Author: Bob Sanders

Baseball unit throws a curve at Performance Sports Group

Company records 3Q loss on downturn in bat sales

Minuteman Health seeks up to 45% NH rate hike for 2017

Company blames risk adjustment rules for big increase for individuals

NH Senate hearing shows differences on Uber regulations

Should state override municipalities’ efforts?

Health insurance CO-OPs undergo growing pains

Expanding NH market puts speed bumps in their way

Senate panel backs rules on out-of-state brokers

Bill would require in-state broker participation in listings

House panel votes to put breastfeeding bill on ice

Watered-down measure recommends setting up a study committee

Study says gender pay inequality worse in NH

Women earn 76 percent of men in Granite State; it’s 79 percent nationally

Proponents seek to return ‘reasonable accommodations’ to breastfeeding bill

NH House panel mulls changes to measure aimed at protecting mothers

Short-term rental bill likely dead for session

NH Senate panel recommends interim study for tax info requirement

No NH businesses filed for bankruptcy in March

But there was a sharp increase in filings by individuals

Bills seek to update NH’s aging business tax laws

With no changes since 2000, state code seen as ‘a dinosaur’

USA Springs fraudster sentenced to five years in prison

Nevada court finds ex-lawyer guilty in $5.6 million conspiracy to bilk NH firm's investor

Performance Sports Group CEO quits

Departure follows collapse in Exeter-based sporting goods company’s stock price, earnings

Senate OKs watered-down workplace breastfeeding bill

Section 179 BPT deduction, ‘Planet Fitness’ fix approved

GT Advanced Technologies emerges from bankruptcy

‘A new chapter for our company,’ says CEO

Increase in NH storeowners’ lottery bonus weighed

Right now it’s capped at $30k, but a hike to $75k is sought

Biweekly pay bill OKd in House committee

Measure would allow employees to be paid every other week without state permission

Hitting the cap

Industry, utilities, lawmakers debate changes to renewable energy net metering limits

Lawmakers mull compromise on Section 179 deductions

Senate panel also votes down expansion of Coos property tax break

GTAT’s bankruptcy plan draws fire from creditors

Would create company ‘run for the exclusive benefit of the exit lenders’

Ruger sees big jump in 4Q earnings

Year ends with a with a strong finish after a slow start

Q&A with New Futures’ Michele Merritt

If it is allowed to continue, Medicaid expansion should be instrumental in reducing the number of opioid-related deaths in New Hampshire, says Michele Merritt, policy director for the organization New Futures.

Rental controls?

State, localities grapple with growth of Airbnb in New Hampshire

Compromise in the air over temp workers’ rights bill

Industry, labor seek common ground on Senate measure

Hassan nominates Republican senator to be next banking commissioner

Ex-bankers association president Jerry Little picked for post

Standex sales drop but income rises

Expense cuts, tax reductions lead to 10 percent earnings increase

NH Senate bill seeks ‘reasonable accommodation’ for pregnant workers

SB 488 would ensure employee protections at small businesses

Bottomline Technologies reports another loss

But CEO says he’s ‘delighted’ with firm’s ‘progress’

‘Family-friendly’ bills weighed at State House

Workplace issues gain some traction in Concord

NH Senate weighs ‘Planet Fitness tax’ fix

‘Step-up’ of businesses comes under scrutiny at hearing

NH bankruptcies reach another new low

Two Granite State businesses file for protection in January

PC Connection sees record sales, earnings

$2.5 billion in sales yield $47 million in profit

Unitil 4Q earnings drop after mild December

But annual results rise, along with dividend

NH House panel weighs allowing biweekly paychecks

Bill would allow companies to pay employees every other week without state permission

Toxic releases by NH industry declined in 2014

EPA chemical inventory shows 6.8 percent cut in emissions

SIG Sauer to open new plant in Arkansas

NH plants to be unaffected by gunmaker’s decision

Competition toughens in NH fitness industry

Budget chains, shifting demands bring changes

‘Reasonable’ compensation goes under House panel’s microscope

Bill would give DRA greater authority to audit partnerships

N.H. CEOs tout benefits of being family-friendly

Workplace policies enable employees to thrive, they say

2016 trade talk

Is compromise in the air for the new legislative session?

Tale of two reports: good news, bad news

N.H. has a good tax climate, but inadequate rainy day fund

Dennis Delay: a remembrance

NH economist long shared his insights in an ‘easy-to-understand’ way

2015 NH bankruptcy filings set record annual low

4 Granite State businesses file for protection

Annual preview: It’s the workforce, stupid

Labor shortage is cramping N.H.’s economy

NH foreclosure deeds jump in third quarter

But auction notices, delinquency numbers drop

Labor market tightens as NH jobless rate falls

Unemployment stands at 3.2 percent for November

November home sales rise 10.5% in New Hampshire

Sales volume jumps 16 percent to $313.6 million

Pipeline scrutiny heats up

Kinder Morgan faces high-profile opposition

BIA launches private health, benefits exchange

Goal is ‘more options’ for employees, employers

Las Vegas fraud convictions linked to NH bankruptcy case

Two officials of firm tied to USA Springs financing are found guilty, another pleads

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Pharmacy benefit manager reform is the bipartisan solution patients desperately need

The bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability would break the link between PBM compensation and drug price, and lower prescription costs, advocates say.

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NH gets broadband money, just not as much as was originally promised

Despite some angst that the Trump Administration might vaporize the money, funds are coming to New Hampshire to expand broadband internet access throughout the state, although the amount isn’t what was originally allocated

New England economy grew at 'sluggish pace'

The New England region was one of only four in the United States to experience economic expansion during October and early November, according to the latest "Beige Book" report of the Federal Reserve. The report said the outlook for future economic growth was "cautiously optimistic" for the six-state region. But it expressed ongoing downside concerns about the labor market.

Pappas seeks reimbursement of ‘harmful’ tariffs on small businesses

U.S. Rep. Christopher Pappas is sponsoring new legislation that seeks to exempt small businesses from tariffs and reimburse them for the trade war duties that the 1st District congressman described as “unnecessary and harmful.”

Happiness is a bridge too far for young Granite Staters

A new survey from Stay Work Play NH, an organization devoted to the interests of younger men and women in New Hampshire, shows that adults aged 26 to 35 aren’t very optimistic when it comes to the life altering events of buying a home, starting a family and advancing their careers here.

NH delegation: Trump has no authority on tariffs

New Hampshire’s four Democratic members of Congress have signed on to an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that argues President Donald Trump exceeds his authority by unilaterally imposing tariffs.

Taylor Caswell joins Bernstein Shur as consultant

Former state economic commissioner Taylor Caswell has joined Bernstein Shur as managing director of economic solutions, a new offering within the firm’s government and public affairs practice group, the law firm announced Monday.

NH’s high cost of living particularly hard on women, report says

New Hampshire’s high cost of living puts a disproportionate burden on women, particularly mothers, according to a new report published by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. The Status of Women in New Hampshire 2025 stresses gender inequities across the state