Shipments abroad by New Hampshire companies surged 15.5 percent in August, following a decrease of 1.3 percent in July. As a result, $388.4 million worth of goods left New Hampshire for international markets in August.In August of this year, exporters…
New Hampshire merchants are already benefiting from recently enacted federal legislation that capped the amount big banks can charge merchants when their customers use debit cards, according to a national payments processor.Heartland Payment Systems -- the country's fifth-largest payments processor…
Manchester-based Hampshire First Bank has agreed to be acquired by Norwich, N.Y.-based NBT Bancorp.The deal, valued at $45 million, is expected to close in the early second quarter, pending state and federal regulatory approval as well as approval by shareholders,…
"The Declaration of Inspiration" is the theme of the 16th annual New Hampshire Economic Development Summit, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Inns at Mill Falls in Meredith.Keynote speaker will be Burns…
The New Hampshire Attorney General's office has issued a warning about solicitations for a bogus event that its organizers claim is scheduled to be held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.Attorney General Michael Delaney said even though the expo is…
New Hampshire gets fewer economic benefits than any of the 10 states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, according to a report touting those benefits.But the report, released Tuesday, might have underestimated how much the Granite State gets out…
Lynn Tilton, CEO and principal of Patriarch Partners LLC -- the firm that brought the former Fraser Papers mill in Gorham back to life -- will speak on "How to Save American Manufacturing" at the ninth annual New Hampshire Advanced…
Presstek Inc. will slash its workforce in an attempt to regain profitability after posting a third-quarter loss of more than $5.4 million, the company announced Monday.The printing equipment company, which employs 130 people in Hudson and 450 overall, would not…
Ezenia, the Nashua software company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of September, is claiming assets of $2.5 million and debts of close to $900,000, according to subsequent filings.But on closer examination, the largest asset --…
A bill that would let entrepreneurs sell ownership stakes in their companies through crowdfunding websites and other online social networks has been overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House.Earlier this month, members of the House voted 407-17 in favor of HR…
New Hampshire's bankruptcy crest, which began in the spring of 2009, has now subsided. Ever since May, the number of filings in 2011 has not just been lower than last year's, but below 2009 filings as well. And in October…
Larger businesses in New Hampshire could get a big break in their business profits tax bill if a measure passed by the Senate Ways and Means committee becomes law.Senate Bill 155 would allow businesses to increase their maximum annual deduction…
GT Advanced Technology's second-quarter profits and revenue declined compared to last year at the same time, and the company has revised its guidance downward, but GT still has a $2.1 billion backlog of orders.The Merrimack-based maker of material and equipment…
Pennichuck Corp. reported comprehensive income of $2 million, or 51 cents a diluted share, for its third quarter, slightly less than the $2.2 million figure reported during the same quarter of last year, even though net income and revenue increased…
GT Advanced Technology is employing a "continued strategy of competition by litigation" in filing a "frivolous" and "completely false and baseless" lawsuit against Poly Plant Project Inc. last week, the Burbank, Calif., company said in a Monday morning press release."This…
PC Connection posted net income of $9.4 million, or 35 cents a share, in its third quarter ending Sept. 30, up slightly from the $8.6 million posted during the same quarter last year.That brings profits at the Merrimack-based firm to…
Robert and Gary Bahre, former owners of New Hampshire International Speedway and the Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine, and a New York real estate firm are the largest owners behind the casino under construction in Oxford, according to documents released…
On June 15, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' reporting standard known as SSAE 16 effectively replaced the SAS 70 standard for U.S. service organizations to test their internal controls.With SSAE 16, AICPA has developed a reporting standard intended…
The ongoing debate over the role of government, spending and the national debt illustrates more than we need to know about our current political system.One doesn't need to be clairvoyant to see the impact of the ideological battle on our…
A prominent topic in the career development field, and indeed in the popular culture, are the "hottest careers of the year." You know the headlines: "Hottest Careers of 2012," "Coolest Jobs for Today's College Grads" and "Present-Day Must-Have Careers."These make…
Q. As a small business owner, I can't offer the types of benefits large corporations can. Are there things I can do that don't cost a lot of money to retain employees?A. As a small business owner you actually have…
It's a beautiful morning and I'm headed to a meeting when -- oh no, a school bus!Well, I'm stuck. The bus stops every 50 yards or so for the little darlings. The lights start flashing and everything stops. The kids…
The imminent opening of the access road to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, to be known as Raymond Wieczorek Drive, as well as the Interstate 93 widening project and other infrastructure improvements, got me thinking about roads. So did a recent…
The American people are waiting for leadership from Washington. They desperately want to see both parties work together to strengthen our economy and reduce our deficit for the good of the nation. But instead of debating these issues, Congress was…
Just a little over four years ago, New Hampshire found itself in an enviable financial situation. With $89 million in the rainy day fund to protect against future economic downturns, we had a chance to make a strong case for…
It started with a simple statement from the president: "Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires."The right wing exploded. The Union Leader said the president was being "disingenuous." Syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock called the president a liar.…
If U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte gets her way, New Hampshire retailers that sell their goods online to residents of other states won't have to collect and remit sales taxes back to those states.That's the gist of a new bipartisan resolution,…
There has been a flurry of earnings reports over the last week from public companies based in New Hampshire or with substantial operations in the Granite State. Here is what some firms have reported.StandexStandex International Corp., Salem, reported a net…
