Author: Bob Sanders

New Hampshire Senate OKs bills to ban employer use of credit checks, salary history in hiring

Surprise approval sends measures to governor’s desk

New Hampshire’s image taken down some pegs in online survey

603 and Me poll garners some disheartening comments from residents and non-residents

The public’s business: NH Senate budget vote anticipated

On the NH Legislature’s agenda for the coming week

NH House OKs ‘ban the box’ bill

Measure would bar job applications from asking about criminal history

NH Senate backs opioid warning label

Bill would require removable sticker on cap

Some NH firms paid little or no income tax in 2018

In some cases, actual tax liability paid approaches 0%

New Hampshire House panel OKs tripling job training funds

Money would come from unemployment trust fund

NH Senate panel to hear plan for payroll tax on higher-wage earners

Proposal aimed at lowering statewide property tax

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

NH Senate panel to consider payroll deduction on wealthy to fund education

On the New Hampshire Legislature’s agenda this week

Senate finance panel to hold hearings on budget proposals

Ex-CFO wins $5.3 million in suit against Planet Fitness

Jury finds company misled her on private equity deal

Large-scale solar takes shape around the state

Well over 215 megawatts await agreement, approval

NH House panel reaches compromise on renewable energy standard

Feltes-Sununu deal finds bipartisan support

Ex-GTAT CEO settles with SEC for $160,000 over Apple mess

Two lawsuits still remain in wake of collapsed deal with tech giant

New Hampshire bankruptcy filings rose 10% in April

Only one Granite State business filed for protection

The people’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Senate panel to hold budget hearings, House panels to vote on energy, prescription drugs

NH House panel wrestles with renewable energy bills

Maneuvers aim to avoid gubernatorial vetoes

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Senate hearings focus on energy, environment and Obamacare

NH businesses stick to recycling despite glut

Committed companies remain focused on sustainability

Proponents urge House panel to boost affordable housing fund

Annual contributions proposed as opposed to funding in ‘fits and starts’

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Marijuana legalization, minimum wage sports betting hearings set

Will New Hampshire take the leap to ban plastic bags?

Proposed ban stirs debate between proponents, retailers

Remembering Mark Connolly

Throughout his career, the former Securities Bureau director and gubernatorial candidate had a strong desire for justice and fairness

The people’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Senate starts on budget, House panels to vote on workers’ comp, Medicaid work requirements

Dem lawmakers have given session a noticeable green tint

Collection of measures sets array of environmental goals

Debate over workers’ comp change simmers at NH House panel hearing

Bill would lift cap on partial disability payments

Investor activists seek ouster of two Ruger board members

‘Inadequate’ report on gun violence spurs move

The public’s business: on NH’s legislative agenda this week

Operating, capital budgets on House agenda, death penalty on Senate’s

New Hampshire March bankruptcies drop 10 percent from 2018

No businesses file for protection in the month

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Budget bill will begin to take shape, energy, legalized marijuana bills up for votes

Outdated building codes a ‘big problem’ in NH

Raft of legislation seeks to meet calls for update

$4 million in federal grants awarded to 2 NH companies for energy-efficiency technology

Creare, Brayton Energy developing co-generators that could be used in homes

Ban on burning construction and demolition waste OKd in NH House

Measure would restore prohibition that was lifted in 2016

New wetlands definition approved by NH House

Measure undoes 2011 legislative change

NH House votes to limit use of credit history in employment

Inclusion of exceptions fails to change opponents’ minds

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Business tax rollbacks in House, net metering cap in Senate

NH House joins Senate in approving family and medical leave insurance plan

Initial review of governor’s plan shows higher costs than legislative proposal

Housing appeals board wins a round in NH Senate

But future of legislation remains uncertain

NH House votes to ban plastic bags, limit plastic straws

Bill requiring changing stations for babies and adults also passes

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

State budget, family medical leave, sports betting top this week’s legislative agenda

Q&A: Benevera Health CEO Corbin Petro

Corbin Petro is president and CEO of Benevera Health, a joint venture of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and four New Hampshire hospitals that, she says, answers the question: ‘How can we collaborate to improve how care is delivered?’

Minimum wage legislation heads to crossover

Senate bill would require public works contractors to pay prevailing wage

Senate passes bill legalizing Association Health Plans

Feltes’s version heads to House after party-line vote

Investigations reveal rise in misclassified workers

From 2015 to 2018, New Hampshire Employment Security reported 150 percent increase

Senate Committee passes $12 minimum wage bill

But Senate, House differ in approach to tipped wage

Planet Fitness headlines new CBS athletic competition

Planet Fitness will be the “official workout partner” of a prime-time reality TV show where contestants run a mile against various obstacles, including world class athletic “defenders,” to win $1 million.…

The public’s business: On the legislative agenda this week

Minimum wage in the NH House, business taxes await votes in NH Senate

NH bankruptcy filings dip year over year in February

After an awful January, the number of New Hampshire bankruptcy filings fell modestly in February. Some 120 individuals and businesses filed for protection in February, 39 fewer than January and 10 fewer than in February 2018. In fact, it was…

NH House committee OKs $12-a-hour minimum wage

Paid family and medical leave, ban on employment credit checks also gain

Minimum wage hikes win wide support at NH Senate hearing

Lone opponent calls for ‘slower growth,’ but still supports an increase

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Live-work-create tech village eyed for Manchester

A tech-entrepreneur turned venture capitalist is eyeing one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Manchester for a community where tech- and startup-minded people would live and work. Freedom Village would be located on 250 acres of mostly wooded land at Hackett Hill, which is located in the northwestern corner of Manchester.

Manchester property values jump nearly 50%

The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.

Building tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce

This year’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit kicked off with a topic universal to all employers: how to build the workforce of tomorrow. The 24th annual event organized by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership on Oct. 9 featured a keynote panel discussion featuring representatives from the state’s university and community college systems.

It’s (still) the economy, stupid

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Trouble on the home front

Permitting and construction of new homes is up, but it’s still at historic lows and not enough to keep up with demand. The recent housing production is mostly single-family, with a smattering of multi-family developments but relatively few duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.

Attorney Jack Middleton made his mark in New Hampshire

New Hampshire in general, and its legal profession in particular, suffered a huge loss when Jack B. Middleton died on Sept. 8. The president of McLane Middleton, he recently marked 70 years of active law practice with that firm.

Fast-growing life sciences sector looks to colleges to keep pace

New Hampshire’s life sciences industry is expanding quickly, but the workers employers need range far beyond biomedical scientists — from manufacturing technicians and engineers to project managers, supply-chain specialists and finance professionals. At the Empower Life Sciences event hosted by…

It's Worth Knowing: An aging state faces challenges with its senior population

It's still a fact in 2026 that New Hampshire has the second oldest population in the United States — 43.4 median age — tied with Vermont and topped only by Maine. Most senior citizens in New Hampshire say it's a great place to retire. But it depends on life's circumstances.