New Hampshire Business Review - September 24, 2021

September 22, 2021

Jeff Feingold

‘If we lose a single nurse, it's a panic’

Alli Fam-NH Public Radio,

Staffing shortages are top of mind as NH nursing homes await vax mandate details

NH employment picture improves as wages edge up

Bob Sanders,

Reports show fewer people collecting jobless benefits with industries starting to rebound

BAE Systems has an 'immediate need' to hire engineers

Bob Sanders,

The defense contractor aims to hire 800 engineers for its newest Manchester location

UNH gets $1.8m to study road damage from coastal flooding

NH Business Review Staff,

Researchers to probe links to cracked, crumbled roads

Few takers seen for NH’s ‘Summer Stipend’ employment program

Todd Bookman-NH Public Radio,

Effort aimed at encouraging workforce re-entry to expire at year’s end

Edical Face Mask And Dollar Banknotes, World Coronavirus Epidemic And Economic Losses Concept.

New NH program seeks to help with pandemic-related expenses

Mia Summerson-The Keene Sentinel,

Initiative offers assistance to businesses with unexpected Covid costs

People and Property: Real Estate and Construction New From Around NH

NH Business Review Staff,

Free Realtor safety webinar set, Winnipesaukee Lumber sold to Maine firm … and more

New Hampshire businesses await boost from in-person schooling

Brad Spiegel-Granite State News Collaborative,

Restaurants, retailers that cater to students await return of their customers

Vapotherm expands production amid delta variant surge

Jeff Feingold,

Exeter company to add capacity in Mexico with expectation that Covid as a ‘permanent part of respiratory landscape’

Dartmouth next-generation biofuels research wins federal grant

NH Business Review Staff,

Department of Energy awards $1.2 million to study cellulosic biofuel production

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

Man Counting College Savings Fund, Tuition Fee Or Student Loan W

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…