New Hampshire Business Review - March-31 2017

February 6, 2017

NH Business Review Staff

Affordable housing looms large as hospitality industry leaders weigh labor needs

Liisa Rajala,

Shortage of lower-cost housing affects workforce pool, executives say

Berlin planners OK high-tech greenhouses

Christopher Jensen, Indepthnh.org,

Construction of facilities expected to begin this spring

Senate OKs expansion of lead testing, abatement

Bob Sanders,

Bill would provide remediation funding to landlords

Broad Street Parkway named NH’s top engineering achievement

NH Business Review Staff,

Five firms honored for their work on Nashua project

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

NH Business Review Staff,

Milestone completes office-warehouse project … and more

Workforce development team named by BIA

NH Business Review Staff,

Colson, Savage to staff Workforce Accelerator 2025 initiative

Senate gives preliminary OK to spending on job training

Bob Sanders,

But votes down eliminating one-week waiting period for first unemployment check

New Hampshire ranks highest in firearms manufacturing study

Bob Sanders,

Per capita sales of nearly $793 per person is tops in U.S.

BIA to present legislative ‘halftime’ forum

NH Business Review Staff,

Croissants and Crossover to feature review of session so far

Mall of NH’s JCPenney store not on chopping block, despite credit rating agency’s prediction

Jeff Feingold,

All of retail giant’s Granite State outlets are spared from closing

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ADUs, manufactured homes can help with NH housing crisis

Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.

Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.

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Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions

Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.

(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.