New Hampshire Business Review back issues from January 2007:
Four of five guilty in Enterasys trial.(Robert Barber, Bruce Kay, Robert Gagalis, David Boey )
Jan 05, 2007; ... After a complicated month-long trial and seven days of deliberations, a jury with virtually no accounting experience convicted four former Enterasys Networks executives of conspiring to commit securities fraud Dec. 19 in U.S. District Court in Concord. But the jury was never ...
Exec brings personal perspective to working with visually impaired.(Guy Woodland of New Hampshire Association for the Blind )
Jan 05, 2007; ... Guy Woodland, newly appointed senior vice president of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind in Concord, begins each day at the office by checking his voice mail messages. It's rare that there isn't at least one request for help from an individual learning to live with blindness or ...
Of paintings and pennies.(Hampshire First Bank Inc.)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Hampshire First Bank Inc. is beginning a new program at its branch on Main Street in Nashua, but it has more to do with Monet than money. On display in its lobby will be artworks by local artists, with collections rotating about every two months. Cathy Kert, owner of ...
Kid concerto contest.(Page Three)(New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... If your teenager is talented at tickling the ivories or tooting on a horn, you may want to consider having your child audition for the Youth Concerto Competition sponsored by the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra's fifth annual competition will be held March ...
Comeback cola.(Page Three)
Jan 05, 2007 ... A vintage soda has recently gone back into production on the New Hampshire Seacoast. Vin Fiz, a grape-flavored soda, was originally produced by the Armour Meat Packing Plant of Chicago in 1911. Proving corporate sponsorship is nothing new, the soda was raised to effervescent ...
Q & A with ... Research industry pioneer Katie Delahaye Paine.(dialogue with Katie Delahaye Paine)(Interview)
Jan 05, 2007; ... Few would consider the North Country city of Berlin a suitable candidate for expansion for an information-based company. Berlin has dealt with one economic shock after another over the past two decades as its paper mill and lumber-based economy have fallen victim to fierce global ...
Strong support: N.H. businesses envision a good '07.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)
Jan 05, 2007; ... A new survey suggests that most New Hampshire businesses expect overall economic conditions to stay strong in 2007. The survey, conducted by the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire and RKM Research and Communications, measured business confidence among a 300 New ...
Big deal: Mascoma Corp. awarded N.Y. contract.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)
Jan 05, 2007; ... Mascoma Corp., a Massachusetts-based firm with R&D facilities in Lebanon, N.H., has been awarded a nearly $15 million conract from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to build and operate a ...
Peggy Proko, center, and Peter Proko, second from right, co-owners of Peters Auto Center, recently accepted the December of the Citizens Bank-New Hampshire Business Review Not Your Typical Business Award at the Nashua auto dealership.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Peggy Proko, center, and Peter Proko, second from right, co-owners of Peters Auto Center, recently accepted the December of the Citizens Bank-New Hampshire Business Review Not Your Typical Business Award at the Nashua auto dealership. Also shown ...
Simon says: mall owner joins pact to raise employment standards.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Simon Properties Group partnerships)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007; ... Simon Properties Group--owner of three shopping malls in New Hampshire--is one of two national retail mall owners entering into a partnership with the nation's largest union of property service workers in an effort to raise national employment standards for the janitors and other service ...
No-wheat treat: new A-B sorghum beer to be brewed in Merrimack.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007; ... People with wheat allergies who have stayed away from beer will have a new option - and it will be brewed in New Hampshire. Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. last month introduced Redbridge, which the company calls the first nationally available sorghum beer. Named Redbridge, ...
Rochester: Thompson/Center Arms is being sold to Smith 8, Wesson Holding Corp. parent company of gun manufacturer Smith &, Wesson, based in Springfield, Mass., for $102 million.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(acquisitions)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Rochester: Thompson/Center Arms is being sold to Smith 8, Wesson Holding Corp. parent company of gun manufacturer Smith &, Wesson, based in Springfield, Mass., for $102 million. The transaction is expected to close ...
Rutland, Vt.: Newport, N.H.-based New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares is buying the 143-year-old First Brandon National Bank of Rutland in a $21 million purchase of First Brandon Financial Corp.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Rutland, Vt.: Newport, N.H.-based New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares is buying the 143-year-old First Brandon National Bank of Rutland in a $21 million purchase of First Brandon Financial Corp. The Vermont bank's four branches and approximately 40 employees will remain under the First Brandon ...