GT Advanced Technologies has widened its litigation against the Italian citizen who allegedly stole the Merrimack-based company's technology and the California company that allegedly benefited from the alleged intellectual property thievery.The maker of equipment and materials used to manufacture solar…
Legislation to change and update the nation's patent laws has been lost in the headlines about the economy. But patent attorney William Loginov of Concord has been keeping a close eye on the legislation, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which…
New Hampshire recently lost two significant citizens, one well known and one less so, but both important.Former Congressman Perkins Bass of Peterborough died Oct. 25 at age 99. Bass, himself son of a Republican governor, Robert Bass, was born in…
Thirteen businesspeople were honored Oct. 27 at the New Hampshire Business Review's ninth annual Business Excellence Awards, which recognize the efforts and achievements owners of companies with 100 employees or fewer. More than 300 people attended the event, which was…
They are hardly "huddled masses" and far from "poor" or "wretched refuse," but they are foreigners and they want to become U.S. citizens. And, under the federal EB-5 visa program, they not only don't have to wait in line, they…
Simon Property Group promises upscale shopping at the Merrimack Premium Outlets, but the company isn't naming names when it comes to which tenants will fill its 100 stores when it opens next spring.The only known tenant at this point is…
Bottomline Technologies reported a net income of $1.7 million (a nickel a share) in the first quarter of the company's fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30.That's a falloff of nearly $1 million from the $2.7 million net income reported…
Presstek, Inc.'s stock will be delisted if it doesn't get its stock price up, Nasdaq warned the company last week. But the Hudson-based printing equipment can still be traded on the exchange, at least until April.The company's stock traded below…
A bill that set out to repeal all of the health insurance mandates passed when Democrats last had control of the New Hampshire Legislature will effectively repeal only one - a mandate that insurers pay for midwives - at least…
Patrick C. McHugh, FairPoint Communications' assistant general counsel in northern New England, has been named the company's New Hampshire state president.He succeeds Teresa Rosenberger, who stepped down from the post last month to return to her work at the Devine…
A group of former FairPoint Communications creditors has filed suit against Verizon Communications, charging that the giant telecom is to blame for FairPoint's bankruptcy and continued financial troubles.The creditors have formed a litigation trust and filed a $2 billion fraudulent…
The bankrupt Kingsbury Corp. told its workers Monday they might have to wait until the company is sold before they can get paid three weeks' back wages from July.The company was in Bankruptcy Court in Manchester to get approval from…
As part of a move to expand its New England footprint, Alabama-based Books-A-Million recently opened its first New Hampshire store and will open two more by the end of this week.Books-A-Million had a soft opening of its first Granite State…
Thirteen businesspeople were honored Thursday night at the New Hampshire Business Review's ninth annual Business Excellence Awards, which recognize the efforts and achievements owners and operators of companies with 100 employees or fewer.More than 300 people attended the Oct. 27…
Customers of Daddy's Junky Music whose items were being repaired or who had made deposits on equipment are trying to figure out where they stand now that the New Hampshire-based chain of music equipment stores closed its doors abruptly Wednesday…
Hampton-based Unitil Corp. posted a net loss of $1.6 million, or 15 cents a share, in its third quarter, thanks to expensing $2 million in costs due to the ice storm in 2008. But, according to the company's earnings report…
FairPoint Communications is taking on the nation's biggest competitive local exchange carrier -- or CLEC -- in federal court, saying it is owed $6.2 million.On Monday, FairPoint's two subsidiaries (Vermont LLC and Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC ) filed…
Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-author of The New York Times best-selling book, "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," will deliver the keynote address at the first New Hampshire Women's Caucus.The "What Women Want Now"…
The total dollar amount of future construction contracts in New Hampshire picked up somewhat in September, putting a stop to a troubling downward trend.According to industry information service McGraw Hill Construction, which collects the data, future construction contracts totaled $98.6…
The New Hampshire House Commerce Committee Tuesday backed away from requiring health insurers to cover patients using naturopath doctors as primary care physicians in the small group market.Instead, the requirement will be limited to the individual market, where people already…
VF Corp.'s acquisition of Stratham-based The Timberland Company earlier this year has paid off immediately and more than expected, according to the North Carolina-based firm's earnings report released Monday.VF closed the deal $2.3 billion deal on Sept. 13, and it…
The U.S. House is trying to weaken the U.S. Senate's bid to reauthorize two programs that bring millions of dollars of research money to small businesses, according to U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who is joining with Republican Sen. Scott…
A decade after buying the property to redevelop it into a new generation of vacation cabins, the owner of Presidential Mountain Resort LLC (PMR) in Bethlehem has filed for bankruptcy protection in New York’s federal court, claiming more than $13 million in liabilities owed.
Failure to restore ACA tax cuts will only make things worse, according to U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan
As we close out Q2 and review the year so far, there are several interesting dynamics at play.
Londonderry’s Town Council is at odds over legal matters pertaining to hiring outside law firms to handle complaints and allegations of misconduct against the town manager.
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) published four new opinion letters addressing a variety of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) questions.
As Service Credit Union (SCU) seeks a new chapter of federal bankruptcy for an unfinished senior living campus in Littleton, it filed a lawsuit in state court last month against the owners and lenders, whom it accuses of coordinated fraud and embezzlement involving a $30 million SCU construction loan.
The attorney for an ousted police chief argued against the legality of his demotion to patrol officer at a Tuesday, June 30, court hearing. The town’s attorney insisted that the chief’s behavior had violated policy repeatedly and warranted action by the town.
Fidelity teams compete to pack 50,000 meals for the New Hampshire Food Bank
The new building in Durham’s western edge will anchor a 60-acre, mixed-use project of academic, corporate, government, residential and entertainment uses.
