LRGH bankruptcy tangled by new bidders, finances
When LRGH, parent company of the hospitals in Laconia and Franklin and about a dozen affiliates, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on Oct. 19, it came with a willing buyer, its well-endowed neighbor to the south, Concord Hospital..

The next pandemic toy: snowmobiles
As with the other products that proved to be pandemic popular, the spike in demand for snow machines seems to be driven by the realities of life during the time of coronavirus and social distancing.

NH revenues a mixed bag for fiscal year
In an update in November to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees, the Department of Revenue Administration indicated the rooms and meals tax has been most impacted by the pandemic,...

Hassan seeks student loan relief for young entrepreneurs
The legislation would allow founders and full-time employees of startups to defer student debt payments, without accrual of interest, for a three-year period.

Evictions steady, but housing advocates worry about 2021
While the eviction situation this year hasn’t been as bad as he and other advocates had initially anticipated, Berry says he’s worried about what will happen next year, since the federal CARES Act money and the CDC moratorium expire at the end of the year.

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LEBANON
LEBANON: A plan to develop up to 400 units of rental housing for hospital workers is moving ahead now that Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health has begun a search for a private developer to building the complex on a 40-acre site in Lebanon.

Survey finds widespread housing discrimination continues
Black respondents were the most likely to face housing bias (56%), followed by biracial/multiracial (45%), Latinos/Hispanics (45%), American Indians/ Alaskan Natives (31%) and non-Hispanic whites (12%).

21 historic preservation projects receive LCHIP funds
“In these uncertain times, this news is a great boost for communities across the state,” said Jennifer Goodman, executive director of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. “LCHIP grants are matching investments that revive historic landmarks,...

TAKE5
the percentage of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months decreased from 36% to 27.4%, while those expecting business conditions to worsen increased.

Seacoast initiative raises profiles of area nonprofits
Two Seacoast women, saying they were inspired to build awareness of local nonprofits that make an impact on the community, have founded Cheers for Charity NH, an organization that works to raise the profile of area charities and raise money for them at the same time.

THE BOTTOM LINE
The firearms manufacturer previously announced plans to relocate its Dover operation to a multi-building, 210,000-square-foot campus in Rochester’s Crossroads Industrial Park on Route 125.

ABOUT TOWN
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The workplace, post-Covid
The pandemic’s onset forced many business owners to act quickly and implement change across their organizations. While challenging, this provided the opportunity for businesses to reimagine their current workplace, including staff, and make plans for the future.

The search for solutions
Many other families are newly housing-insecure, after pandemic job loss undermined their fragile ability to pay rent.

Learning from neighbors
Renee Weeks, director of shelter and clinical services at Upper Valley Haven in White River Junction, Vt., works with people in Vermont and New Hampshire.

The changing business climate
Enter Covid-19. Suddenly, you’re dealing with circumstances beyond your control. Governments are telling you how to run your business and placing limitations that constrain your best efforts.

Living your values at work
Wait a minute, you say, I know what I am doing at work, I have a clear role and job description! But even if you are lucky enough to have clear expectations (unfortunately, many aren’t), the values and vision you bring to work are every bit as important as your task list.

The electoral heroes among us
The recent election process, which seemed to prove that the only fraud or irregularity was sitting behind a desk in the Oval Office,...

Nonprofits need support to meet their critical missions
Museums that usually host school groups created online programs and connected families with remotelearning resources. Arts organizations, dealt a staggering blow from loss of revenue, found creative ways to safely offer programming to uplift and inspire.

Obamacare is still working for New Hampshire
The accomplishments of Obamacare in our state cannot be overstated: More than 45,000 New Hampshire residents now have comprehensive coverage. All told, we have almost cut the number of uninsured in our state in half in just three years,...

The benefits of expressing gratitude
At this time of year, many of us are typically more mindful about taking the time to express thanks and gratitude. When we feel grateful, dopamine is released into our brains. This makes us feel uplifted and acts as an antidepressant.

Do your part to prevent the spread of Covid-19
The surge of Covid-19 patients that we’ve all heard would be coming to New Hampshire when the weather turned cooler and people were forced back indoors where social distancing would be much more difficult has arrived.

NH college enrollment down amid pandemic
Though she thought about taking a gap year, she worried she might not push herself if she took a break from school. And she wasn’t sure some of the four-year colleges she’d looked at, such as Rivier University in Nashua and the University of New Hampshire in Durham,...

Hospitals rethink elective surgery ban in Covid surge
The New Hampshire Hospital Association predicted hospitals in the state would lose $700 million by the end of the calendar year. Some hospitals, like Catholic Medical Center, had to furlough hundreds of staff members and lay off about 70 employees as a result.

Manufacturer plays a big role in Covid testing
Catholic Medical Center in Manchester has added a second Tru-D device, a germ-eliminating UVC disinfection robot, aimed at protecting patients from serious hospital-acquired infections.

Ask the experts: Return to work safely
“Methods for surface sampling for bacteria, fungi and Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) testing as surrogates and more recently surface swab and air samples for genetic markers for the virus have become available.

CALENDAR
WHAT: Meet the individuals who are directly responsible for and involved in implementing policies and passing regulations that affect how you do business in New Hampshire.

Q&A INTERVIEW
Ropp was instrumental in the 2017 passage of House Bill 575, which allows anyone competently trained in five-point ear acupuncture to become an Acupuncture Detox Specialist, or ADS.

THE LATEST
The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association has elected new leaders for the organization. Third-generation boat retailer Peter MacCallum,.

Emmons named CEO of Spaulding Academy
Emmons has more than 30 years of executive experience in financial management and operations for education institutions, including Quinsigamond Community College, Elms College, Daniel Webster College, Saint Anselm College and Colby-Sawyer College..

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
But there is a group of GOPers — both elected officials, just plain ol’ anti-maskers — who apparently just can’t face the reality that they’re in the majority in the State House and Exec Council for the next two years.