New Hampshire Business Review - Oct. 7, 2022

October 6, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Unitil seeks 160% rate increase

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

Consumer advocate weighs challenge to proposal that’s higher than Eversource and Liberty hikes

Hotels fill up with evicted NH families

Pat Grossmith-Granite State News Collaborative,

Temporary lodging is the new normal for hundreds, with hundreds more on waiting list

Celebrating the achievements of Hispanic-owned small businesses

Mike Vlacich,

Hispanic and Latino American small business owners have made immense contributions to our economy

Close View Of Fiber Optic Cable Construction Site In A Residential Neighborhood

New round of broadband funding seeks to link more under-served communities

Jeff Feingold,

Total of over 30,000 connections expected through two rounds of awards

State AGs raise concerns about credit card companies tracking firearm purchases

Keith Schubert,

New Hampshire’s Formella among 24 across country signing on to letter about new policy

The ins and outs of the Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan

Brian Bouchard, Noy Kruvi,

How the state’s new voluntary paid leave program works

Opinion: NH taxpayers have the right to know what they pay for prescription drugs

Donald J. Pfundstein,

Newly formed board is murky on how it will set ‘spending targets’ of affordability law

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

Milwaukee police union files suit over Sig Sauer pistol … and more

500,000-square-foot warehouse-light industrial building planned at Hudson site

Jeff Feingold,

75-acre parcel at Sagamore Industrial Park sold for $6.6 million to Boston developer

Shaheen seeks legislation to aid low-income rural tenants

Jeff Feingold,

Measure would push restructuring of Section 515 loans, other incentives for property owners

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Torrington deepens NH investment with purchase of The Ridge

Torrington Properties has deepened its stake in the state’s commercial/retail real estate market with its purchase of the 300,000-square-foot shopping center in Rochester known as The Ridge. The $51.3 million acquisition from Waterstone Properties includes the retail center adjacent to Route 11, home to Market Basket, a New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet, Marshalls, Old Navy, Starbucks, Stonewall Kitchen, Petco, Famous Footwear, ULTA Beauty, Hobby Lobby, the 110 Grill restaurant and other occupants.