Newport: firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. is offering voluntary buyout packages to senior employees, changing its pay structure and selling off some property in New Hampshire to help cut costs.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Newport: Firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. is offering voluntary buyout packages to senior employees, changing its pay structure and selling off some property in New Hampshire to help cut costs. The company announced it hopes to cut its payroll by $3 million in 2007 with buyout offers to ...
Manchester: Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is raising rates at its parking garage and long-term parking lots.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Manchester: Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is raising rates at its parking garage and long-term parking lots. The airport announced that rates in its long-term lots will rise from $8 to $10 per day, while the daily maximum ...
North Hampton: voters rejected a move to investigate and initiate a municipal takeover of their local water utility, putting an end to the effort toward the town exercising eminent domain powers and acquiring Aquarion Water Co.'s North Hampton operations.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... North Hampton: Voters rejected a move to investigate and initiate a municipal takeover of their local water utility, putting an end to the effort toward the town ...
Durham: despite the state's low poverty rate, at least 48,000 low-income families struggle to make ends meet, according to a report form the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Durham: Despite the state's low poverty rate, at least 48,000 low-income families struggle to make ends meet, according to a report form the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute. According to the report, one in seven New Hampshire families is low income, and dropping incomes and ...
Concord: as of Jan. 1, New Hampshire residents are able to place a "security freeze" on their credit files.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Concord: As of Jan. 1, New Hampshire residents are able to place a "security freeze" on their credit files. The freeze prevents potential creditors from accessing information. The attorney general's office said that even someone with a person's ...
Portsmouth: Rocket Fish, an industrial design company specializing in the athletic market, has been named winner of the December "Innovation Rocks!" Award from the New Hampshire Business Resource Center.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Portsmouth: Rocket Fish, an industrial design company specializing in the athletic market, has been named winner of the December "Innovation Rocks!" Award from the New Hampshire Business Resource Center. Rocket Fish was honored for its recent work with Steve & Barry's University ...
Concord: the Public Relations Society of America Yankee Chapter is seeking nominations for its annual Patrick Jackson Award, which recognizes a professional who is not in the public relations field but nonetheless successfully uses public relations principles to benefit his or her organization and society.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Concord: The Public Relations Society of America Yankee Chapter is seeking nominations for its annual Patrick Jackson Award, which recognizes a professional who is not in the public relations field but ...
Washington, D.C.: Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes, the two Democrats elected to Congress from New Hampshire in November, say they support the national party's "100 hours" agenda of raising the minimum wage, eliminating tax breaks for oil companies and making prescription drugs more affordable.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Washington, D.C.: Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes, the two Democrats elected to Congress from New Hampshire in November, say they support the national party's "100 hours" agenda of raising the minimum wage, eliminating tax breaks for oil companies and making prescription drugs more ...
Concord: the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development is soliciting information about upcoming events for free listings in its Events Guide, its consumer Web site and press releases.
Jan 05, 2007 ... Concord: The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development is soliciting information about upcoming events for free listings in its Events Guide, its consumer Web site and press releases. The division said it is ...
Micronetics.(The week that was)(contract)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Stealth Microwave a subsidiary of radio frequency components manufacturer Micronetics (NOIZ) has been awarded a $2.5 million contract to produce high-power amplifiers on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System platform for IP-Wireless, a developer of mobile broadband and multimedia ...
American Skiing Company.(The week that was)(Steamboat Acquisition Corp.)(mergers and acquisitions)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... American Skiing Company (AESK.OB) will sell Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. to Steamboat Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Intrawest ULC, for $265 million. Proceeds from the sale will ...
Stock check.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Statistical table)
Jan 05, 2007 ... <Pre> Stock Check72/29 12/15MARKET SYMBOLNAME CLOSING CLOSING CAP AIG AMER INTL GROUP INC 71.66 72.13186.30B AESK.OB AMERICAN SKIING CO 0.29 0.27 9.05M BUD ...
2006 closes with the passing of four good men.(Gerald Ford, Saul Greenspan, George Blushiy)(Column)
Jan 05, 2007; ... During the closing weeks of 2006, four good men, drawn from very diverse backgrounds, passed away. Their level of fame varied, but the things they had in common struck me as I thought about their lives. First and most famous, former President Gerald Ford died the day after ...
