Health transparency fines could loom for employers
“That’s news to me. We haven’t heard of it,” said Val Zanchuk, president of Graphicast in Jaffrey. “The fines are ridiculous for a small company.

‘This is down to simple math’
In June, Volinsky returned to court, accompanied by John Tobin, former longtime executive director of NH Legal Assistance and fellow veteran of the Claremont litigation.

Study: 54 percent of New Hampshire homeowners are ‘equity-rich’
While the Granite State was 15th on that list, neighbor Vermont was No.

First Seacoast Bank plans to shift from mutual to stockholder-owned
First Seacoast Bancorp’s board of directors announced Aug. 12 that it has adopted what is called a “Plan of Conversion and Reorganization,”...

NH BUSINESS REVIEW
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Car dealership employee files Covid-related suit over firing
Despite the fear of business groups when the pandemic began, there haven’t been too many Covid-related lawsuits filed in New Hampshire.

Daughter sues Salem nursing home over parents’ Covid deaths
The daughter of an elderly couple who died of Covid has filed a wrongful death suit against a Salem assisted living facility,...

CONCORD
The Union Leader reported that, with pending grants likely to be approved, it would appear the program could have about $1.

IN BRIEF
Gunmaker Sig Sauer has unveiled plans for a major expansion on a 20-acre parcel at the Pease International Tradeport.

TAKE 5
9 percent of children in New Hampshire are living in poverty, with 25 percent of households with children having high housing cost burdens,...

NH, other states reach $450m settlement with another opioid manufacturer
In the agreement, Endo International plc, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday night in the Southern District of New York,...

Silicon carbide plant expansion hailed in Hudson
Just days after President Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act — legislation aimed at pumping billions of dollars into semiconductor investment and development in the U.S....

THE BOTTOM LINE
Sturm, Ruger & Co. reported that secondquarter sales were off 30 percent, to $140.7 million, the Connecticut-based manufacturer with a major facility in Newport reported,...

ABOUT TOWN
The nonprofit works to empower young girls to unleash their inner potential through working as a team on wood-working projects, and the donated tools will help the girls build more for their communities.

Medicine’s ‘next frontier’
In addition, there’s Tech for Teachers, for K-12 teachers.

Reconsidering your career
There comes a time with all of us when we find ourselves reconsidering our career. We question why we still cling to the rationale that prompted us to settle on this career in the first place.

Another independent pharmacy shuts its doors
“It’s bonkers,” said Cynthia Snay, who owned Warner Pharmacy from 2010 until it shut its doors in July.

Defeating a climate of distrust
That statement barely raised an eyebrow among the diverse political activists in attendance, but it is a profound recognition of where our country stands today.

Inflation Reduction Act could make changes for NH
The bill passed the U.S. Senate earlier this week, the first time such significant steps to address climate change have advanced this far in Congress.

The economic perils ahead
President Biden, signing the recent huge climate change, tax and healthcare bill, cited its results in lowering the deficit. U.S. Sen.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The headline is surprising as it appears to blame land conservation for higher housing costs. This is not true and not what the research concludes.

Why companies need to embrace cybersecurity positions
IT has become the lifeblood of nearly every organization and is how employees communicate, solve problems and manage daily operations.

Let’s look more closely at Casella’s PR campaign
Casella has had a terrific run financially. The company has been growing quickly by acquiring smaller solid waste businesses in the Northeast.

Meaningful electric choice arrives just in time
Anyone watching the news lately cannot help but take note of the historic escalation in our domestic and global energy markets.

How will selling your business change your life?
When you started your business, you had one singular goal: to be successful.

An entrepreneur’s guide to living life in retirement
Starting and running a business often includes long days, weekends and a mind occupied with challenges to solve and opportunities to grab.

Politics-free investing
So far, 2022 has been a very difficult year for most investors. Though the value of most dividend paying companies’ shares are also down this year, in general,...

Pursuing an MBA in today’s economy
Many business professionals would agree that having an MBA on your resume is always better than not having one.

Office vacancy rate in NH holding steady at about 11%
“This steep incline was due to some companies downsizing their office space, notably in the Class B sector,” she wrote in her analysis.

Massachusetts firm adds to NH shopping center portfolio
RK Centers owns and manages a portfolio of over 10 million square feet of open-air regional and community shopping centers across New England and South Florida,...

State ranks 38th in new national foreclosure survey
“Foreclosure activity across the United States continued its slow, steady climb back to pre-pandemic levels in the first half of 2022,” said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence at ATTOM.

Minority-Owned Businesses in New Hampshire
Minority-Owned Businesses in New Hampshire

CALENDAR
DEI FROM TALK TO ACTION: BUILDING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, INCLUSIVE CULTURE.

Q&A INTERVIEW
That race is interesting to me, because it’s becoming a bit of a proxy for Sununu versus Trump. You have candidate Bob Burns, who is a very strong supporter of Trump.

THE LATEST
Bar Harbor Bankshares, parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, has named Debra Miller to its board of directors.

AARP NH names Christina Fitzpatrick new state dir.
Christina Fitzpatrick has been named the new state director of AARP New Hampshire.

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
To bring you up to speed: With less than three weeks left until the primary, there sure seems to be a front-runner in the field of five GOPers brawling for the nod — Don Bolduc,...