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

More news from NHBR:

‘What must remain human?’ Dartmouth AI conference opens without a clear answer

Dartmouth College opened its “AI at 70” conference Thursday morning, Oct. 29, with a session called “The Future Worth Building is Human.”

(Opinion) Utilities learn to communicate through uncertainty

On Nov. 26, 2015, heavy wet snow was falling, with a forecast warning of an impending storm for days. The phone rings, and before I answer it, I already know what the reporter is going to ask.

(Opinion) From mill town to river town

New Hampshire has more than 10,000 miles of rivers, many of which flow through downtowns.

(Opinion) Investing in youth mental health in New Hampshire

The nationwide youth mental health crisis has seen marked improvements in New Hampshire since 2021, but the problem is still far from fixed. Indeed, while the measured outcomes are getting better compared to the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the figures today are still historically concerning compared to a decade ago.

(Opinion) People with disabilities are an untapped resource

New Hampshire employers spend considerable time and resources trying to find dependable employees who want to work. Yet there is a segment of our population that is too often overlooked: adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Come to the table

Reliable, accessible childcare is an economic advantage that helps New Hampshire businesses attract and retain employees, strengthen their workforce and support long-term growth.

Growing with grace

Identifying growing and grace as my top two values helped me focus on who I want to be and how I want to show up. Revisiting these six years later, I am pleased that these ideas still ring true.

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.