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:

Federal and state housing legislation wrestle with affordability crisis

As Granite Staters eye ever-increasing purchase prices for a single-family home, state and federal policy makers wrestle with solutions that create more housing supply. Among them is bipartisan federal legislation on housing that is being held hostage by President Donald Trump’s fixation on a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship with such documents as U.S. passports or birth certificates.

Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.