Author: Bob Sanders

Signs of economic life in New Hampshire

N.H. is not quite back to normal, but for the first time in years, all signs are pointing in a positive direction

Benefits increase sought for N.H. jobless

The last hike took effect in 2002

Wood pellet furnace rebates offered to N.H. businesses

Up to $50,000 for eligible equipment

N.H. jobless rate doesn’t budge in November

But initial unemployment claims drop and jobs increase

One-time USA Springs investment source indicted on federal fraud charges

Swiss firm faces criminal, civil charges in investment schemes

Is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) a flop?

Confusion reigns when it comes to online health insurance marketplace, tax credit for small businesses

Third insurer plans to enter N.H. marketplace in '15

‘N.H. is a market crying out for competition,’ says the firm’s CEO

Webinars to offer info on revised health care signup for small businesses

Explanations of new SHOP enrollment process, tax credits on tap

N.H. circuit court sets up new trust docket

In response to growing need to handle complex litigation

Foreclosures still dog N.H. housing market

October numbers rise 18 percent from September

Frisbie Memorial demands Anthem narrow network info

Rochester hospital seeks Insurance Department hearing on how providers were selected

USA Springs property on the market for $2 million

The site was once valued at $125 million

14 N.H. businesses file for bankruptcy in November

A 16% drop from last year

Against the odds, N.H. housing market remained strong in Oct.

Despite government shutdown, sales rose for 23rd straight month

ACA's little-known ‘list billing’ could increase premiums of older workers

New wrinkle adds even more ACA uncertainty

Some disgruntlement emerges in Bottomline shareholder vote

Significant number of shares won’t endorse returning founders to the company’s board

Albany International's 3Q income drops

But hopes are high for Safran partnership

Standex 1Q earnings fall on flat revenue

Drop in food service equipment sales set the quarterly tone

BIA issues strategic economic initiative

The report tries to give some measurable benchmarks to a state that may have lost its way, says the organization

Ruger backlog nears 2 million guns

CEO on opening N.C. plant: ‘Frankly, electricity is much cheaper than in N.H.’

iCAD reports another quarterly loss

But revenues have been climbing so far this year

Calif. firm's buyout of Enterasys completed

Salem company's CEO will become chief operating officer of Extreme Networks

Bottomline sees a ‘strong start’ to year

Despite 1Q loss, company predicts 20% annual growth rate

23 N.H. businesses file for bankruptcy in October

After being lulled into complacency in September, there’s a big resurgence

GT Advanced Technologies inks game-changing deal with Apple

The $500m agreement represents a major shift in strategy for the company

Study finds Medicaid expansion would benefit thousands of employees in N.H.

The report focuses on 10 industries that have the most uninsured workers eligible under an expanded program

White Mountains 3Q income triples

So far this year, net income has doubled for the insurance conglomerate

With at least $1b in federal assistance money going to N.H., retailers, landlords are beneficiaries too

Cuts to social assistance programs could impact not just N.H. residents, but businesses too

Firm in Panama sues Hollis medical equipment firm

Skelley Medical moved to N.H. from Mass. at the behest of Gov. Lynch

PC Connection weathers government shutdown

Sales increase, no thanks to weak federal demand

Unitil reports 3Q earnings increase

Summer profits rise despite a mild summer

N.H. housing market ‘returning to normal’

Realtors data shows another increase in median price, sales

Standex spells out outgoing CEO’s retirement package

Firm reports 50% increase in its annual income

Timberland results add to parent’s banner year

VF Corp. earnings report yields newly acquired unit’s revenues

Sprague Resources readies $170m IPO

Portsmouth-based energy firm expects shares to be traded on NYSE

Q&A with Revenue Commissioner John Beardmore

"We are auditing to ensure fairness in the tax system in the first instance, not to raise money for the state."

BIA legislative scorecard tallies 2013 victories

The organization had plenty of ‘friends’ and ‘champions’ last session

N.H. foreclosures continue their 2013 decline

Year to date, they’ve fallen by 26 percent

Concord, Portsmouth businesses call for coal plant clampdowns

Shut Merrimack and Schiller plants, they argue

Business climate study is a mixed bag for N.H.

When it comes to taxes, state ranks high and low

Bottomline Tech execs take a pay cut

Money-losing year results in about $1 million less in their pay packages

Ex-USA Springs president defends himself

‘We are not guilty of anything. We have been majorly defrauded here’

Your guide to the Affordable Care Act: separating the facts from the myths

Answers to common questions about Obamacare

N.H. businesses put decisions on hold amid ACA confusion

Incomplete, inaccurate information could mean businesses have been leaving millions of dollars in tax breaks on the table

Facing foreclosure, White Mts. resort sues Northern Pass

‘We are really in danger of losing our business’

Only one N.H. business bankruptcy filing in September

The lowest number recorded since before the recession

No price break for N.H. businesses on health insurance exchange

But, like individual policies on the exchange, the provider network will be limited

Is ACA the first step in ending employer-based health care?

Current system’s viability is a topic at NHBR Health Care Forum

N.H. housing market continues its winning streak

Sales, median price rise while inventory plummets

Lawmakers see a change in PSNH’s attitude toward divestiture

But utility insists there has been ‘no change in position’

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Attorney Jack Middleton made his mark in New Hampshire

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