New Hampshire's Business News for May 13
A look at today's top business headlines, including: ‘New economy’ bills, 10-year high plan, drone regulations approved, permanent authorization of SBIR/STTR nears, Dyn’s Jeremy Hitchcock steps down as CEO, New England states are losing their forest cover
NH Senate OKs ‘new economy’ regulations Bills affecting companies like Airbnb, Uber win approval. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
NH Senate approves 10-year highway plan The state’s 10-year, $3.8 billion highway improvement plan was approved by the Senate Thursday. – NH UNION LEADER
Senate approves drone regulations Regulating drone use to better protect the privacy of citizens found favor in the Senate Thursday. – NH UNION LEADER
Permanent authorization clears key hurdle for SBIR/STTR programs Provision would dedicate R&D funding across all federal agencies. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
In custody: Police nab man wanted for shooting 2 Manchester cops The manhunt is over for a man who shot two police officers early this morning. – NH1
Armed police surround office building at Pease Heavily armed officers from local and state police on Friday morning have surrounded the perimeter of an office building at 2 International Drive at Pease International Tradeport. – PORTSMOUTH HERALD
Dyn co-founder Hitchcock resigns as company’s CEO Will remain on staff; Baum to oversee operations. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
Cybersecurity Forum to show how identify, protect data NH High Tech Council, NH Business Review partner for May 24 event. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
Five NH businesses file for bankruptcy in April Total business-related bankruptcies increase sharply. – NH BUSINESS REVIEW
Durham awarded $500,000 for investment in affordable assisted living facility The NH Community Development Finance Authority has awarded $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to the Town of Durham to support the building of a new assisted living facility which will create 25 new full-time jobs. – FOSTER’S DAILY DEMOCRAT
Henniker planning board wants proposed Dollar General to have a ‘New England look’ If Dollar General is going to build a store in Henniker, it ought to have a pitched roof, vinyl siding and “some sort of New England color.” – CONCORD MONITOR
New England states are losing their forest cover Researchers at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy say the amount of forest cover in the New England states and New York has declined by about 1 percent over the past decade. – NH PUBLIC RADIO
Filming starts soon for NH Fish and Game reality show New Hampshire conservation officers and wildlife biologists are gearing up to be the focus of a reality TV show, while a similar program in Maine winds down amid questions of whether the filming contributed to controversial poaching raids in 2014. – CONCORD MONITOR
Senate passes ban on gay conversion therapy The NH Senate has passed a ban on the practice of gay conversion therapy. The late night vote came after the Senate failed to reach an agreement on it earlier Thursday. – NH PUBLIC RADIO
Senate approves bill requiring conviction before forfeiture With little debate the Senate Thursday approved requiring a person be convicted of a crime before that person’s money could be subject to forfeiture. – NH UNION LEADER
The NH race that no one is talking about There are a few reasons why the highly competitive gubernatorial race has flown under the radar. – THE BOSTON GLOBE
Roberts announces run for NH Senate, Kahn forms exploratory committee A Keene city councilor has announced he’s exploring a run for Molly M. Kelly’s NH Senate District 10 seat, and a state representative says he’s all in. – THE KEENE SENTINEL