GT Advanced Technologies unveils reorganization proposal
Bondholders, large creditors to gain ownership, shareholders would get nothing
Author: Bob Sanders
Once-lauded Nashua medical company files for bankruptcy
Legal entanglement with Panama firm contributed to Skelley Medical’s action
November bankruptcies hit 25-year low in NH
Two Granite State businesses file for protection
Lawsuits target NH aggregate companies over waterway discharges
Conservation Law Foundation suits allege failure to file permits
Minimum wage migration?
Does a higher rate attract NH employees?
Bank of NH to buy Community Guaranty Savings
Deal offers $12.9 million in cash for Plymouth bank
iCAD revenue falls over reimbursement uncertainty
Non-melanoma treatment questions lead to 24% drop
Bottomline reports 1Q loss, but sees gains
Company: 15% increase in subscription revenue is the ‘headline’
Planet Fitness: good news and bad news
Company loses $3.9m in 3Q, but revenue rises 8.4 percent
Business urged to ‘take the lead’ in drugs fight
NH’s addiction crisis ‘a drag on the economy’
Keene’s C&S ranked 22nd on top private company list
Grocery distributor’s 2014 revenue estimated at $25.9 billion
PC Connection sees record third quarter
‘Highest quarterly sales and net income in company history’
Standex sees sales dip, profits rise
But CEO says fiscal year ‘off to an excellent start’
Somersworth GE plant acquired by Florida firm
70 layoffs expected in early 2016
Ruger reports 23 percent hike in sales
Gun maker sees 76 percent rise in earnings
GT Advanced Technologies reaches new furnace deal with Apple
Apple would forgive debt after companies hold Nov. 23 auction
Two NH businesses file for bankruptcy
Lowest number of filings in 25 years
Q&A with NH AFL-CIO president Glenn Brackett
‘I believe our first responsibility is to grow good jobs in New Hampshire,’ says Glenn Brackett, recently elected as president of the NH AFL-CIO.
2016 will see big changes on health care exchange
The addition of Medicaid recipients will double the amount of individuals while penalties for lack of insurance rise sharply
Ruger enters ammo business with ‘revolutionary’ technology
Georgia-based PolyCase to manufacture handgun, pistol bullets
NH jobs picture ‘a laggard’ behind Mass.
Study: Granite State post-recession employment growth half of Bay State’s
Study rates NH stocks among the best
Average annual return is almost double national average
GT Advanced Technologies seeks to sell Hyperion business
$1.1 million sale must be approved by bankruptcy court
Portsmouth athletic apparel firm wins a round in bankruptcy court
Judge agrees that ‘suffocating’ contract tied company’s hands
Four NH businesses file for bankruptcy
Lowest number of September filings in 25 years
Firm’s technology aims to spread less salt
Sensible Spreader touts enviro, cost benefits
Smaller firms, meet the ACA
For 2016, the requirements bar is lowered
NH business tax amnesty on tap to start in December
Penalties, half interest would be forgiven on back taxes filed between Dec. 1 and Feb. 15
NH Senate panel takes on tip-sharing, again
Committee mulls over whether employer suggestion is more of a demand
Top investor backs down from Performance Sports Group proxy fight
But Canadian businessman blasts firm for retail strategy, ‘character assassination’
Share of NH residents without health insurance drops below 10 percent
Census survey also shows more higher-income residents and more living in poverty
When do companies comply with state’s WARN Act?
Recent big layoffs show loopholes in compliance
Business tax cuts set as NH budget compromise is OKd
BPT, BET reductions to take effect in 2016
NH budget compromise means bigger one-year business tax cuts
Measure to be voted on Wednesday also includes revenue-linked future rate decreases
Planet Fitness reports healthy earnings
First earnings release after IPO shows $11.5m net income
GT Advanced Technologies reports $15m July loss
Bankruptcy filing reveals firm’s latest financial picture
Report says Anthem-Cigna merger would hurt NH most
AMA points to market share of combined company
Suit alleges GTAT ‘chaos’
Shareholders say firm tried the ‘impossible’
Report: NH lags the region in solar energy
State’s has 4 watts of installed solar per capita; Vt. has 112
NH bankruptcies rise for first time since 2010
13% more filings in August than a year ago
Standex acquisitions help bottom line
FY 2015 sales increase by 27%
$2 million NH R&D tax credit cap exceeded again
184 businesses receive less than 30% of the amount they sought
GTAT cuts workforce by another 40 percent
‘Part of the normal procedure’ of going through bankruptcy, company says
NH firm says it’s done what GTAT couldn’t do
ARC Energy produces sapphire for large-scale production
Pressures tighten on for-profit colleges
Industry is struggling to survive in NH, elsewhere
Bottomline reports quarterly loss, but sees opportunities
CEO encouraged by subscription revenue growth
Timberland sales boost parent company’s quarterly earnings
VF Corp. reports $100m boost in revenue, $13m in income
Enterasys parent announces 20% workforce reduction
But it’s unknown how many in New Hampshire are affected
Sprague sales drop in second quarter
But net loss for period falls $7m from a year ago
iCAD reports $27.8m loss, cost-cutting measures
Medicare reimbursement issues hurt earnings
More news from NHBR:
Guardrails, not barriers
NH Tech Alliance task force maps AI in New Hampshire
Tax amnesty
There are no magic wands in tax disputes, but the current New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) tax amnesty program is about as close as it gets.
State lawmakers deny Nashua funding to buy Daniel Webster College site
The state Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines January 13 against a bill that would give Nashua $20 million to purchase the former site of Daniel Webster College. Four Republicans voted in favor and two Democrats against.
Legislative committee signs off on NH housing program repeal
Legislature also wrestles with the Business and Enterprise Tax, which has a direct effect on state revenues, and as it looks at how Meals and Rental Tax revenue is distributed and whether there should be an additional “Pillow Tax” on rentals
Legislative committee votes to repeal NH 'Housing Champions'
A state-run program that encourages communities to add much needed housing in New Hampshire, already defunded in the current budget, is on the precipice of disappearing altogether. The House Committee on Housing voted 10-8 on Jan. 20 to repeal the so-called Housing Champions program administered by the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
Remembering Manchester's Bob Baines
Bob Baines, the former mayor of Manchester, past principal of Manchester High School West and current Manchester School Board member, died in Boston on Jan. 23 due to complications following heart surgery.
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.
Preparing for NH’s parental medical leave law
Now that 2026 is underway, New Hampshire employers should turn their attention to the state’s new Parental Medical Leave law (PML). Effective January 1, 2026, most employers with 20 or more employees are required to provide unpaid leave to allow employees to attend childbirth-related medical appointments, postpartum care and pediatric visits during a child’s first year.
NH rural health care faces challenges despite new grant
The federal government will give with one hand and take with another when it comes to New Hampshire’s rural health care system in 2026.
