Has a power crisis arrived in New Hampshire?
Natural gas, electric price spikes from PSNH competitors fuel renewed debate on energy in region
Author: Bob Sanders
Amish Country Barn store in Concord shuttered
Retailer files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
10 N.H. businesses file for bankruptcy in March
Downward trend continues year over year
Bottomline buys high-profile R.I. firm
Andera was recently named a ‘Top 10 Tech Company to Watch’
N.H. House hears benefits of benefit corporations
Bill would allow a company to pursue social or environmental corporate purpose
Brookstone backs Spencer’s bid in bankruptcy sale
N.H. firm ‘committed’ to offer, not web retailer’s
Report: ‘Taxachusetts’ has lower business tax burden than New Hampshire
Mass. study includes local property taxes as part of its calculations
Not slots? Electronic Lucky 7 machines may be N.H.’s next gambling game
New machines may be featured at Minnesota-based company’s four planned charitable gaming facilities
N.H. has all sorts of business organizations
The state is dotted with a number of lesser-known groups that claim to speak for, or serve, small business
N.H. House OKs indexed minimum wage hike
Would rise to $9 an hour after two years and be pegged to the inflation rate after that
Workers’ comp hike gets cool reception in N.H. Senate
Opponents see it undoing 20-year-old cost-control reform
Minimum wage, paycheck equity up for votes in Legislature
Prepaid fuel contracts, credit history measures also up for consideration this week in Concord
Does N.H.'s temp worker industry need tougher regulation?
HB 1189 is modeled after a Massachusetts law that is one of the most far-reaching state laws specifically targeting the industry
N.H. foreclosure picture continues to brighten
34% drop reported from January ‘13
Centrix CEO: We’re ‘delighted and excited’
Merger with Boston-based Eastern ‘first and final stop’ for Bedford bank
15 N.H. businesses file for February bankruptcy
But total number of filings continues on downward slide
N.H. led nation in export growth in 2013
Companies in the state exported $4.3 billion in 2013, a 22 percent increase over 2012
Ruger: Job growth will be in N. Carolina
CEO says all factories in N.H., Ariz. and N.C. should have equal workforces
UNH’s Paul College adds sales program to the mix
New Sales Center of Excellence will help mentor and train students in the art of selling
Has GTAT found a gold mine with sapphire?
Apple deal gives N.H. firm an upbeat outlook
Timberland’s performance pleases new owner
‘Strong momentum story for us,’ says VF Corp. CEO
Payroll cards can’t gain traction in N.H.
Effort to tighten regulation wins overwhelming endorsement of House panel
Bill seeks mandated employer space for breast-feeding
Former state employee brings battle to House hearing
A very good 2013 for White Mountains
Insurance conglomerate sees net income jump 55 percent
Enterasys owner reports 2Q loss
Acquisition-related costs impact Extreme’s earnings
Colliding independent contractor rules go under the House microscope
Bill sponsors: Employment Security, Labor definitions can snag business owners
N.H. foreclosure picture brightened in 2013
Smallest number of filings recorded since 2007
Questions swirl around effectiveness of medical malpractice panels
Are NH’s medical malpractice screening panels working, even though they are hardly used?
N.H. bankruptcy filings start 2014 on the right track
23% fewer in January than a year ago
Standex 2Q earnings fall
Food services unit continues to show weakness
Franchise owner rights bill finds little support
No N.H. franchisees testify in favor at House hearing
Bottomline acquires analytics firm
$8 million deal lands N.Y. 'pre-revenue company'
Unitil results: cooking with gas
Growth in natural gas sales fuels 3.5% increase in earnings
PC Connection 2013 sales, income rise
Despite a 23 percent cut in sales to the federal government
N.H. Senate panel votes to kill employer criticism bill
Measure would bar companies from firing a worker for ‘egregious’ statements
N.H. House to take up a bevy of business-related bills
Alcohol sales, premium cigars, keno, windmills on the agenda
GTAT CFO to leave for private equity job
Cell phone industry exec will be his replacement
N.H. Senate panel says no to three of four business tax break proposals
But there’ll be a closer look at credit for vo-tech high school donations
Enterasys earnings data released in SEC filings
New owner Extreme Networks details company’s previous three years of earnings in filings
Jobless discrimination targeted in N.H. House bill
Backers see measure as aiding long-term unemployed
Chart: Business bills to watch in 2014
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Nearly 300 bills being proposed in Concord could have an impact on business
The bills reflect the changing regulatory landscape in some key fields
Opponents try to turn up the heat in Bow coal scrubber case
They’re questioning the costs passed on to customers in continuing contentious case
Report: Skillsoft put on the block for $2b
Report says potential buyers sought by group that took firm private in 2010
Presstek agrees to $116k payment in hazardous waste settlement
Charges stem from 2012 environmental inspection at Hudson plant
House expected to OK 11% workers’ comp payment increase
Measure seen as boosting employer insurance rates by 4%
Three N.H. bills would expand penalties on business crime
Big increases in fines, prohibitions on state contracts and stricter class action suit rules are sought
BIA backs new internship website
Partnership with national site aims at ‘keeping the best talent and top businesses in New Hampshire’
Finance co.’s bankruptcy puts a chill on Upper Valley propane business
Court ruling sought to allow supplies to go ahead for ski area, manufacturers, propane dealers served by Haverhill firm
Nine N.H. businesses end 2013 filing for bankruptcy
But year ends with lowest number of filings since 2007
More news from NHBR:
State revenue got a helpful one-time shot in the arm. Now what?
Analysts fear that once it’s gone for the remainder of the fiscal year, overall revenue will lag unless other accounts, which have been underperforming to date, pick up the pace
State of the City: Mayor urges focus on long term
Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais delivered his State of the City on Tuesday, Feb. 10, framing a path to the city’s future through the lens of history. His speech, at times rapid-fire and metrics-driven and at others raised to the passionate, oratorial tone of a secular civic sermon, addressed a standing-room-only crowd of business and civic leaders at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College.
Lower interest rates pushed by White House likely won’t help NH home prices
The issue here in New Hampshire remains as it has been for many months: lack of supply that forces the hand of higher prices
Housing Champions repeal pits Legislature against governor
According to housing advocate groups, the champions program is doing exactly what it set out to do: reward communities that are taking steps to build more housing
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.