Courts seek cut in protection fund for attorneys' victims: money would be used to support progr-ams to help lawyers and judge grappling with mental health, addiction and related problems.(Lawyers Assistance Program)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... The state courts are seeking public comment on a proposal that would cut contributions to a victim-compensation fund with the aim of using some of the money to help troubled lawyers. Funded by required annual dues from lawyers and judges, the Public Protection Fund--established ...
New Hampshire exports fall again in October.(Institute of Supply Management)(Statistical data)
Jan 05, 2007; ... After falling 2.9 percent in September, exports from New Hampshire companies declined another 4 percent in October--a $9.7 million monthly fall in foreign shipments that brought total exports to $234.4 million in October. But, compared with last year, the latest snapshot in ...
Hampshire Fire Protection builds its reputation on service, quality: work ethic, dedication drive company's impressive success.(Company overview)
Jan 05, 2007; ... When Lawrence Thibodeau accepted a summer job at a fire sprinkler company in Maine 40 years ago he had no way of knowing he was taking the first step toward creating his own $16 million company. Today, Hampshire Fire Protection Company Inc., owned by Thibodeau and his wife Diane is just ...
Using the Common Man for common good.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 05, 2007; ... To the editor: It is not hard to understand why Alex Ray, owner of the Common Man family of restaurants, is celebrating 35 years of success. If one defines success as I do--as something that benefits the larger community--then Alex Ray is the epitome of success. In ...
Let's take the long view of our tax system.(view tax)(Editorial)
Jan 05, 2007 ... You can repeat a phrase ten thousand times, but if it isn't valid to begin with repetition doesn't make it true. Saying something over and over, and over, however, sure helps when you're in the business of spreading propaganda. A case in point is that constant low hum we've been ...
Why we must leave Iraq.(Column)
Jan 05, 2007; ... It is time for the United States to withdraw from Iraq. Not in five years or three years--withdrawal should start now and troops should be brought home within a year. The human and economic cost have proven to be too high. The relevant parallel is our failure to leave Vietnam in ...
Fish & Game deserves tax support.
Jan 05, 2007; ... New Hampshire is different, and we like it that way. We're sure not Massachusetts, and it's not just that we're more business-friendly, because we're really not. What makes New Hampshire of value to businesses, tourists and families is, in no small measure, our truly unique identity. ...
Don't be fooled--it is a 'view tax'.(Property taxes)(Column)
Jan 05, 2007; ... If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, chances are it's a duck. The "view tax" is just that--a view tax. Many in Concord can spin it anyway they want, but at the end of the day it's a View Tax. I have served on the New Hampshire Assessing Standards ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Send calendar items to the NHBR Calendar Editor by e-mail to editor@nhbr.com or by fax to 603-624-1310. Please include date, time, place, contact person, cost, sponsor and a brief description of the event. Items must be received a month before the event in order to ensure publication. For ...
Use caution in declaring home-business deductions.(TAXES)
Jan 05, 2007; ... If you're like the over 128,500 home-based businesses incubating in New Hampshire, you may be eligible for tax deductions on a portion of your everyday living expenses. But a word of caution: the Internal Revenue Service is paying very close attention to these deductions, so take them ...
The fundamentals of building a better Web site.(PR BRIEFING)
Jan 05, 2007; ... Before they walk through your door, they click through your Web site--really! It's a fast-paced, high-tech world we work in, and it's vital for businesses to have an informative, easy-to-navigate site that allows visitors to quickly find what they need. Your customers or ...
Why not Google your way to superior performance? with a little research, you can be an Innovative thinker.(IMPROVING PERFORMANCE)
Jan 05, 2007; ... I have a friend from Australia, a delightful country to which I've been. I can't help but needle him about the only thing I didn't like about it: They drive on the wrong side of the road. According to Steve, "It's the left side, not the wrong side," but it's wrong in my book. ...
Court ruling may lower bar on wrongful termination.(Lacasse v. Spaulding Youth Center)
Jan 05, 2007; ... A supervisor berates a food service worker for making a peanut butter sandwich incorrectly. The same supervisor treats the employee gruffly for several days, ignores her altogether, then gives her a substandard performance appraisal. Are these actions sufficient to substantiate ...
