New Hampshire Business Review - May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022

Jeff Feingold

NH birth numbers bounce back from pandemic low

Teddy Rosenbluth-Concord Monitor

Statistics show trends returning to pre-Covid levels

The job market is still upbeat

Jason Alexander

Trends all point to an ever-flourishing employment market with minimal end in sight

House committee puts a lid on short-rental bill

NH Business Review Staff

Panel votes 17-2 to send measure to interim study, heeding municipalities

Customers in inflationary times

Ron Bourque

Taking proper care of them is still the most profitable thing a business can do

A step toward voter confidence

Brad Cook

New commission will work to bolster trust in election integrity

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GOFERR opens new $3m fund to aid restaurants

Danella Allee/NH Public Radio

New fund would cover reimbursements to local restaurants for equipment, infrastructure and technology purchases

A new top gun

Paul Briand

Sig Sauer’s $4.5 billion Army contract seen as a ‘historic’ opportunity

The geography of NH bankruptcy

Bob Sanders

Why do certain towns have high filing rates?

Is there a zoning-crime connection?

Johnny Bassett and Ryan Lessard/Granite State News Collaborative

In addressing a complex phenomenon, growing consensus sees a powerful indirect link

Legislative Preview: On New Hampshire lawmakers’ agenda this week

Bob Sanders,

Full House and Senate to meet on Covid, energy, tax measures

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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…