New Hampshire Business Review - May 19, 2023

May 18, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Robotic Hand Assisting Person For Signing Document

‘World’s first robot lawyer’ short-circuited by prosecutors, faces class action suit

Tom Jarvis-NH Bar News,

DoNotPay chatbot app raises questions, and hackles about the use of AI for legal services

U.S. attorney indicts Nashua health club owner on $1 million Covid relief fraud

Jeff Feingold,

Charges include bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering

Women representing themselves win eviction case in NH Supreme Court

Pat Grossmith -Manchester Ink Link,

Justices send case of two tenants in Manchester building back to Circuit Court

NH considers reducing first-time drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors

Jamie L. Costa-Concord Monitor,

Measure aims to lower first-time charges and address institutionalized racism

Friends of New Hampshire Drug Courts expands to support federal program

Jeff Feingold,

Nonprofit begins to offer ‘critical’ services to LASER docket

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

State Supreme Court sides with short-term rental owner, new attorneys at Devine Millimet, Orr & Reno … and more

Federal, local grants help build housing – but NH still has a long way to go

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Despite cluster of funding sources, development of affordable housing is getting ‘more difficult’

GreenPages returns to New Hampshire

Paul Briand,

Workplace flexibility is centerpiece of firm’s new office

McIntyre building to be sold at auction

Jeff Feingold,

GSA launches online bidding process for 2.1-acre downtown Portsmouth property

'New Hampshire’s housing crisis is a human rights issue'

The NH Center for Justice and Equity,

Housing Action NH director ties equity and access to state’s housing plight

More news from NHBR:

Therapist Holding Digital Tablet During Conversation With Woman Patient

Ask the Experts: Access to healthcare

Kevin Curwick, president of ConvenientMD’s Advance Primary Care, discusses how healthcare organizations can actually reduce costs while delivering better care to patients by following through on the promise of value-based care.

Ask the Experts: What can New Hampshire employers do about rising healthcare costs?

Healthcare costs continue to be a major concern for employers. Where should businesses start?

Childcare solutions in action: How businesses are addressing workforce needs

Strengthening New Hampshire’s childcare ecosystem isn’t solely the responsibility of parents, providers or government.

Q&A with First Factory Chief Operating Officer Don Gregori

Don Gregori’s journey to become chief operating officer for a multinational technology company began with earning a liberal arts degree.

NH Business Notebook: This lung’s for you

A company that is developing human lungs and other organs for transplant just bought an old brewery.

Elements of ownership

Employee co-op takes over Wilton publisher Earth Sky + Water as founder retires

Big power, small package

As the price tag of power grows in New Hampshire, so does the expectation that demand will grow in the state as well as the region.

Jeanine Tousignant, 2026 Outstanding Women in Business Recipient

Jeanine Tousignant has nearly 30 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising and organizational leadership.

Honor Summit honors 9/11 victims and heroes with light display from Mount Washington

The Honor Summit, a four-day commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks, features dual towers of light designed to be visible from as far as 135 miles away from Mount Washington.