New Hampshire Business Review - June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Aerial View The Construction Wood Framing Beams Of A New House Under Construction

‘Community toolbox’ proposal survives conference committee, with fewer tools

Bob Sanders,

House opposition results in watered-down affordable housing measure

Bitcoin, Ripple Xrp, Dogecoin, Ethereum Cryptocurrency On Green Background

Panel reaches deal on cryptocurrency regulation, domestic steel requirement

Bob Sanders,

Conference committee agreement revives measure that appeared doomed

$70 million municipal infrastructure aid survives conference committee

Bob Sanders,

Measure OKd after House gives up on bid to slash jobless benefits

Romance scams bedevil law enforcement in New Hampshire, elsewhere

Elaine S. Povich-Stateline,

FBI estimates scammers ripped off about $1 billion from would-be U.S. lovers in 2021

Officials across the U.S. are rethinking how police handle traffic stops

Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative,

But in New Hampshire, it’s unclear if safety officials are following suit

Mortgage lending discrimination in New Hampshire: What you need to know

Lindsay Lincoln,

Size of state’s Black, Latino population makes it difficult to get a clear picture

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

New hires at Hinckley Allen, Shaheen & Gordon … and more

Retirement plan oversight

John E. Rich, Jr.,

Recent developments and Labor Department guidance emphasize caution on the part of fiduciaries

NH basket company to close because the ash trees that it depends on are all dying

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

Peterboro Baskets to shut its doors after 168 years

NH House, Senate conferees agree to BPT cut, one-time retirement payment

Bob Sanders,

Skeptical reps agree to payment after getting ‘clearance’ from leadership

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…