The expanding role of gambling in state finances
Expansions of gambling in the next state budget would continue a longstanding trend of gaming expansions in New Hampshire
Banking and Finance
Citizens Bank finds NH business conditions positive in first three months of 2025
‘Cautious optimism’ remains despite tariff uncertainty
Needham Bank plans to acquire BankProv for $212 million
The holding company for Needham Bank plans to buy BankProv for $211.8 million in cash and stock, giving the Massachusetts-based bank a footprint in the Granite State. Ambury-Mass.-based BankProv, operates New Hampshire branches in Bedford, Exeter, Hampton, Portsmouth and Seabrook.
As property values go up in Laconia, tax rates trend down
Laconia City Manager Kirk Beattie presented a preliminary budget compliant with the tax cap, indicating a reduced tax rate, to the city council on Monday, April 28.
Banking experts can help businesses weather uncertainty
In a shifting economic landscape, small businesses need more than just financial services; they need true partners.
Primary Bank celebrates 10 years of serving NH businesses
As an entrepreneur and real estate developer, Bill Greiner never intended to establish a bank, but then the 2008 financial crisis hit.
Fidelity’s Financial Literacy Day teaches local teens the ABCs of money
Providing financial education to those in the community who need it is a big part of Fidelity’s values
Tax deduction open to nonprofits going green on buildings
For 20 years, private businesses and for-profit enterprises have been able to claim a tax deduction to help lower the cost of green building infrastructure projects. But only recently have some public sector and tax-exempt organizations been granted access, too.
State budget: Where’s the money going, and coming from?
NHFPI assesses House Finance Committee budget against governor’s proposal
Study: NH business tax cuts led to ‘forgone revenue’
New Hampshire's Business Profits Tax and the Business Enterprise Tax can represent up to 40% of the state’s revenue. A new report argues that the notion of reducing these taxes to help kick start business activity hurts the state in the long run.
