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Law in the Marketplace: Business and friendship
Almost all New Hampshire multi-member LLCs have only two or at most three members.Sometimes, some or all of these members are friends with one another; sometimes, they aren’t friends, but rather, merely co-workers who more or less get along with one...
City of Franklin rejects lawsuit settlement from local business owner Miriam Kovacs
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
“Anger, dismay and humiliation,” are the emotions of Franklin leaders as they face a lawsuit from local restaurant owner Miriam Kovacs, said city attorney Paul Fitzgerald.Kovacs accuses the city of failing to protect her from antisemitic threats and...
Andy Sanborn’s hearing to defend casino license set for Monday
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn’s long-delayed hearing to revoke his gambling licenses is scheduled to take place on Monday, giving him the chance to refute accusations by state officials that he fraudulently acquired and misappropriated COVID-19...
Franklin theatre groups make do without opera house
By RAY DUCKLER
The recent closing of the Franklin Opera House – forced to shut down because of code violations that had been shelved for a while – pushed the Addams Family from their home and into a middle school cafeteria.That means Lurch, Cousin It, Uncle...
Boscawen floral shop to close after six decades
By DAVID BROOKS
There are three common reasons why a long-time local business shuts down these days. Marshall’s Flowers and Gifts, which will close at the end of the year after six decades in Boscawen, is facing all three.The first reason is finding staff, which has...
Chief’s Place in Concord to pay $266k to waitstaff for withheld tips, penalties
Chief’s Place restaurant in Penacook violated labor laws by failing to distribute tips to workers and also letting a 14-year-old work more hours than allowed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.The Wage and Hour Division said the violations...
Maker of ski-grooming machinery moves to Concord
By DAVID BROOKS
Batting cages and artificial turf have been replaced by 25,000-pound machines and mechanical parts by the thousands in Concord as a major provider of snow groomers has moved here.Prinoth, an Italian manufacturer of snow-grooming machines that lists...
N.H. says Facebook’s ‘rascality’ brought in $543 million from N.H. residents this year
By DAVID BROOKS
Two-thirds of New Hampshire residents are “active monthly users” of Facebook, helping explain how the company made so much revenue in the state that so far in 2023 it could pay for the city of Concord’s entire annual budget eight times over.That’s one...
NH Saves energy efficiency program returns, because the PUC had no choice
By DAVID BROOKS
Two years after the Public Utilities Commission surprised many by virtually killing the long-standing NH Saves program that spurs energy efficiency in New Hampshire, it has reinstated the program. But only, it seems, because lawmakers made them.“The...
Dartmouth Hitchcock continues to see finances improve
By NORA DOYLE-BURR
LEBANON — Dartmouth Health continues to see a financial loss on operations, but the red ink has subsided substantially since last year, according to filings with bondholders last week.For the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended Sept. 30, DH...
National lobbying firm opens up shop in NH
By PAUL BRIAND
Cornerstone is a nationally branded bipartisan, employee-owned government relations company offering strategic communications, advisory services and lobbying. Its two principals here are Marc Goldberg and Mike Vlacich, both with Granite State-based...
Business owner suing Franklin over discrimination asks for reform, not money
By ADAM DRAPCHO
FRANKLIN — Miriam Kovacs, a Central Street business owner who is suing the town over its response to hateful attacks against her restaurant, has offered a settlement deal that is light on cash but heavy on reforms she wishes the city to make.Kovacs,...
Runoff pollution from Concord metal-recycling sites leads to $600K settlement
By DAVID BROOKS
Runoff containing heavy metals alleged to have come from metal recycling sites in Concord and Manchester have led to a $600,000 legal settlement that will be used to improve water quality in the Merrimack River.The money is part of a $2 million...
Stores at Steeplegate Mall told to leave in January
By DAVID BROOKS
Stores without long-term leases at Steeplegate Mall, including Hatbox Theatre, have received notice that they must leave by the end of January, the latest step in a plan to turn the site into a large mixed-use development.“We were hoping to finish the...
Concord ski and skate sale returns Dec. 2
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
The Capital Area Ski and Outing Club’s annual ski and skate sale will take place next Saturday, Dec. 2, at the old Sears building at the Steeplegate Mall in Concord.From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., winter sport enthusiasts will be able to purchase used...
Aborted pollution tests at Bow power plant won’t stop it from operating, say owners
By DAVID BROOKS
The Merrimack Station power plant in Bow twice failed to complete tests to renew certification of the scrubber technology on its smokestack this year, but the owners say this won’t get in the way of making electricity during periods of peak demand...
Shoppers flock as Family Dollar in Penacook sells remaining inventory
By RAY DUCKLER
Margie Ackerson’s shopping cart at Family Dollar, filled at least two feet above the top, had enough diapers in it to keep half the babies in Penacook clean and dry.“I was told there would be 50 percent off and that they had great deals,” said...
Tight labor market still choking economic growth
By MELISSA RUSSELL
Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant in Meredith is known for its hot sandwiches, turkey dinners and “every day is Thanksgiving” vibe. Their promise, as stated on the menu, is to serve delicious meals with exceptionally warm and friendly service. But that is...
A tale of two Main Streets: Similar-size Concord faced same objections to makeover as Northampton, but it’s now a big hit
By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL
In the center of New Hampshire’s capital city of Concord lies its Main Street, overlooked by the city’s historic gold-domed State House building and its accompanying plaza featuring statues of the Granite State’s most notable political luminaries,...
Law in the Marketplace: The all-important LLC duty of loyalty — two further thoughts
As I’ve written here repeatedly, my 30 years of practice in forming LLCs for my clients have totally persuaded me that if you’re an LLC lawyer:■ The most important provisions you can include in the operating agreements of your LLC formation clients...
