New Hampshire Business Review - Oct. 21, 2022

October 20, 2022

Jeff Feingold

NH seeks $6.4 million in Covid relief money to build up court access services

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Money would help expand services to those affected by Covid using the court system

U.S. Labor Department seeks to revise rule on independent contractors

Jeff Feingold,

Change would rescind 2021 worker classification rule

Does E-ZPass have security vulnerability?

Thomas P. Caldwell-The Laconia Daily Sun,

Alton risk analyst says he sees possibility of account compromises

Financial Markets Wall Street Vapotherm Ipo, New York, Usa 14 Nov 2018

NYSE warns Vapotherm of delisting

Bob Sanders,

Exeter medical equipment maker notified as stock price continues to plummet

Emergency rental assistance program has helped thousands of Granite Staters

Rick Green -The Keene Sentinel,

With funding set to expire in 2025, demand for help is on the rise

Recent reports document New Hampshire’s struggle with home affordability

Paul Briand,

Index reaches an all-time low for state as buying climate chills

What’s the value of rooftop solar panels? A new study is helping NH find out

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio,

Report seen as a bid ‘to rest the argument that there is an unreasonable amount of cost-shifting going on here’

Us Dollar Sign Falling Into Water With Splash.

NH communities receive $17.8 million to boost wastewater, drinking water infrastructure

Jeff Feingold,

ARPA grants and state revolving loan fund aid goes to 16 municipalities

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

NH Business Review Staff,

Major New Hampshire housing forums set, Derryfield School project begins … and more

Signs of housing market slowdown becoming reality in New Hampshire

Bob Sanders,

With interest rates rising, homes remain on market longer – but median price is still up

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…