United Way honors Sheehan attorney.(RESOURCES: legal)(Susan A. Manchester gets 2006 Heritage United Way Community Volunteer of the Year award)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Susan A. Manchester, an attorney with the law firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, has been named the recipient of the 2006 Heritage United Way Community Volunteer of the Year award. Manchester, who was given the award Dec. 6 at the 2006 Heritage United Way Campaign ...
Firm gives Walker Jack Middleton Award.(RESOURCES: legal)(Jack B. Middleton Pro Bono Legal Services Award for Jeremy Walker)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Jeremy Walker, an attorney with the law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, has been presented with the firm's second annual Jack B. Middleton Pro Bono Legal Services Award for his commitment to serving New Hampshire's poor and underprivileged citizens. "Providing ...
New trust law gives N.H. an advantage.(New Hampshire)(Column)
Jan 05, 2007; ... One of the major changes New Hampshire's adoption earlier this year of the Trust Modernization and Competitiveness Act of 2006 trust laws brings to the state's trust law is the creation of a new group of trust companies called family fiduciary service companies. Prior to the ...
Are you ready to start taking care of your parents?(Column)
Jan 05, 2007; ... Americans are living longer these days. I recently heard on the radio that the oldest person in America had just passed away at age 116. As baby boomers, we're experiencing a new phenomenon that will last many generations to come: the likelihood we will have to provide some form of care ...
Gov. John Lynch presents a Volunteer Champion Award to Fidelity Investments' regional general manager, Alison Stebbins and a group of Fidelity Premier Employee Volunteers at the recent Volunteer NH!(RESOURCES: financial)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Gov. John Lynch presents a Volunteer Champion Award to Fidelity Investments' regional general manager, Alison Stebbins and a group of Fidelity Premier ...
Centrix shares pandemic planning effort with customers.(Centrix Bank)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Centrix Bank hasn't only put together a plan for coping with a possible pandemic, it also is urging its customers to do the same thing. "As a customized commercial bank it has always been our goal to work with our customers on a strategic level to enhance their ability to serve ...
Miguel Moralez, veterans liaison for the U.S. Small Business Administration in New Hampshire, Alice Zachos, the SBA's business development specialist, and Debra Ulmanis, administrator of the New Hampshire Secretary of State's Corporate Division were on hand last month to announce an agreement under which a representative of the SBA will be available to provide business assistance at the Corporate Division's Concord office.(RESOURCES: financial)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Miguel Moralez, veterans liaison for the U.S. Small Business Administration in New Hampshire, Alice Zachos, the SBA's business development specialist, and Debra Ulmanis, administrator of the New Hampshire Secretary of State's Corporate Division ...
Citizens to help shelters stay warm.(RESOURCES: financial)(donations of Citizens Bank Foundation)
Jan 05, 2007 ... For the third consecutive year, the Citizens Bank Foundation has contributed money to help homeless shelters across the state with their heating bills this winter. For the 2006-2007 winter, the foundation is contributing $85,000 through its partnership with the New Hampshire ...
Lou Guevin, senior vice president of commercial lending at Laconia Savings Bank presents Major David Grover of the New Hampshire National Guard with a $9,000 donation to the Guard's Chaplain Emergency Relief Fund, which helps military personnel with unexpected financial hardships.(RESOURCES: financial)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Lou Guevin, senior vice president of commercial lending at Laconia Savings Bank presents Major David Grover of the New Hampshire National Guard with a $9,000 ...
JumpStart, bank effort aims at encouraging youth saving.(RESOURCES: financial)(alliances of New Hampshire JumpStart Coalition and New Hampshire Bankers Association)
Jan 05, 2007 ... The NH JumpStart Coalition has partnered with the New Hampshire Bankers Association to make available colorful coin savers at various banks around the state as part of an effort to teach children the importance of saving. Once the 20-quarter coin saver is full, the child is ...
Merrimack County Savings to buy Bow Mills Bank.(RESOURCES: financial)(acquisition of Merrimack Bancorporation Inc. and Bow Mills Bank and Trust)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Concord-based Merrimack Bancorp, a mutual holding company and parent company of Merrimack County Savings Bank, has announced plans to buy Bow Mills Bank and Trust in a $22.5 million deal. Bow Mills says its three branches probably will stay open, but the name will change to ...
