Author: Bob Sanders

Illinois firm seeks to acquire FairPoint Communications for $1.5 billion

Deal would create nation’s ninth-largest fiber provider

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

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Bow considers withdrawing from Community Power Coalition program

Bow could become the first town to withdraw from the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire as residents confront high energy costs.

Energy officials fight Eversource rates in court

New Hampshire’s energy officials are asking the state’s Supreme Court to review a decision by utility regulators that raised rates for Eversource customers last summer.

Pittsfield residents clash over proposed $2.66M wastewater project

Residents debated a proposed $2.66 million wastewater project during a town deliberative session at Pittsfield MidCadle High School, with discussion focusing on costs, long-term planning and who should pay.

Mass timber boosts industry

Innovation is promising for builders, loggers and rural communities

Ask the Experts: Engineering resilience amid a changing climate

For the last several years, housing and commercial development have been under the spotlight in New Hampshire. Building professionals have had to be creative to address challenges in infrastructure, resilience in the face of a changing climate and a focus on sustainable design. Our expert weighs in on engineering innovations and trends.

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.