New Hampshire Business Review - Nov. 18, 2022

November 18, 2022

Jeff Feingold

RE/MAX Innovative Properties expands with purchase of Meredith brokerage

Jeff Feingold,

Acquisition of RE/MAX Bayside adds an eighth office for Londonderry-based firm

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH

NH Business Review Staff,

Northern Borders Regional Commission funding assistance offered, Procon wins ABC of NH Chairman’s Award … and more

Close Up Solar Panels On Sunset. 3d Illustration

Unitil seeks permission to build 5-megawatt solar array in Kingston

Bob Sanders,

Utility-owned generating asset would be a first in NH since restructuring

Unitil reports higher ‘decoupled’ earnings for third quarter

Bob Sanders,

Utility employs new financial calculation to stress revenue targets over sales

Opinion: The more solar energy New Hampshire uses, the more ratepayers gain

John Morison IV,

Hitchiner’s Morison: Expanding net metering cap will aid businesses and the rest of the Granite State too

Opening hearing is Friday in challenge to NH's school-funding scheme

Michael Kitch,

Grafton County court to hear plaintiffs’ call for statewide property tax injunction

NH bankruptcy filings dipped in October

Bob Sanders,

Drop follows a slight increase in September

Two ballot questions await voters on Election Day – here’s what they mean

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

One seeks a constitutional convention, the other asks to eliminate the register of probate position

NH Paid Family & Medical Leave Plan ‘culmination of an idea,’ governor says

Bob Sanders,

Employers can sign up starting Dec. 1 for voluntary state program

New Hampshire county attorneys hold a lot of power, but most run unopposed

Paul Cuno-Booth- Granite State News Collaborative,

Despite a surge of interest in criminal justice reform, contested elections aren’t the norm

More news from NHBR:

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

Man Counting College Savings Fund, Tuition Fee Or Student Loan W

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…