Author: Bob Sanders

Would BPT, BET reductions help the state’s economy?

N.H. Senate panel weighs business tax cuts

Bauer parent has high hopes for retail stores

CEO calls planned outlets ‘transformative’ for firm

N.H. House panel drinks in labeling debate

Bill would loosen rules on what can be shown on bottles

Bottomline buys Israeli anti-fraud company

$66 million deal expands Portsmouth firm’s service offerings

N.H.-based Bauer Hockey readies entry into retail

20,000-square-foot store will feature half-sized ice hockey rink

N.H. foreclosures dip to post-recession low

November 2014 figures lowest since 2007

N.H. fines North Country propane lender $500k

Haverhill company charged with securities, banking violations

Taxes, workers’ comp at top of legislative agenda

Ask not what businesses can do to help New Hampshire, ask what New Hampshire can do to help businesses.

GTAT seeks $3.7m in bonuses for key execs

Hearing Wednesday on incentive plan for 37 insiders and others

N.H. unemployment tax going down again

1 percent drop expected to save employers $37.2m

Only one N.H. business files for bankruptcy in December

2014 ends with fewest filings in at least 25 years

A new normal

N.H.’s economy is bouncing back, but to what?

N.H. among leaders in U.S. small business lending program

More than 300 state businesses have received loans

N.H. wood harvesting industry impact: $51 a ton

3.3 million tons logged in 2012 contributed $170m to state’s economy, study finds

Revised Apple agreement gives GTAT more leeway

New deal helps N.H. firm avoid costly litigation

Creditors balking at GTAT-Apple deal

Investigation launched into sale of sapphire furnaces to pay off debt

GTAT co-founder Kedar Gupta: Apple deal was a ‘Hail Mary’

“Their eyes were open...they were very quick to shift the blame," says Gupta.

GTAT-Apple agreement: Evolution of a fiasco

Was the tech giant to blame for GTAT’s bankruptcy, or was it self-inflicted?

Good news outweighs the bad in N.H. October foreclosure data

So far in 2014, foreclosures are down 25 percent from a year ago

Five-week GTAT loss pegged at $73 million

Latest financial statement shows firm hemorrhaged money following bankruptcy filing

Bankruptcy filings paint a picture of GTAT debt

So far, more than $3.5m owed to N.H. companies

Q&A with ElevateHealth President Corbin Petro

'Merging and integrating payers and providers is what we are doing with ElevateHealth,’ says Corbin Petro, president of ElevateHealth, a collaboration of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Dartmouth Hitchcock and Elliot Health System.

Including Fred Fuller, only three N.H. businesses file for bankruptcy in November

Number of filings plunge from a year ago

N.H. rental costs back on the rise

Average for a two-bedroom apartment tops $1,100 for the first time

Anthem in N.H. named in national class action suit

Providers, subscribers allege anti-competitive conspiracy by Blues across U.S.

N.H.-developed app targets health cost transparency

Developer sees MyMedicalShopper as a game-changer

Lucchino joins Performance Sports Group board

Red Sox CEO adds baseball expertise to growing N.H.-based company

N.H. company’s motorcycles enlisted in Ebola fight

Five specially equipped Rokon cycles to be deployed in West Africa

Feds join N.H. worker misclassification efforts

Agreement allows U.S. help in workers’ comp cases

Vets’ business aid programs: few and far between

You would think there would be dozens of programs that give financial help to veterans who are starting a business or to encourage companies to hire them. But you’d be wrong. NHBR could only come up with three

Entrepreneurship lures New Hampshire veterans

Business ownership initiative stands as a national model

Ruger 3Q sales, profits plummet

But ‘nothing is broken,’ says CEO

Judge releases details of latest Apple deal: GTAT will take a big loss

Tech giant’s takeout could be more than N.H. firm’s cost

Besides GTAT, 10 other N.H. businesses filed for bankruptcy in October

Total of 248 bankruptcy filings reported for the month

GTAT judge says he’s ready to release sealed document

Even with alleged defamatory opinions of Apple, there’s no reason to keep it secret, he says

Evaluating N.H.’s expanded health plan options

Five insurers now offer coverage on the ACA exchange in the Granite State, so what are the choices?

Wall Street Journal, shareholders seek full release of GTAT bankruptcy explanation

But company, Apple seek to keep papers sealed

In new affidavit, GTAT says it was tempted by a bad Apple deal

COO sheds more light on reasons for bankruptcy

Documents imply GTAT sapphire was destined for iPhone 6

But what went wrong with the $587m Apple deal is still unknown

Unitil profits jump in third quarter

Revenues rise, dividend declared

Updated: GTAT to lay off 47 in New Hampshire

Firm reveals plans in bankruptcy hearing

Frustration mounts as latest GTAT bankruptcy hearing begins

Layoff notices sent to workers, vendors say they’ve been left in the dark

Eastern’s arrival could alter the banking landscape

Merger with Centrix expected to mean more small business lending, charitable giving, branches

Candidates put business on the map in ’14 campaign

Republicans visited 72 more businesses than Democrats in September

Latest GTAT bad news: Nasdaq delists stock

Move comes after huge drop in stock price since bankruptcy filing

Bankruptcy judge skeptical of GTAT-Apple confidentiality deal

Says unless he finds out otherwise, ‘everything is to be unsealed’ in contract

GTAT creditors lay out their objections

Motions seek to hold off voiding Apple deal, prevent layoffs

N.H. PUC’s Ruderman to join renewable energy firm

Sustainable energy director to head up ReVision’s Granite State office

GTAT: Arizona plant loses $1 million a day

Bankrupt company seeks to lay off 890 employees to cope with oppressive and burdensome’ Apple deal

GTAT update: Company seeks to end sapphire manufacturing

Plans revealed in bankruptcy judge’s late Thursday order

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Wooden Hammer Judge Against The Background Of Dollars

Manchester and Nashua: Best bang for the buck in NH

Two New Hampshire cities are among the 10 best-run cities in the country, according to a WalletHub analysis of U.S. communities where residents get the most bang for their taxes. Manchester was rated No. 3, while Nashua was close behind at No. 5., based on a “Quality of Services” score that WalletHub developed using 36 metrics across six key service areas — financial stability, education, health, safety, economy and infrastructure/pollution.

While New Hampshire tops child well-being rankings again, overall progress is mixed

For the fourth consecutive year, New Hampshire took the top spot in a national ranking of child well-being.

Education reforms dominated the NH Legislature this year, most efforts failed

Education issues have been front and center across New Hampshire this legislative session, with Republicans vowing to expand school choice and Democrats fighting to prioritize public education.

Bipartisan group seeks discussion and legislation on key NH issues

The recently formed New Hampshire Forum has been whittling down — from 18 to four to one or two — important issues that will be addressed in the 2027 session of the state Legislature.

Deal reached on open enrollment, but chances appear dim

State lawmakers reached an agreement Thursday, May 28, on a bill that would authorize parents to enroll their children in any public school in New Hampshire, but Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she would not sign the legislation if it reaches her desk.

(Opinion) New Hampshire is producing the talent. Now let’s keep it.

NH is getting older, employers need talent; higher ed can help retain, attract more students here

Bucking national projections, some NH colleges report strong fall 2026 enrollment figures

With the number of applications down and a demographic cliff looming over higher education, administrators at the University of New Hampshire projected earlier this year that they would enroll about 100 fewer students this coming fall than last year.

ApprenticeshipNH collaborates with LandVest to develop registered apprenticeship program

ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), LandVest, a national leader in integrated real estate, land investment and forest management services, have partnered to create a new Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) to meet growing workforce needs for LandVest’s Forest Management division.