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
LSR Bill # Title Sponsor AGRICULTURE S-2796 Relative to the definition of "agritourism.” Bob Odell H-2235 HB1464 Exempting New Hampshire agricultural products produced, sold, and consumed in New Hampshire from the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act. Guy Comtois…
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:
New Hampshire cannot be ‘controlled’
In a recent ad, a candidate for Congress claimed that “two families have controlled New Hampshire politics for the last several decades,” or something to that effect. That rather curious claim referred to the alleged dominance of New Hampshire politics by the Shaheen and Sununu families. The notion that any family has or could dominate New Hampshire politics has to be dismissed.
Manufactured homes in single-family neighborhoods?
Webinar panel discusses far-reaching consequences of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the bipartisan legislation that seeks to address the lack of supply in the Granite State and across the country
It's Worth Knowing: The Canadians are back in NH — but for how long?
There's been a rebound of Canadian tourists across NH this summer. But new tariffs and words may have an effect on their visits this fall. Meanwhile, right along the border, there's still cross-border neighborliness in the small New Hampshire and Canadian communities.
Young Granite Staters at the nexus of policy making
Child care and early education are the initial focus of a Stay Work Play initiative called NH Nexus to identify and address key issues facing young residents of New Hampshire
In NH, U.S. energy secretary says clean energy is expensive; urges approval of natural gas pipeline
With gasoline near $4 a gallon and healing oil prices expected to jump this winter, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday said clean energy initiatives are partly to blame for high prices of energy. Wright, the founder and former chief-executive of a Denver-based oil-services and fracking company, spoke within eyesight of a small solar array at the Raymond district office of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op.
Rochester looks to block data centers with zoning law. Will it work?
City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data centers from locating in Rochester.
Turn of the leaf
Supporters of fewer restrictions on cannabis in NH see glimpse of a possible future
CEO: Manchester company a key to success of Patriot missile
A 25-person tech company in Manchester, Vibrac Precision Test Systems, anticipates explosive growth as the United States and Europe move to expand their stockpiles of Patriot defense missiles.
Landfill-siting bill praised and panned
House Bill 707, signed into law by NH Gov. Kelly Ayotte, promotes expanding existing landfills, rather than building new ones, and also establishes a seven-member committee to evaluate landfill sites.
