Latest Links: Soaring Insurance Premiums, Tax Liens, and Couchsurfing.org Goes Corporate

New Hampshire’s Business And Economic News In Brief

High Costs Of Medical Care Put N.H. Patients On Alert – “New Hampshire had the highest insurance premium cost for a family-size plan among the 50 states, at $15,204,” The Union Leader reports. As people cut down on medical care now, they may be risking even steeper bills later on. The Union Leader

Couchsurfing Dilemma: Going For Profit – Former N.H. nonprofit couchsurfing.org can’t stay nonprofit, but doesn’t want to go corporate. Is a B Corporation the perfect middle ground? Inc.

Tax Liens Peppered Across Concord – The city of Concord has put liens on hundreds of properties across the city, hoping to recoup $1.67 million in unpaid 2011 taxes — the lowest total in unpaid property taxes since 2007. This could be a hopeful indicator of a recovering economy. The Concord Monitor