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:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.