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
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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…
Does trade assistance for displaced workers work?
Jennylsa Wilson was a month away from her due date when Flo-Pro Inc. told her she had been let go, because -- she later learned -- the company shifted its manufacturing of car axles from its plant in Bedford to…
Automatic federal budget cuts threaten N.H. health care jobs
It's not just defense industry-related jobs that are at stake if Congress does nothing to prevent the country from going over the "fiscal cliff." A newly released report says thousands of health care jobs also are at risk in New…
New highway bill is only a first step
New Hampshire businesses and working families able to take a step forward after the passing of a two-year highway bill that will ensure the long-term stability to the federal highway.
Employers must provide copies of non-competes and non-piracy agreements to employees under N.H. law
On May 21, 2012, Gov. John Lynch signed into law HB 1270. The new law requires an employer, prior to or concurrent with the making of an offer of employment or the making of an offer of change in…
Election 2012: A guide to the 11 Senate Republicans seeking re-election
While the big news recently was the number of incumbent Republican state senators choosing not to run for re-election, 11 of the 19 filed for re-election. The 19-5 majority held by Republicans this past year was almost historic in nature.…
Concord's a winner, but are rail line, port left out in TIGER cold?
The fate of the two other proposals -- one to upgrade a freight line in the North Country, another to improve the Main Wharf in Portsmouth -- is still unknown
