Author: Bob Sanders

Demystifying solar

Are homebuilders and consumers warming up to rooftop installations?

R&D tax credit filings surpass 2017 cap

193 businesses applied for $7.4 million in tax credits

PC Connection foresees growth as Microsoft provider

Addition of Softmart, increase in sales boost firm in second quarter

Sturm Ruger CEO to step down

Fifer will continue to work for gun manufacturer as consultant

Two companies file for bankruptcy in July

Mid-summer figures redirect previously upward trend

Performance Sports Group announces closure of two facilities

Restructuring will cost Exeter company $13.2 million

Unitil experiences second-quarter hurdles but foresees long-term growth

Utility expands gas customer base by 1.5 percent

The Provident Bank touts Depositors Insurance Fund competitive advantage

Granite State customers get access to extended guarantee protection

Behind the big deal

How was the Eversource divestiture agreement reached and how will it be implemented?

Provident Bank celebrates a year on the Nasdaq

Mass. bank with strong NH ties rings Tuesday’s closing bell

UNH president’s compensation for 2014-15: $492,800

Report says Huddleston’s package is second highest among public university presidents in New England

NH-based firm seeks to revive Smith Bros. cough drops

Subsidiary of U.K.-based LanesHealth markets ‘heritage’ remedies

Legislative roundup

Business groups racked up wins in an almost cordial 2016 legislative session

NH Banking Commissioner Jerry Little

‘We have an ongoing level of consolidation within the financial services industry that has been a concern to me for some time,’ says Jerry Little, the state’s new banking commissioner.

Minuteman Health hit with $16.7 million ACA adjustment

Insurer blames ‘highly volatile’ risk formula for pending individual plan rate hike

Business-related NH bankruptcies tick up in June

But total filings for protection was lowest for month since 1989

Buck steps down as NH Home Builders Association exec

Two board members also leave amid financial troubles, declining membership

Q&A with PUC Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis

‘The most emphatic position that I’ve taken since becoming consumer advocate is staunch opposition to the idea of forcing electric consumers to double down on natural gas for paying for 20 years of firm pipeline capacity,’ says Public Utilities Commission Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis.

Largest Planet Fitness shareholder to sell 10m shares

San Francisco private equity firm will still retain majority of stock

Laboring for workers

Hotter NH economy means businesses are scrambling for employees and wages are rising

Governor signs business tax measures into law

Says measures add to ‘tax-friendly environment’

Lawyers, professionals reap over $50 million in GTAT bankruptcy

Price tag could make it the most expensive case in NH history

State pulls plug on NH Certificate of Need board

But some limits on new health care construction remain

New green commuting effort launched in NH

CommuteSmart encourages employees to use alternative transportation

How much money are NH’s top execs making?

NHBR's Bob Sanders looks into how much are the top execs at our publicly traded companies are being paid

Ex-NH securities broker indicted in Massachusetts

Federal charges involve renewable energy company stock

Bottomline’s co-founders step down from board

McGurl, Loomis leave as part of ‘board refresh’

New Hampshire bankruptcies fall slightly in May

174 individuals file for protection

PC Connection acquires software technology firm

Softmart deal seen as helping NH firm grow sales to larger businesses

NH House-Senate panel backs FRM compensation, without money

Conference committee OKs measure for un-funded dedicated fund

Opening up about opioids

BIA forum looks at how to deal with substance abuse in the workplace

House, Senate near agreement on business tax deal

Section 179 deduction, ‘Planet Fitness’ compromise nears

Fate of bill to require Airbnb tax ID remains unclear

The question remains: Will the full NH Senate approve the measure?

Conference committee weighs Section 179 deduction compromise

NH Senate, House seek middle ground on lifting NH’s lowest-in-nation limit

NH Senate backs changes to prior authorization law involving drug care

Measure would allow payment to providers without previous OK from insurers

NH Senate OKs ‘new economy’ regulations

The NH Senate on Thursday barely passed two bills related to the “new economy” companies like Airbnb and Uber, but the measures must still be approved by the House. House Bill 1590, which would require operators of short-term rental businesses…

Five NH businesses file for bankruptcy in April

Total business-related bankruptcies increase sharply

Two NH bank mergers in a week part of national trend

Is Community Guaranty acquisition, Lake Sunapee merger a sign of things to come?

Private equity firm invests $50 million in Dyn

‘It will help us grow a little bit faster,’ says CEO Jeremy Hitchcock

Biweekly pay bill dies in NH Senate

12-12 vote means employers still need state’s OK to issue checks every other week

PC Connection sees first-quarter sales dip

But quarterly income rises 5.6 percent

For some projects, NH’s new net metering cap has nearly been reached

Despite new law, Eversource has less than a megawatt of space for new renewable energy developments

NH Senate OKs Uber regulations

Measure imposes minimal fee, overrides local rules

Q&A with NH Clean Tech Council Director Kate Epsen

‘I try to be very clear that we want to do what’s best for the whole industry,’ says Kate Epsen, director of the NH Clean Tech Council.

Manchester project beset by financial squabbling

Developer comes under fire over former police station

NH Senate panel backs biweekly pay changes

Measure would allow employers to pay wages every other week without state OK

What’s in a business name? Revamped New Hampshire law stirs up protest

Changes sought in measure that made it easier obtain a trade name

Mild winter takes a toll on Unitil’s revenues

Sales fell 27 percent in first quarter, company reports

NH Senate breathes new life into Airbnb tax measure

Bill would require tax ID for short-term rentals

NH House to vote on changes to RGGI fund rebates

Bill would mean rate cut for businesses, more energy-efficiency programs for residences

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Stand Alone Exterior Solar Panel System Installation, Renewable Green Energy Generation Concept.

Keene Housing expands solar energy efforts with new installations in Monadnock Region

The nonprofit and ReVision Energy expand renewable energy portfolio with new solar panels across five properties in the Monadnock Region

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Note from the field: The outdoor economy is everyone’s economy

New Hampshire’s $4B outdoor economy supports 32,000 jobs and ranks 8th in the nation.

I-95 median barrier: $4.6M project approved after NH highway deaths

A nearly $4.6 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a five-mile median barrier on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire with the goal to prevent highway deaths.

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NH residential real estate: ‘Still very much a seller’s market’

While home prices might be moderating in other parts of the country, the median price of a single-family house in New Hampshire rose to $550,000 in August, the second highest price point this current year. That price is just $3,000 more than the $547,000 recorded in July, but it is $47,500 more than January’s $502,500. The highest median price in 2025 was $569,450, recorded in June and the most ever recorded in the state.

Paid, on-the-job training and education creates career path to address workforce shortages

ApprenticeshipNH has partnered with Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire/Vermont and Elm Grove Companies to launch New Hampshire’s first registered apprenticeship program (RAP) for maintenance technicians

Saint Anselm College dedicates $35 million nursing school building

Meet Samii, the mannequin who is bedridden in the AI Simulation Lab, one of the drawing cards to the new $32 million home of the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Saint Anselm College.

Think tank: Headwinds developing for NH economy

The unstoppable New Hampshire economy of the post-COVID years is running into economic headwinds of higher unemployment and inflation, a nonpartisan economic research firm said in late August. No definitive evidence points to a recession, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute said in an economic issues brief.