New Hampshire Business Review - May 20, 2022

May 19, 2022

Jeff Feingold

State regulators weigh who should own utility poles in New Hampshire

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

PUC hears possible Eversource bid to buy them all

‘Why did I get stopped?’ State Police use minor traffic violations to search for drugs

Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative,

Pretextual stops are legal, but give police broad discretion to pursue their suspicions

Judge says State Police records on fired officer should be made public

Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative,

Ex-trooper lost his job for illegally searching phones, being untruthful in internal probe

Groundwater rules confusion

Adam M. Dumville,

Supreme Court’s discharge regulation ruling raises ‘functional equivalency’ questions

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

McLane, Sulloway and Sheehan Phinney firms add attorneys … and more

BAE Systems’ new Manchester facility ‘critical’ to company’s plans

Robert Cook,

200,000-square-foot plant features ‘modern work environment’ for employees

What kind of impact does a home sale have on New Hampshire’s economy?

Jeff Feingold,

Realtors survey puts average effect of each transaction at $156,100

Worsening shortage in New Hampshire reduces access to affordable homes

Phil Sletten,

Targeted state investments seen as helping improve conditions for renters, buyers

Two companies turn in bids to run Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan

Bob Sanders,

Names of firms not released; timeline calls for summertime submission to Executive Council

Allegro MicroSystems gets new CEO

Bob Sanders,

Vig to retire after long tenure at Manchester company, to be replaced by former Sensata exec

More news from NHBR:

Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds Shown Through Conceptual Demographic Representation

NH population growth massed up by Bay State

The state owes its population growth, and some of the benefits it can bring, to its Bay State neighbor, according to a number of reports and analyses

Ayotte suggests leasing surplus state land for housing

Gov. Kelly Ayotte suggests leasing surplus state land for residential development to help curb New Hampshire's housing shortage and attract more workers to the state.

Economic Experimentation

Wilmington Trust's Meghan Shue talks macro economic and investment strategy trends in today's current climate

2026 BOB Awards Party Photos

Check out photos from the 2026 BOB Awards celebration, which was held on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

NH economist lowers forecast for 2026

A key New Hampshire economist has trimmed down to 2.2% his forecast for the growth in the state's economy this for 2026, citing lackluster consumer confidence and the uncertainty of the U.S. war against Iran.