Author: Bob Sanders

May numbers reveal emerging pattern for N.H. home sales

Quantity of N.H. homes sold decreased while median price of sales rose

N.H.-based Direct Capital acquired by CIT

Portsmouth firm’s software product lures N.Y. bank

Performance Sports Group scores in NYSE debut

Company formerly known as Bauer hits the ground running

Propane supplier finance co. emerges with bankruptcy plan

Upper Valley Commercial Corp. can still collect on $12m in loans, but can’t make new ones

Bauer changes name to Performance Sports Group

Shares will switch from Toronto to New York exchange

Businesses seem pleased with 2014 Legislature

‘I wish all of the sessions could be like this,’ says one lobbyist

Under-the-radar bills OKd at end of N.H. legislative session

Service dogs, sewer lines and farm stands are among the subjects

Judge paves way for racial harassment suit to go to trial

Ruling: Noose, taunts ‘more than enough’ to support charge of a hostile work environment

Separate N.H. forums seek input on policies

BIA, state energy office holding statewide listening sessions

Lawmakers OK raft of business-related bills

Compromises could alter N.H.’s legal landscape for some companies

April foreclosures rise in N.H., but outlook still looks bright

Year-to-date numbers are down 15 percent

Energy-efficiency bills get their last chance in Legislature

House, Senate to consider PACE loans, RGGI-backed programs

Med malpractice ‘early offer’ changes die in conference

Also a victim: 10% hike in unemployment benefits

Legislative panel salvages RGGI-backed energy-efficiency programs for business

Deal allows ‘fuel-neutral’ initiatives to continue

State’s crackdown on worker misclassification not all it’s cracked up to be

When Sonny Dean thinks about New Hampshire Labor Commissioner Jim Craig’s announced intentions to “step it up” when it comes to cracking down on businesses misclassifying employees as independent contractors, it “makes the hair on the back of my neck…

Tenant anti-discrimination bill dies in conference

House and Senate can’t find middle ground on measure

Is end in sight for N.H. business energy-efficiency programs?

RGGI funds may be cut off for initiatives that aid small, large businesses

Conference panel OKs giving PUC power to order PSNH power plant divestiture

But bill would not allow agency to order shutdown

Standex reports big sales, earnings gains

Firm announces new move to consolidate operations in Mexico

Centrix shareholders OK acquisition by Mass. bank

$124 million deal still awaits regulator approval

PC Connection sees sales, income jump

Results aided by bounce-back in government sales

N.H. subcontractor cited for worker misclassification in Mass.

Auburn-based Universal Drywall is also working on Job Corps Center project in Manchester

iCAD reports first-quarter loss

But skin cancer treatment technology opens up ‘very large market opportunity’

Where did Peter T. Paul get his money?

The man whose name adorns the UNH business school is a financier who helped create securitized low-doc loans

GT Advanced Technologies posts first-quarter loss

Big Arizona sapphire plant expected to be complete in June

New weapons trigger Ruger sales boost

Rifle built in N. Carolina is credited with some of the increase

Bottomline revenue jumps, but losses continue

21 percent increase in sales is a record for firm

Failed Concord Steam project claims a victim

Spinoff company files for bankruptcy after expansion effort dies

13 business-related N.H. bankruptcies recorded in April

Total for month is 22 percent lower than a year ago

N.H. Senate ponders limits on corn-based ethanol

But biofuel industry cries foul over House-based legislation

Massive tax fraud snares N.H. physicians, others

Income tax returns of at least 100 medical providers were falsely filed by others

GTAT wins OK for big N.H. expansion

Merrimack Planning board OKs renovation, addition for sapphire manufacturing

White Mts. makes 3 acquisitions in second quarter

The company has been repositioning itself, moving from some traditional lines of business

N.H. House panel scours domestic violence anti-discrimination bill

Committee raises concerns about previously approved measure

Last N.H. House panel weighs Paycheck Fairness Act

Penalties debated for employer violations

GTAT wins approval for big expansion at Merrimack facility

Planning board OKs renovation, addition for sapphire manufacturing

Total top exec pay at four N.H. firms: $22m

Recently filed proxies show a mixed bag in terms of salaries

Thanks to the cold, Unitil has a hot 1st quarter

17% income increase posted by the utility

N.H. Senate panel hears tweaks to renter anti-discrimination bill

Bid to exempt small property owners seeks to ease concerns

Massive tax fraud snares N.H. physicians

Income tax returns of at least 100 medical providers were falsely filed by others

Labor strikes back by taking fight to the states

‘An aggressive schedule of pro-worker legislation’ remains on the agenda in Concord

Hockey equipment maker Bauer buys baseball firm

$330m acquisition of Easton-Bell turns firm into a two-sport power

Morse voices doubts on N.H. jobless benefits hike

Senate president questions need for proposed 10% increase

N.H. House panel gives green light to B Corp bill

But opponents warn of potential legal consequences

Customer migration from PSNH eases a bit

Cold weather, natural gas spike stem the tide

Compensation for top execs at 6 public companies: $74m

Total earnings up 1.5 percent from 2012

N.H. House panel tackles Senate’s credit check bill

Vote seeks to put more teeth into Senate measure on reviewing applicants' history

N.H. Paycheck Fairness Act gets warm welcome in House

But tweaks are sought to Senate-passed bill

Gas spikes hit Sprague's earnings

Company reports first results since public offering

Q&A with Hypertherm’s Dick and Barbara Couch

The company recently became 100 percent employee-owned

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Concord school district faces $5m budget shortfall

The district recently received an unexpected $2 million bill from the risk pool that administers its health insurance, part of a debt shared by dozens of school districts across the state

29 teams from across NH compete at 8th Annual Governor’s Cup Robotics Competition

Winning teams were Morpheus, Concord Community Team; Windham Windup, Windham High School; and The Power Knights, Manchester West and Goffstown High School.

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GBCC and Lonza partner for apprenticeship program

Thanks to a new apprenticeship program between Great Bay Community College (GBCC) and Lonza, Charlie Leland and Noah Ford jumpstarted their careers in the fast-paced field of biomedicine this summer.

Catholic Diocese of Manchester opens K-6 school in Northwood

“We entrust this school to her care and give thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ. We look forward to growing the school to serve more students and families.”