New Hampshire Business Review - October 8, 2021

October 7, 2021

Jeff Feingold

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Governor’s diversity council to meet three months after slew of resignations

Jenny Whidden-Granite State News Collaborative,

After 10 members quit over ‘divisive concepts’ law, names of new members remain unknown

Official Legal Eviction Order Or Notice To Renter Or Tenant Of Home With Face Mask

New Hampshire circuit courts enlist mediation as eviction-reduction tool

Ethan Dewitt-New Hampshire Bulletin,

New program offers remote sessions to stave off unnecessary proceedings

Developers sue New Hampshire town over ‘discriminatory attitudes’ toward low-income housing

Casey McDermott-NH Public Radio,

Lawsuit claims Brookline violated federal law in blocking planned project

NH Business Review honored with six Press Association awards

NH Business Review Staff,

Publication takes first place for General Excellence

Tackling vaccine hesitancy through art, not shame

Rick Green-Granite State News Collaborative,

Manchester project aims ‘to encourage people to get the vaccine and mitigate misinformation’

Why we must grow America’s cybersecurity edge

Jason Sgro,

State-sponsored actors have virtually unlimited resources to deploy against our often too-vulnerable infrastructure

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Rising demand for NH’s R&D credit results in smaller share for businesses

Bob Sanders,

With cap on amount available, record 276 businesses to receive less than two-thirds of full amount

Appledore Island’s lessons in renewable energy

Amanda Gokee-New Hampshire Bulletin,

On Appledore Island, the challenges and opportunities of solar and wind are already playing out

UNH small business program helps Portsmouth firm secure $150k in NOAA funding

NH Business Review Staff,

FOSTER initiative aids NH small businesses in securing federal grants

Great Bay Community College launches in-demand skills training for manufacturers

NH Business Review Staff,

Flexible skills courses to begin in October

More news from NHBR:

Renewable energy is a smart business strategy

Despite shifting policies and regulatory headwinds, behind-the-meter solar remains one of the most cost-effective and quickly deployable solutions to control energy expenses.

Derry, Salem methadone clinics under investigation

Two for-profit methadone clinics in Derry and Salem are under investigation as part of a statewide initiative looking into unnecessary barriers patients might face when seeking treatment for opioid addiction.

Exeter residents file lawsuit against RiverWoods

More than 100 residents are suing the town and RiverWoods over a proposed “massive” health care facility they say would disrupt the character of their neighborhood.

Trump tariffs add to woes for coffee shops

Rising tariffs on Brazilian coffee beans are squeezing Concord’s Brothers Cortado, driving costs up and margins down

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Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole

As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…