Illinois firm seeks to acquire FairPoint Communications for $1.5 billion
Deal would create nation’s ninth-largest fiber provider
Author: Bob Sanders
Six New Hampshire businesses file for bankruptcy in November
Total of 145 NH bankruptcies down slightly from 2015
Judge backs participation of largest shareholder in Performance Sports Group auction
But process, timeline are modified in wake of criticism
Performance Sports Group, creditors edge toward bankruptcy deal
Effort could ease way to $575 million sale to largest shareholder
The Trump effect: trade
NH exporters try to gauge next administration’s effect on their business
Opposition lines up against Performance Sports Group bidding plan
Critics see ‘inside job’ in auction for bankrupt company
Oracle announces acquisition of Dyn
Executives assure of ‘commitment to keep Manchester office open, running and growing’
Bankruptcy court OKs USA Springs land sale
Former owner’s bid fails in $1.2 million deal
Mt. Sunapee, Loon buyer paid $412m to settle criminal, civil bribery charges
Hedge fund bribed officials in several African nations, including Qaddafi’s son
Q&A with BFA Executive Director James Key-Wallace
‘Very quietly,’ the BFA has established itself ‘as a major force in New Hampshire’s economic development,’ says James Key-Wallace, the agency’s newly named executive director.
Behind the bankruptcy of Performance Sports Group
Laden with debt, company looks for a new owner
Bottomline Technologies posts $10.5 million quarterly loss
Loss is $6 million more than 2015
Ex-USA Springs owner seeks to buy back property
Francesco Rotondo files counteroffer for site of failed water bottling project
Run-up to election boosts Ruger sales
Gunmaker reports 3Q earnings hit $1.03 a share
NH bankruptcies in October fall from September
Slight jump from 2015 as 10 filings are related to businesses
Ex-chairman says he’ll bid for bankrupt Performance Sports Group
Roustan sees antitrust issues in ‘stalking horse’ bid
Performance Sports Group files for bankruptcy
Chapter 11 filing paves for way sale, company says
Where major candidates stand on key issues
From economy to workplace, a review of their stances
Ayotte, Hassan spar at economic forum
Senate candidates debate health care, taxes, regulations at NH Business Review-NHPR-BIA forum
Key-Wallace named new chief at NH BFA
Vested for Growth exec to succeed Jack Donovan
Investor seeks to revive water bottling effort at USA Springs site
In the midst of an extreme drought, a Massachusetts real estate investor has agreed to purchase the former USA Springs property in Nottingham for $1.2 million to extract its groundwater, threatening to revive the battle between a business and nearby…
For employers, change seems constant under ACA
Group plans learn to adapt to evolving requirements
GT Advanced Technologies files hundreds more clawback lawsuits
Construction firms, materials supplies among those targeted
Technology’s role in health care continues to grow
Keynoter at Business Review forum explores ‘Internet of Healthy Things’
NH September bankruptcy filings edge up from August
But year over year, trend is still going down
Electric transmission costs scrutinized at NH Energy Summit
But ISO New England still sees ‘precarious’ energy suppl
Q&A with chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana
Fabiano Caruana, the 24-year-old, Brooklyn-raised chess champion who led the United States to victory in September at the Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan, stopped by the Manchester Millyard a few weeks before the competition.
NH Senate fails to override governor’s vetoes
Measures involving construction waste, building inspection restrictions and cigar bars among those killed
Rising costs rattle health insurer landscape in NH
Granite State weathers a national reverberation
Performance Sports Group pays CEO in salary instead of stock
Stock rebounds despite new agreement
Planet Fitness owners reduce majority ownership
Private equity firm releases shares for third time
ProPhotonix sees ‘continual financial progress’
Salem-based firm reports two consecutive profitable halves
Two more sentences issued in USA Springs-related fraud
Seven-year prison terms issued in Nevada trial
Does spending more on energy efficiency cut rates?
