New Hampshire Business Review - March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Anheuser-Busch invests $6m in new canning line at Portsmouth brewery

Paul Briand,

Beer production expected to more than double by 2024

Picked to be federal magistrate, Talesha Saint-Marc poised to make NH history

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

Bernstein Shur attorney will be first Black person in to serve in role in state

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School-funding suit plaintiffs again call for statewide property tax to be jettisoned

Michael Kitch,

In countering state’s argument, they say SWEPT is unconstitutional

In Spokane, Wash., officials test a housing strategy rejected by NH lawmakers

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

‘Missing middle’ initiative seen as key to solving city’s housing crisis

Boston-to-Manchester rail study puts $782m price tag on construction

NH Business Review Staff,

Fares could cover up to 82 percent of operating cost, study says

NH House committee rejects property tax incentive for hotel sprinkler installation

Jeff Feingold,

Panel votes down bill to make ‘technical’ changes

NH bankruptcies climb again in February

Bob Sanders,

While still at historically low levels, 52 filings for month is 17% more than January

The rest of the story: Airport at Pease needs a second fixed-base operator

George Bald, Tom Sedoric,

Federal funding hangs in the balance if FBO monopoly continues

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

Jeff Feingold,

New economic development director at CDFA, Sanborn Head readies move to Bedford … and more

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UNH/BIA poll: Most Granite Staters pessimistic about buying a house

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Survey shows that optimism about market is fading as prices remain high

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Shaping NH's health care landscape

NH Hospital Association President Steve Ahnen discusses health care landscape in the state, federal and state policies affecting patients, AI in health care and more

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Exit stage left: Two insurers leave NH’s Medicare Advantage market

Anthem and Martin’s Point are exiting the state entirely, Aetna is shrinking its coverage to just one county, and others are adjusting their plans, leaving some of the state’s counties with limited choices

Unbottling the Nongfu Spring deal

New Hampshire’s attorney general says no improprieties by state officials preceded the sale of a large Nashua commercial building to China’s largest water bottler. But Attorney General John Formella’s report to Gov. Kelly Ayotte dated Oct. 3 says the provisions of federal law should have taken place prior to the sale of the 337,391-square-foot building at 80 Northwest Blvd. in Nashua by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring.