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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NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad

There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.

Glowing Math Formulas And Ai Symbols On Dark Background

MIT partners with Lakes Region Community College for pilot math and AI education program

The two educational institutions launched a new pilot partnership this summer, bringing 16 high school students from towns across New Hampshire together to learn the math behind AI and how to use it to tackle real problems.

Shortening the line: from food insecurity to job security

Gather’s new culinary education program, Fresh Start, is a way to teach people with employment challenges the kitchen skills and life skills they need to have a career in the food service industry

The hidden cost of child care: What NH businesses need to know

New Hampshire businesses are facing a workforce challenge that goes beyond wages and hiring.

(Opinion) UNH partnerships strengthen NH’s blue economy

When people talk about New Hampshire’s economy, they often picture tourism, small to mid-sized businesses, and manufacturing. Increasingly, there’s another category that belongs on that list: the blue economy.

SNHU consolidating Manchester operations to main campus, listing Millyard property, garage for sale

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) will relocate all offices and administrative operations from its longtime Millyard headquarters to its main Manchester campus, a university spokesperson confirmed Thursday, July 16.

Overcoming skepticism, putting AI to work

At Blueline Advisors in Exeter, chief investment officer Frank Sabin is embracing AI, with the help of the students, to better serve his clients, who have entrusted about $250 million in assets in his care.

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.