Net results: realtors, buyers using Internet to connect.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 05, 2007; ... Not long ago, real estate broker Rudy Mayer got a call from a man in Paris who saw a $650,000 Concord Street home listed on Mayer's Web site. "He flew in on Saturday and bought it on Saturday afternoon," said Mayer, of the ERA Masiello Group in Nashua. That would ...
Club Motorsports sues Tamworth.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Club Motorsports Inc. has sued the town of Tamworth for denying a wetlands permit it needs to build a racetrack. The company--which plans to build a private facility on the side of Mt Whittier for sports car enthusiasts--also filed a second application for a special use permit ...
Another lawsuit looms for Jaffrey.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(cases of society for the protection of New Hampshire forests with the Jaffrey zoning board)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... A group of 20 Jaffrey residents and the Society for the. Protection of New Hampshire Forests have filed a petition with the Jaffrey zoning board for a rehearing on a plan to build 36 houses in the protected zone around Mt. Monadnock. It is roughly the same group that sued in ...
Four-story office building eyed in Dover.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... An 80,000-square-foot, four-story office building is being planned for a site near Exit 9 in Dover, but its potential tenant remains a mystery so far to city officials. Planned by Summit Land Development' the building will consist of class A office space and have an underground ...
Manchester weighs tougher landlord rules.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Manchester aldermen have been urged to strengthen rules against neglectful landlords. NeighborWorks Greater Manchester has proposed more than doubling the fines for housing code violations, requiring landlords to notify ...
500-home Milford development off the table.(Landquest Inc.)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... The town of Milford has been slow on its approach to a 500-home development so the developer is going away--at least for the moment. "The town has made its position clear, and we have responded," Edwin Selden, northeast development manager for Landquest Inc., told the Nashua ...
Lebanon computer firm moving to Claremont.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... A Lebanon-based technology company is moving its headquarters to Claremont and will become the third and final investor in a major redevelopment of three former mill buildings along the Sugar River. Red River Computer Co., a reseller of computer systems with more than 50 ...
Developer interested in former Laconia factory.(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... A mixed-use development along the Winnipesaukee River is being considered in Laconia. Ernie Millette of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Laconia told the Laconia Citizen that he and his wife, Dianne Crawshaw, are acting as buyer's agents for an out-of-state client who ...
Prison wetlands decision awaited.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Bureau of Prisons)(Army Corps of Engineers)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Berlin City Planner Pamela Laflamme has told the Berlin Daily Sun she expects federal and state agencies will make a decision on the federal Bureau of Prisons; wetland applications by the end of January. The bureau is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ...
High court upholds wetlands ruling.(Endicott General Partnership)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... The state Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the state Department of Environmental Services to let a developer fill some wetlands in Greenland. The permit was necessary for Endicott General Partnership of Concord, Mass., to go ahead with a 79-home development on a 212-acre ...
DiNapoli honored with NH CIBOR "2006 President's Award".(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(New Hampshire Business Resource Center)(John DiNapoli )(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... New Hampshire Business Resource Center Business Development Manager John DiNapoli has been honored with the 2006 President's Award from the New Hampshire Commercial Investment Board of Realtors. DiNapoli was recognized for his ...
Survey finds strong support for land conservation.(Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Most state residents support local government spending to conserve open space, farms and timberland, according to a survey commissioned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. The poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center found that 85 percent of ...
N.H. would benefit by working with the rest of New England.(New Hampshire)(Column)
Jan 05, 2007; ... In October, I served as host to Neal Peirce, a syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group. Neal is affiliated with Citistates Group. He and Curtis Johnson spent three years working on the New England Futures Project. They spent extensive time visiting and ...
Million dollar deals.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)(Table)
Jan 05, 2007 ... <Pre> Million Dollar Deals COUNTY TOWNDESCRIPTION LOCATION BELK MEREDITHL/B RTE 25 CARR MOULTONBORO L/B 141 SWALLOW POINT RD CARR MOULTONBORO LAND VIEW DR & WALLBRIDGE CARR TUFTONBORO COND ...
Somersworth condos approved.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)(Brief article)
Jan 05, 2007 ... Six minor subdivision applications have been approved by the Somersworth Planning Board for a condominium project on Salmon Falls Road and Curran Way. Foster's Daily Democrat reported that Smithfield Construction Company, which is handling the project, requested approval for the ...