrations expanding this year in New Hampshire

Rhianwen Watkins,

Events around state to celebrate Black arts, culture and history

NH Business Review wins 11 awards in journalism competitions

NH Business Review Staff,

Publication takes three honors in national competition; 8 in statewide contest

NH’s ‘tough on crime’ approach has led to explosive growth of prison system

Jenny Whidden-Granite State News Collaborative,

Bid to expand access to parole was killed by lawmakers but will be back

Judge Mallet And Gender Symbol On White Background

Women on the bench are a minority in New Hampshire, study shows

Paula Tracy-InDepthNH.org,

38 percent of judgeships are held by women, according to Women’s Foundation report

Policies for transgender students under scrutiny in NH schools and courts

Sarah Gibson-NH Public Radio,

‘Parental rights’ activists challenging districts around state

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

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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…