The shifting nature of non-competes
Employee agreements gain scrutiny of lawmakers
Author: Bob Sanders
Cambridge Trust parent to buy Optima Bank
10-year-old Seacoast-based bank to be acquired for $67 million
White Mountains adds another niche insurer to portfolio
Company’s NSM unit acquires Philadelphia-based firm
One New Hampshire business filed for bankruptcy in November
Number of total filings is lowest in years
Four top Oracle execs’ total compensation tops $400 million
46% of shareholders express disapproval in say-on-pay vote
Bottomline revenues surge as losses shrink
First-quarter results show cloud business continues to grow
Planet Fitness sees a bright future in Generation Z
Revenues continue to rise as membership tops 12 million
A transformed White Mountains Insurance reports 3Q earnings
Out of reinsurance business, company moves to industry-specific coverage
A tale of healthcare transparency
The long, confusing journey to find the actual cost of a medical procedure
Albany International reports big jump in 3Q sales
Net income jumps to $28.3 million in quarter
Study: Christmas season is more important to New Hampshire retailers than others
Analysis finds 26 percent of Granite State retail sales come during holidays – tops in nation
No NH business filed for bankruptcy in October
A first since recession as 141 individuals file for protection
Sturm, Ruger sales rise in third quarter
But year-to-date numbers are off from 2017
Brookstone bankruptcy sale now official
New owners purchase Merrimack-based retailer’s brand, assets for $65 million
Standex puts cooking unit on the market
Sale seen as financing purchase of Concord tech firm, two other businesses
Survey finds NH employees pay fifth-lowest health premium percentage
Average 18% cost reported in national report
Report: China trade deficit sucks jobs out of New Hampshire
Study says state has suffered biggest job loss due to massive imbalance
NH gets mixed reviews on energy efficiency
Residential performance is good, but not when it comes to vehicles
MyMedicalShopper CEO heads to White House to aid health cost-comparison effort
Administration said to eye ‘big bold transparency initiative‘
Ex-president sues Perspecta Trust for discrimination
Alleges he was let go after revealing treatment for anxiety, depression
New Hampshire rep takes aim at ‘zombie foreclosures’
Swanzey rep mulls legislation targeting lender’s responsibility post-foreclosure
iCAD reshuffles board after member’s rebuke
New board chair named, two new members appointed after critical letter
Bankruptcy judge OKs sale of Brookstone
$65 million deal reached after largest creditor agrees to relinquish debt
Monthly bankruptcy filings dropped in September
Only one New Hampshire business sought protection
Details emerge in winning Brookstone bid; fate of Merrimack employees unclear
300 employees will remain, but most of them will be part-timers in airport stores
New Hampshire sand and gravel companies sued over stormwater runoff
Conservation Law Foundation targets Belmont, Laconia firms
Brookstone to remain going concern under bankruptcy deal with N.Y. firm
But Brady Sullivan purchase of Merrimack headquarters raises questions about future of employees
Liberty Utilities unveils renewable gas plan at Bethlehem landfill
Company says project would supply 6% of customers
Health savings by association?
Why association health plans ‘could be a game-changer’
Brookstone bankruptcy auction to be held Wednesday
Fate of New Hampshire-based retailer as a going concern remains in doubt
Eversource lawyer poses a question: Should retail competition end for residential customers?
Suggestion at Energy Summit stirs heated discussion
NH gun industry comes under fire
Even the smallest firearms manufacturers face the same headwinds largest companies do
The future of Brookstone still remains up in the air
Questions surround fate of bankrupt company after stalking horse bid approved
State renewable energy program lotteries come and go
There’s still time for businesses to apply for solar subsidies, but wood pellet grant deadline has already passed
New Hampshire bankruptcies rise a bit in August
But filings are still down for the year
Brookstone sends WARN notices to salaried employees
Bankrupt company says it’s ‘business as usual,’ but future of firm is unclear
Airbnb bookings in New Hampshire soared over 50 percent this summer
113,440 guests stayed at 2,800 sites
The tale of Brookstone’s demise
Bankruptcy filing reveals mounting debt, failing mall stores
Second firm seeks to be stalking horse bidder in Brookstone bankruptcy
New offer is $5 million higher for remainder of New Hampshire-based retailer
First bidder emerges in Brookstone bankruptcy
Reviver of troubled brands offers $35 million for remainder of retailer
Unsecured creditors, trustee fault Brookstone bankruptcy plan
$30 million loan, executive bonuses among the targets
iCAD foresees revenue uptick with 3-D mammography
But Nashua-based cancer provider reports another quarterly loss
White supremacists target state’s diversity efforts
Manchester conference stirs ‘NH Nationalist’ threats
Bottomline voices optimism on continued growth
Portsmouth-based financial services firm reports big jump in income for the quarter and year
Planet Fitness reports a very healthy 2nd quarter
Gym franchise sees membership rise to $12.1m; 3 new NH corporate outlets planned
Connection income surges in second quarter
Tax cuts, laptop and smartphone sales fuel Merrimack-based tech firm’s results
Ruger second-quarter sales drop, but income rises
But decline in orders appears to be leveling off
Personal bankruptcies increase slightly in July
152 filings results in 26 percent increase from June
Student loan practices are a big New Hampshire beef
Of the six New Hampshire companies found on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s complaint database, five are either collection agencies or deal with student loans. That isn’t surprising, for a number of reasons. The CFPB was set up in reaction…
What do NH consumers complain about most?
Though weakened, CFPB still serves as sounding board
More news from NHBR:
NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad
There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.
New Hampshire cannot be ‘controlled’
In a recent ad, a candidate for Congress claimed that “two families have controlled New Hampshire politics for the last several decades,” or something to that effect. That rather curious claim referred to the alleged dominance of New Hampshire politics by the Shaheen and Sununu families. The notion that any family has or could dominate New Hampshire politics has to be dismissed.
Manufactured homes in single-family neighborhoods?
Webinar panel discusses far-reaching consequences of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the bipartisan legislation that seeks to address the lack of supply in the Granite State and across the country
It's Worth Knowing: The Canadians are back in NH — but for how long?
There's been a rebound of Canadian tourists across NH this summer. But new tariffs and words may have an effect on their visits this fall. Meanwhile, right along the border, there's still cross-border neighborliness in the small New Hampshire and Canadian communities.
Young Granite Staters at the nexus of policy making
Child care and early education are the initial focus of a Stay Work Play initiative called NH Nexus to identify and address key issues facing young residents of New Hampshire
In NH, U.S. energy secretary says clean energy is expensive; urges approval of natural gas pipeline
With gasoline near $4 a gallon and healing oil prices expected to jump this winter, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday said clean energy initiatives are partly to blame for high prices of energy. Wright, the founder and former chief-executive of a Denver-based oil-services and fracking company, spoke within eyesight of a small solar array at the Raymond district office of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op.
Rochester looks to block data centers with zoning law. Will it work?
City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data centers from locating in Rochester.
Turn of the leaf
Supporters of fewer restrictions on cannabis in NH see glimpse of a possible future
CEO: Manchester company a key to success of Patriot missile
A 25-person tech company in Manchester, Vibrac Precision Test Systems, anticipates explosive growth as the United States and Europe move to expand their stockpiles of Patriot defense missiles.
