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:

Are prediction markets revenue ripe for picking in NH?

To many people, prediction markets and sports gaming are a distinction without a difference. Which begs the question: Should New Hampshire be regulating prediction markets, especially as they apply to sports, the same way it regulates — and draws revenue from — sports betting via DraftKings?

(Market & Main Streets) Employers follow workers

Over the course of my career, I have attended my share of ribbon-cuttings that were the result of a lot of effort to recruit a new company into the state.

NH’s four-year schools adapt

New Hampshire’s public four-year colleges and universities are increasingly offering noncredit workforce-focused certificate programs, professional skills development and industry-specific courses, both on campus and online.

(Cook on Concord) Funding our higher education system

Regardless of the results of the 2026 election (unknown as this issue went to press), the Legislature and executive administration will have to address higher education in the state, especially our public institutions.

Sustainability from an interior design perspective

It is easy to forget that people are part of this ecosystem, that we are neither separate from nor owners of it. Just as the health of the forest depends on a system of relationships, human well-being is influenced by the environments we inhabit.

The Bottom Line: Strategist Bank, NBT Bancorp Inc. and Connection

A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide

Take 5: food security, cybersecurity jobs and AI chatbots

NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics

Amazon distribution center underway in Tilton

Already one of the world’s largest online resellers, Amazon is expanding its presence in New Hampshire, with a new distribution center here.

Your Donation To Local News Could Be Matched Dollar For Dollar

The future of local news in New Hampshire starts with you

Through the year-end NewsMatch collective fundraising campaign, donations to the Granite State News Collaborative will be matched dollar for dollar — up to $1,000 per gift — to unlock up to $15,000 in matching funds.