New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 23, 2022

September 22, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Elliott Berry, longest-serving legal aid lawyer in New Hampshire, to retire

NH Business Review Staff,

After nearly 50 years at NH Legal Assistance, he plans to step down Oct. 31

Shaheen leads charge to save key federal innovation funding for small business

Bob Sanders,

With SBIR/STTR programs slated for sunset at end of month, senator sponsors legislation to make them permanent

State denies ‘any unconstitutional lack of uniformity in tax rates’ in school-funding suit reply

Michael Kitch,

In his response, AG argues that current $4,578-per-pupil state aid is enough for an adequate education

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YDC victims’ lawyer seeks reform of New Hampshire's confidentiality laws

Nancy West-InDepthNH.org,

Change needed ‘to protect our children and force the state to take responsibility for its incredible malfeasance’

Cybersecurity as an employee benefit

Cameron G. Shilling,

Helping employees understand threats at a personal level is a good step toward heightened awareness

New Hampshire’s LLC Act: an introduction

John Cunningham,

The basics included in the groundbreaking 2013 law

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

SEC files insider trading suit against exec in NH court … and more

New Hampshire foreclosure rate remains stable, among lowest in nation

Paul Briand,

NH Realtors revamp website to offer more market data by community

Massachusetts firm adds 14 more industrial properties to New Hampshire portfolio

Jeff Feingold,

R.J. Kelly Co. completes $90 million acquisition of sites in six New Hampshire communities

Grappone receives $18 million New Markets Tax Credit to build new facility

Jeff Feingold,

Automotive company to move Mazda dealership to Concord and expand employee training, community outreach efforts

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…