PUC seeks a big increase in funds for conservation
Local contractors targeted by GT Advanced Technologies lawsuits
Company seeks return of money spent on Merrimack facility’s expansion
Former PC Connection drops the ‘PC’
Merrimack-based technology provider rebrands as simply ‘Connection’
Performance Sports Group ends directorship deal with largest shareholder
Agreement meets demand of company’s biggest critic
NH bankruptcy filings fall again in August
Three businesses filed for bankruptcy for the month
Questions abound over Performance Sports Group
What’s going on at the firm, and what has gone wrong?
Manchester manufacturer hopes to move its new desk with chess
Company enlists top U.S. chess grandmaster to market adjustable Prodigy Desk
Performance Sports Group gets reprieve on financial filing
Creditors OK extension on financial statements for a higher interest rate
Report: Unitil leads the way among New Hampshire public companies
SmartAsset lists best-performing Granite State-based stocks
Performance Sports Group shelves shareholders meeting
Exeter company cites delays in filing financial statements
Meet the Republican gubernatorial candidates
Edelblut, Gatsas, Forrester, Sununu have varied business experience
SEC launches Performance Sports Group investigation
NH company also reveals inquiries by other U.S., Canadian regulators
iCAD reports another loss as revenue falls
Nashua-based iCAD’s second-quarter revenue fell by a third to $7.4 million, resulting in another loss of $1.6 million, or 10 cents a share, the company reported. That’s an improvement compared to the $27.9 million loss during the same quarter last…
Post-IPO, Planet Fitness keeps growing
Second-quarter income rose 56 percent, company says
Loan default seen after Performance Sports Group filing delay
Exeter-based company cites internal investigation as financial woes mount
Big drop reported in NH workers’ comp costs
Premium rates expected to fall for 2017
Meet your Democratic gubernatorial candidates
Connolly, Marchand and Van Ostern demonstrate knowledge of business operations
More news from NHBR:
Foam recycling trial run planned for Dublin
Dublin is considering whether to join 27 other New Hampshire towns in a statewide Styrofoam recycling program and will host a trial foam collection event on Saturday, Jan. 31, with a snow date of Feb. 7.
Coalition addresses increase in electricity rate
Following news of Nashua Community Power’s increased electricity rate for the next rate period, Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) gave a presentation to the Board of Aldermen (BOA) during a special meeting to discuss the rate change and give an overview of Nashua Community Power.
(Opinion) Winter heating costs and navigating affordability
Winter in New England can be unforgiving. Throughout the bitter cold mornings, seemingly constant snow and early sunsets, we hear the steady hum of heating systems reminding us they are working overtime to keep our homes warm.
Sustainability starts with what we do best
Sanborn Head’s ‘Go Green Team’ practices sustainability at the engineering firm
Cold snap and new snowmaker boost Concord’s cross-country ski scene
Despite fresh snow in Concord over a recent weekend, the nonprofit Ski The Beav was busy stashing away as much man-made snow as possible Volunteers began pumping snow onto Beaver Meadow with the newly purchased snowmaker to get the course ready for cross-country skiing and racing.
Nongfu Spring down to a trickle
It’s been a year since a Chinese water and beverage bottling company purchased commercial property in Nashua. Not much more is known now than it was then about the company’s intentions for the 337,391-square-foot building on 23 acres at 80 Northwest Blvd., purchased Jan. 31, 2025 for $67 million by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company.
Small modular reactors may reshape energy field
Rising energy demand, driven in part by the needs of data centers, AI infrastructure, and other energy-intensive end-users, is accelerating interest in small modular reactors (SMRs), both in New Hampshire and nationally, as a source of reliable, carbon-free power to…
$450M plan aims to supercharge heat pump use
New England winters can get wicked cold. Last week, five of the region’s states launched a $450 million effort to warm more of the homes in the often-frigid region with energy-efficient, low-emission heat pumps instead of burning fossil fuels.
Tannenbaum Times
Real vs. fake: New Hampshire’s ongoing Christmas Tree debate
