Author: NH Business Review Staff

New Hampshire's Business News for Aug. 8

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Saying good-bye to The Rock, Jaffrey real estate company pleads guilty to illegal dumping, Delta flights disrupted around the world, For some rowdy concertgoers in Gilford, show’s over before it even begins, NHBR Q&A: Poison Ivy remover Helaine Hughes

New Hampshire's Business News for August 5

A look at today's top business headlines, including: EPA says Brady Sullican broke lead paint laws, R&D tax credit filings surpass 2017, Trump in NH on Saturday, former senator calls Trump a sociopath, Chris Sununu supports Northern Pass, possible new restrictions for local lobster fishermen, Chunky's Cinema Pub coming to former Lowe's site in Manchester

Ratepayers lose in Eversource deal

To the editor: Your analysis of the settlement deal (“Behind the big deal,” July 23-Aug. 4 NH Business Review) was short on analysis of the impacts on Ever­source ratepayers. The deal puts the cost of the scrubber at $415 million…

15 percent rent increase over five years seen across state

According to the NH Housing Finance Author­ity’s annual residential rental cost survey, half the counties in the state show vacancy rates at well below 2 percent, while the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, including utilities, stands at $1,206. Most…

New Hampshire's Business News for August 4

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Sturm Ruger CEO to step down, Dover man pleads guilty for gun smuggling, candidates divided over Americans for Prosperity pledge, Taj Mahal casino closing, new Mass. law calls for equal pay, senior housing coming to Plaistow

New Hampshire's Business News for August 3

A look at today's top business headlines, including: NH still waiting for Powerball winner to claim prize, NH hospitals sue Martin's Point Healthcare, Trump rips on Kelly Ayotte, union backs Van Ostern for governor, Sap House Meadery expands in Center Ossipee and Hindsale Post Offices turns 200

New Hampshire's Business News for August 2

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Performance Sports Group to close two facilities and lay off 85, Corriveau-Routhier out of business, gas prices continue to drop in NH, Sal's pizza expands in Salem, Portsmouth Gas Light Co. ready to reopen after fire, CarMax Auto buys former Walmart store location in Manchester

New Hampshire's Business News for August 1

A look at today's top business headlines, including: NH's transparent health care cost, Minuteman Health sues the federal government, new GMO labeling law, NH's aging workforce, Ruger cartridge outlawed in Canada, the latest Powerball winner is from NH, Riverwide Barbeque to expand in Nashua and why your electric bill will be increasing over the next few years

New Hampshire's Business News for July 29

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Atrium Medical Corp. settlement, NH Liquor Commission lawsuits, is natural gas worse than coal for climate, Northeast Credit Union and Ocean Communities Federal Credit Union announce merger, Beara Irish Brewing launches Unity beer to raise money for Orlando and Dallas shootings victims

New Hampshire's Business News for July 28

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook has roots in NH, NH mom talks about gun control, could the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard flood, Portsmouth Regional Hospital to open an ER in Seabrook and will Stop & Shop merge with Hannaford

New Hampshire's Business News for July 27

A look at today's top business headlines, including: NH governor's race heats up with business ads, new overtime rule goes into effect soon, Franklin rehab center expands, Arlington Hotel to open in Bethlehem next month and NH man settles lawsuit with actor Charlie Sheen

New Hampshire's Business News for July 26

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Jack Donovan of the Business Finance Authority to retire, Currier Museum names new CEO and director Alan Chong, Keene woman speaks at DNC about heroin and opioid crisis in NH and gas prices continue to drop and stay low

New Hampshire's Business News for July 25

A look at today's top business headlines, including: details of the Eversource power plant agreement, Northern Pass clears another hurdle, NH's incentives for pellet stoves and other sustainable energy, Cannon Mountain gets okay for more snowmaking and developers want to expand The Balsams Resort

Starting Points: Scribe Software co-founder Peter Chase

Editor’s Note: “Starting Points,” a series of interviews with New Hampshire entrepreneurs, is a joint effort of NH Business Review, Live Free and Start and the NH High Tech Council. In 1996, Peter Chase founded data integration company Scribe Software…

New Hampshire's Business News for July 21

A look at today's top business headlines, including: DES says it did not approve Brady Sullivan's dumping; Monadnock Region to test new crowdfunding program; Navigating New Hampshire’s new accessory unit law; Union effort at UNH raising questions; Secret Service investigating NH state rep who said Clinton should be executed

Affiliation nears for CMC, Huggins, MCH

The move toward an affiliation of Catholic Medical Center in Manches­ter, Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro and Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough is taking a big step forward with submission of a filing with the Charitable Trusts Unit of the NH…

Clarifying ‘regulatory capture’

To the editor: I’m honored to have been the subject of your June 24 Q&A feature in my capacity as the state’s new Con­sumer Advocate (“Q&A: PUC Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis,” June 24-July 7 NH Business Review). The dialogue does…

New Hampshire's Business News for July 20

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Provident Bank celebrates a year on the Nasdaq; What Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit tells us about the state of sexual harassment in the workplace; Justice Dept. will seek to block 2 health insurance mergers; No Mass. tax holiday this year

New Hampshire's Business News for July 19

A look at today's top business headlines, including: UNH president’s compensation for 2014-15: $492,800; Alcohol summit brings industry, state and advocates together; Wentworth-Douglass Hospital opening Pease site; Van McLeod, ‘a pillar of our cultural and historic institutions,’ dies at 70; Anti-Trump NH delegate: Republican National Convention being run by 'brownshirts'

New Hampshire's Business News for July 18

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Litchfield demands role in Saint-Gobain PFOA plan , Lucky 7 gives lift to Bingo cash , Labor pains drag on for nominee Craig, You won't see NH's highest-ranking Republicans in Cleveland

New Hampshire's Business News for July 14

A look at today's top business headlines, including: New rule requires smoke-free policy for future low-income units, After seven decades, Corriveau-Routhier closes in Concord, Residents can get blood testing for PFCs in drinking water, RNC rules would preserve NH's primary status, NH won't be part of restroom lawsuit

New Hampshire's Business News for July 13

A look at today's top business headlines, including: Birch Hill Terrace-RiverWoods affiliation OKd, Slipping enrollment spells steep challenges for small colleges, Sanders endorses Clinton, but not all of his NH supporters are swayed, Damaged equipment delays legal Peterborough pot farm

New Hampshire's Business News for July 12

A look at today's top business headlines, including: NH-based firm seeks to revive Smith Bros. cough drops, N.H. medical examiner: at least 161 drug overdoses so far in 2016, Tupelo gets approved for move to Derry, Sanders expected to endorse Clinton in Portsmouth, Some fear Boston’s iconic Citgo sign may soon go dark