Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire

03/06/2026

Congrats to all the New Hampshire Union Leader's 40 Under 40 honorees! We were happy to be a part of the festivities.

02/11/2026

New Brand, Same Mission: Powering Progress for Business

We're super excited to introduce our new brand identity! The new website is now live, reflecting a refreshed look that better represents who we are and what we stand for: Powering Progress for Business.

While our appearance may be new, our commitment remains unchanged: ensuring our members have a voice in shaping the policies that affect them. See the special video reveal here and visit us at https://www.biaofnh.com/

10/29/2025

10/27/2025

Thank you, Governor Kelly Ayotte!

09/15/2025

09/10/2025

09/04/2025

NH Business Review‘s Business Excellence Awards celebrate the imagination, industriousness, innovation and achievements of business owners and operators in NH.

08/28/2025

New Hampshire Ranked #2 Best State in the Country

The 2025 U.S. News and World Report Best States rankings place New Hampshire #2. The report evaluates all 50 states across 71 metrics in eight categories.

Notably, New Hampshire ranked:
🔶 #1 in Crime & Corrections
🔶 #4 in Natural Environment
🔶 #6 in Opportunity

The strong placement in Opportunity underscores the Granite State’s ability to provide pathways for success despite its small size, reflecting New Hampshire’s innovative and resilient industries. Following closely behind was Economy, with NH landing at #12.

Read the full report here: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire

08/07/2025

Thank you to Andy DeMeo for including our President & CEO Mike Skelton in an episode of Granite Goodness!

06/18/2025

Lowering energy costs for New Hampshire businesses is critical to growing jobs and our economy. Hear from one of our members, the Associated Grocers of New England, on why industrial self-generation and net metering through Senate Bill 106 will help them compete and grow in the Granite State. The BIA, NH manufacturers, and energy intensive businesses across New Hampshire support keeping SB106 in the State Budget!

Read the article in the NH Journal:

New Hampshire - GREENLAW: Let Businesses Control Their Energy Costs; Keep SB 106 in the Budget - NH Journal - Energy

06/03/2025

Lora (Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire); Larry (Pike Industries) and Debra (Dale Carnegie) had a great day at the 42nd Annual Chamber Collaborative Classic presented by Sheehan Phinney on May 29!

05/20/2025

Providing energy independence by expanding net metering through SB 106 is a crucial pro-business and pro-job growth legislative action that can benefit New Hampshire businesses. To lower energy costs and ensure reliability, we must utilize all available tools and technologies to help New Hampshire businesses stay competitive.

SB 106 empowers local businesses with the opportunity to generate their own power and take control of their energy needs. Removing barriers to local energy production keeps more money in New Hampshire, bolstering job creation and our economy. The time to act on energy competitiveness for New Hampshire businesses is now.

Read this BIA Business Perspective that originally ran in the New Hampshire Union Leader here:

New Hampshire businesses face some of the highest energy costs in the nation, threatening economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness. Over the past decade, electricity prices in our state have risen 60%, compared to a national increase of 26%. This places New Hampshire among the ten mos...