On one side are businesses, insurance companies, health care providers and the state Insurance Department. On the other are House leadership, conservative senators and a think tank. All of them mingled in a crowded House Commerce Committee meeting to testify…
A bill that would exempt foods produced and sold in New Hampshire from federal food safety regulations is running into opposition from some of the very groups the bill says it would help.A hearing on House Bill 1650 is scheduled…
A bill that would limit credit and debit card fees has New Hampshire retailers and banks going head to head.The fee in question -- the interchange fee -- is the amount that a credit card user's bank charges the retailer's…
The new owners of the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel have hired a North Country economic development organization to find ways to finance its long-overdue renovation.The nonprofit Northern Community Investment Corp., which serves northern New Hampshire and Vermont, will develop a…
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. issued a quarterly report of sorts last week on how the company is doing in reaching its goal of selling a million guns during its fiscal year - and in giving $1 from each sale…
A bill that would have required New Hampshire retailers to give a refund for returned items looks like it will morph into a return policy disclosure bill, if Tuesday's House Commerce Committee hearing is any indication.Sponsor Michele Peckham, R-North Hampton,…
Few people care that the New Hampshire Legislature is rewriting laws governing corporations and limited liability companies, but they should, said supporters Tuesday at a sparsely attended press conference in Concord.The current law in New Hampshire, one of the few…
Should a Manchester condominium be the only high-rise in New Hampshire without a sprinkler system? Or should the residents -- who have been fighting installation of the system for years -- be required to shell out about $15,000 apiece to…
The move back to New Hampshire represents a remarkable comeback for the firm, which left the state in 2003
The detention of two executives of Malom Group AG -- and the difficulties of the Swiss company in proving two Brazilian bonds it holds are legitimate -- has held up closing on a $60 million loan that would enable bankrupt…
