New Hampshire Business Review - October 23, 2020

October 22, 2020

Getting ready to vote on Election Day? You might want to take a look at the answers the major party candidates running for governor and Congress gave to several key business-related questions posed by NHBR in our latest issue. Some of the answers are predictable, but not all.

The new issue of the NH Business Review also reviews the results of a recent survey of the state’s arts and entertainment industry, which – like so many other industries in the Granite State – is struggling to keep up during the pandemic. But, as it turns out, their concerns may be even more dire.

And speaking of learning to cope in the pandemic, we also have a look at the growing trend among workers to become freelancers as a way, not just as a way to make extra money but to pursue their careers.

Also, don’t forget to take a look at our annual compilation of New Hampshire’s top business lawyers – a comprehensive list of attorney across the state, sorted by specialty.

Nashua broker alleges it was deceived in mobile gaming deal

Bob Sanders,

Marathon Marketing filed suit for lost commission on the sale of Battle Camp

Tech Tidbits From Around New Hampshire

NH Business Review Staff,

MilliporeSigma to increase membrane production, Millyard Bank to build solar array

UNH receives NSF grant to research carbon interactions in thawing arctic

NH Business Review Staff,

Native plants will be incubated to measure the carbon cycle under future climate scenarios

Initial jobless claims rise slightly in NH as unemployment rate falls to 6%

Bob Sanders,

2,136 file for first-time benefits as earlier drop is adjusted upward

New Hampshire’s fiscal situation improves with higher revenues, underspending

Phil Sletten,

But significant unknowns related to the pandemic, federal aid could reverse favorable trends

Ex-employee sues New Hampshire software firm over lost H1B status

Bob Sanders,

PoliteMail wouldn’t let her work remotely from India despite health status, she claims

Fidelity Investments boosting New Hampshire workforce by 20%

Bob Sanders,

'Market volatility' bringing spike in customer demand, company says

Home sales continue torrid pace in NH

Bob Sanders,

September transactions rise 15.7% as median price jumps 14.9%

PPP loan forgiveness process now simplified, SBA says

Bob Sanders,

Streamlined form unveiled for recipients of $50,000 or less

Report: Zoom Telephonics in merger talks with Hitchcock’s Minim

Jeff Feingold,

Combination would link networking equipment maker and IoT security firm

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Artistic expression at the Currier Museum

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Casino Salem to close next month for construction

Casino Salem will close its doors in the early hours of March 9, as Churchill Downs Inc. prepares for a major redevelopment to transform the small gaming venue into the much larger Rockingham Grand Casino.

Lebanon’s Route 120 corridor could see mixed-use development

Developers and city officials have long eyed the northern part of Lebanon, along Route 120, as a hot spot for new housing and businesses, and the result has already been evident with large apartment complexes cropping up there in recent years.

Does Portsmouth HDC drive up development cost?

City Councilor Rich Blalock, who served four years as the council’s representative on the HDC, said he was motivated to make the initial motion to address the lack of affordable housing in Portsmouth. He contended the HDC’s often monthslong reviews of new construction projects drives up the cost of development.