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$400 MILLION EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES

$400 MILLION EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES

On May 15, Gov. Chris Sununu announced his authorization for the expenditure of an initial $400 million in emergency relief under the federal CARES Act for New Hampshire small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. The program allocating these expenditures is called the Main Street Relief Fund. To obtain assistance in the program, businesses must submit a prequalification form by May 29 at the website of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR).

PLANNING FOR THE POST-CORONAVIRUS ERA

PLANNING FOR THE POST-CORONAVIRUS ERA

Obviously, New Hampshire business owners must devote themselves primarily to managing their day-to-day operations. However, if they are wise, they will also devote a reasonable amount of time to planning for future operations. This should include not only short-term planning, covering perhaps just the next few months, but also long-term planning.

Eyes turn to police training in NH as the state looks to improve accountability

Eyes turn to police training in NH as the state looks to improve accountability

Law enforcement officials, minority leaders and members of the public are taking a hard look at the way police officers are trained in New Hampshire, how that compares to other states, and what can be done to improve instruction time and mandatory curriculum surrounding race relations, proper use of force and deescalation techniques.

'Literally an undersupply of homes on the market,' People are buying, but Sellers Riding the Fence in NH Housing Market

'Literally an undersupply of homes on the market,' People are buying, but Sellers Riding the Fence in NH Housing Market

Call it a mixed bag for the real estate market in April and May with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting into sales and the availability of homes for sale but the data showed an increase in the median selling price compared to the same period last year.

'This is What I am Trained to Do': PSU Nurses Graduate Early to Join Pandemic Frontlines

'This is What I am Trained to Do': PSU Nurses Graduate Early to Join Pandemic Frontlines

In order to do its part to help many hospitals in New Hampshire, the Plymouth State University nursing program decided to take an unprecedented step by pushing its 2020 class through its final weeks and allowing them to graduate - and get into the workforce - a month early.