New Hampshire Business Review - March 25, 2022

March 26, 2022

Jeff Feingold

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

NH Business Review Staff,

Six carpenter apprentices join North Branch, Canales to lead Coos Economic Development Corp. … and more

Outline Map Of New Hampshire With Transparent American Dollar Banknotes

Personal income in New Hampshire rose during pandemic, report finds

Bob Sanders,

Granite State's percentage increase was tops in New England

Opinion: Help New Hampshire’s poorest schools by bringing back state’s local pension contribution

Andru Volinsky,

Restoring the payments could ease increasing property tax burdens in poorest districts

Colorado solar firm continues inroads in New Hampshire communities

David Brooks-Concord Monitor,

New private solar project proposed in Bow is one of a dozen planned around the state

Legislative Preview: A full plate lies ahead for New Hampshire lawmakers

Bob Sanders,

House to vote on vax , workforce housing, paid family leave, net metering, and more

NH healthcare organizations try new strategies to reach the vaccine-hesitant

Nour Habib-Granite State News Collaborative,

Health professionals say building trust, addressing individual concerns could help change minds

NH legal community looks to address DEI, attorney access issues for minorities

Scott Merrill-NH Bar News,

UNH Law, Bar Foundation, law firm collaboration seek to help prompt change

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Report finds New Hampshire courts lack gender, racial diversity

NH Business Review Staff,

NH Women’s Foundation offers recommendations to increase number of women people of color in state judicial ranks

‘Why the death penalty should die’

NH Business Review Staff,

Renny Cushing’s decades-long battle to abolish capital punishment

Police body cams: ‘It’s just beneficial for finding out the truth of the matter’

Pat Grossmith-Granite State News Collaborative,

Equipment played a role in Jeremy Torres’ courtroom experience

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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…