Author: Bob Sanders

Gutierrez resigns as CEO of embattled GT Advanced Technologies

Solar division chief David Keck to succeed him

Budget looks good for business

Tax cuts, other measures likely to be settled by fall

Planet Fitness IPO launch is flat

Planet Fitness may be off and running Thursday, its first day out in the New York Stock Exchange, but it might as well have been on a treadmill: it was running in place. After the CEO of the Newington-based chain…

PC Connection continues solid performance

Notebooks now constitute almost a quarter of sales

Brotherly dispute may impair Planet Fitness's public offering

The last minute disclosure of a brotherly legal dispute might mar Planet Fitness’s $200 million initial public offering that’s expected to take place on Thursday.

Sharp increase in statewide foreclosures in June

But NH Housing Finance Authority says it's not indicative of trend

Sales pick up for Ruger

Units ordered in second quarter increase by 100,000 over 2014

Deal will unite Presstek and Goss International

Parent of Hudson-based printer plans to buy Durham-based manufacturer from Chinese firm

Planet Fitness’ IPO expected on Thursday

Newington-based gym franchise expected to fetch at least $14 - $16 a share

Three NH businesses file for bankruptcy in July

Bankruptcy filings remain unchanged since June

White Mountains Insurance Group sells off subsidiary

Chinese investment firm could pay up to $2.2 billion for Sirius International Investment Group

Higher rates responsible for Unitil's profits

Second quarter brings in just $1.7 million for the utility

GT Advanced Technologies receives $95 million loan

Federal judge eases back conditions after lenders’ threat

Planet Fitness prepares for $200 million IPO

Newington-based franchisor moves ahead despite legislative hurdle

Hassan’s budget proposal: faster BPT cuts, but none in BET rate

Compromise plan also resurrects issue of ‘reasonable compensation’

NH’s income inequality fastest-growing in U.S.

Statistics show state’s shrinking middle class

$96m GTAT financing tentatively OKd

Squabbles, Arizona fire delayed final agreement

Performance Sports Group earnings score

Exeter-based firm’s revenue up 47% for the year

Fraud found, alleged in USA Springs aftermath

NH, Nevada courts rule in civil cases; criminal trial awaits

NH foreclosures fall to another new decade low

71 filings in May are almost 25% lower than April

Planet Fitness’ road to a public offering

Ex-Cabletron exec played role in private equity deal

Three NH businesses file for bankruptcy in June

But total number for month is fourth lowest in a decade

NH home sales heat up in May

Sales rise 8 percent, median price up 4.2 percent

Mid-year review: Labor pains

Worker shortage grows as NH economy recovers

$25M more sought for Medicaid computer system

Executive Council votes Wednesday on adding funds to Xerox contract

New Hampshire places top 10 in annual personal income growth

But state falls behind on most recent quarter-to-quarter comparison

NH securities law rewrite clears conference committee

Panel splits the difference on $1 million in fee cuts

RGGI compromise falls flat in committee

House, Senate conferees fail to agree on funding changes

GTAT seeks new extension on financing plan

Merrimack-based firm’s losses continue to mount

Legislative session has goodies for business

But ‘we aren’t getting everything we want’

Amendment rededicates some NH RGGI money for energy conservation

Senate seeks to restore some funding, but House stance is unclear

NH foreclosures drop dramatically in April

Smallest number in a month since 2006

NH House rejects workers’ comp medical fee schedule

But amendment calling for ‘reasonable’ provider fees gains

NH securities law rewrite raises hackles

Bid to update rules hits snag over fees

NH bankruptcy filings remain low in May

23% decrease from a year ago; 10% lower than April

Q&A with civil engineer/advocate Darren Benoit

Widening Interstate 93 ‘as soon as heavenly possible’ is a ‘no-brainer,’ says Darren Benoit of McFarland Johnson Inc., recently named Outstanding Civil Engineer Advocate of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Hotel app turns your smartphone into a key

Starwood’s Upper Valley Element Hotel test-drives new technology

Workers’ comp fee schedules OKd by NH House panel

Contentious proposal includes payment levels for medical procedures

Going places

Ride-sharing service, Uber, has its fans, and its critics, in NH

NH trucking logistics firm sold to Minnesota company

No changes expected at Cadec Global’s Manchester facility

Gym operator Planet Fitness to launch IPO

NH-based firm has doubled in size since 2011

NH clean tech turns to private investors

Companies start to fill void left by public cuts

Senate committee votes to restore Renewable Energy Fund

But renewables advocates aren't breathing a sigh of relief yet

Bottomline quarterly loss grows, but sales rise

Booth to succeed Donovan as company’s CFO

Ruger looks to ‘shake things up’ with goal of 2m gun sales

CEO pledges $2 NRA donation for each firearm sold

NH foreclosures remain low in March, but not as low

NH Housing Authority says trend could indicate a coming building boom

PC Connection profits leap 20.4 percent

Shift in sales strategy pays off in first quarter

NH bankruptcies continue to slow in April

Slight rise from March, but 17% lower than 2014

Renewable Energy Fund, RIP?

House raid roils NH clean tech industry

Bill could make commercial property energy upgrades easier, less costly

Senate to consider C-PACE measure, allowing longer-term improvement loans

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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