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

More news from NHBR:

Expanding access to mental health care in New Hampshire

Demand for behavioral health care services continues to rise across New Hampshire and the nation, impacting families, employers, health care providers, and communities alike.

Are home prices closing in on a $600,000 median?

The median priced single-family home in the Granite State reached another all-time high at $579,900, according to data from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. That breaks the previous high mark of $569,000 in June of last year.

Promoting NH’s outdoor economy will take better coordination, report says

New Hampshire’s outdoor economy is active and evolving, but the systems that support it have not kept pace, according to a new report by the Granite Outdoor Alliance. “Grounded Growth” was culled from three roundtables hosted by industry businesses around the state where 62 stakeholders from business, manufacturing, conservation, workforce and the public sector discussed challenges and opportunities shaping New Hampshire’s outdoor economy.