EB-5 has potential public-funding benefits
The creative use of the EB-5 foreign investment visa offers numerous opportunities to fund worthy projects and create jobs for U.S. citizens
Government
House bill would require state, municipal contractors to use E-Verify for employees
Should businesses that are contracted by the state of New Hampshire or a municipality be required to use the federal E-Verify system to see if their employees are eligible to work in the United States?
Supporters of R&D tax credit proposal come out in force at Senate hearing
There's a good chance the state's research and development tax credit cap will be doubled, at least judging by the support it had before the Senate Ways and Means Committee and by the vote of the panel's members, who unanimously and quickly approved the proposal Tuesday after a public hearing at which all but one person testified in favored of it.
Bill to mandate generator-ready gas stations gets cool reception
New Hampshire gas stations owners are not happy about a bill that might require them to have the kind of wiring that would enable them to install a generator to ensure they would be able to provide gasoline to customers.
Sturm Ruger urges customers to 'Take Action' in gun debate
Sturm Ruger & Co. is jumping into the national political debate about gun control by launching an online campaign that urges firearms owners to contact their legislators encouraging them to oppose tougher gun control laws.
Unfinished business in the State House?
This is a budget year for the New Hampshire Legislature, but more importantly it's a political swing year, which means there's a new Democratic House and a more closely divided Senate. It also means that there may be some major…
State's second EB-5 investor center awaits OK
Under the little-known EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, foreign nationals who make qualified investments in American projects are eligible to receive expedited green cards
Federal New Market Tax Credits lure developers and lenders, but are they worth keeping?
In Berlin, the former Fraser Papers mill is being replaced by a biomass plant that will not only result in hundreds of construction and permanent jobs, but will also buy $27 million worth of wood every year from local timber…
Are two slaughterhouses enough to handle meat processing in the entire state?
Among livestock producers in New Hampshire, lack of access to slaughtering plants is frequently cited as a major impediment to growth in a state that, until very recently, had just one federally inspected slaughterhouse
NHBR to co-host gubernatorial debate
New Hampshire Business Review has joined with New England College and four other news organizations as co-hosts of an Oct. 4 debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor. Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne will debate at…
