New Hampshire Business Review - Sept. 9, 2022

September 8, 2022

Jeff Feingold

Inflation Reduction Act includes aid for farmers

Jeff Feingold

Climate change is having a direct impact on New Hampshire’s 4,000 small farms

New trash plan, due in October, criticized by some advocates

Mara Hoplamazian-NH Public Radio

Plan draft 'not strong enough' on issues like out-of-state waste and the diversion of waste from landfills

Major Manchester apartment complex sells for $164.6 million

Jeff Feingold

Halstead Manchester, a 640-unit market-rate apartment community in Manchester, has been sold

Valley Regional, Dartmouth Health aim for affiliation

Jeff Feingold

Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont and Dartmouth Health have signed a letter of intent to affiliate

Q&A: Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut

Julie Furukawa

The Commissioner has played a central role in shaping the state’s K-12 education system since he was appointed five years ago

In search of child care solutions

Rhianwen Watkins

Parents are stressed by long waitlists, rising costs at facilities around NH

Keeping up with the Randolphs

Paul Briand

Owners of Harmony Homes provide a workforce housing model

Seeding the startup ecosystem

Michael Kitch

New Launch NH venture aims to help build companies

$35m in federal aid helped Colebrook company expand but not avoid 170 layoffs

Annmarie Timmins-New Hampshire Bulletin,

American Performance Polymers says cheaper PPE imports hurt sales

Student loan forgiveness plan can barely dent Granite Staters’ record debt

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

In New Hampshire, average owed is $39,950 – highest in the nation

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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…