Navigating the development and subdivision permitting process
Navigating the waters of municipal permitting to obtain the approvals necessary for a land development project or subdivision can be difficult.
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Internal investigations a critical tool for minimizing employer risk
What should an employer do to effectively resolve and protect itself from liability? Employers must investigate every matter promptly and thoroughly is critical in reducing the risk to the employer.
Workplace investigations - an important risk-management tool for employees
Courts and governmental agencies expect employers to conduct internal investigations when complaints of discrimination, accounting irregularities, or other misconduct arise in the workplace. Once an employer is aware of conduct that is potential discrimination, or otherwise in violation of an…
Employers must provide copies of non-competes and non-piracy agreements to employees under N.H. law
On May 21, 2012, Gov. John Lynch signed into law HB 1270. The new law requires an employer, prior to or concurrent with the making of an offer of employment or the making of an offer of change in…
Complying with New Hampshire's wage and hour laws: It's an employer's job
New Hampshire wage and hour laws are often violated.
Mercury completes purchase of Micronetics
The closing came a week after Micronetics settled several class-action suits
Slow recovery seen as June foreclosures drop
Foreclosures continued to slow down in New Hampshire in June, dropping from both the previous month and the same month last year, but they are still near the record-high numbers of the last several years. According to the New Hampshire…
PC Connection's YTD sales top $1b
Driven by corporate buying, PC Connection Inc. sold some $543 million of computers, services, equipment and software last quarter, a 6 percent increase over last year, resulting in net income of $8.8 million or 33 cents a share, a nickel…
3 N.H. biofuel firms win production expansion funds
3 NH companies are among 125 selected by the Department of Agriculture to recieve payment to spur the biofuel industry
North Country consortium wins federal jobs grant
Funding awarded through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Boaters warned on use of 15% ethanol fuel
New gasoline blend causes problems in boats
Micronetics settles pre-merger shareholder suits
Micronetics Inc. on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding that tentatively settles three shareholder class action suits in an attempt to prevent them from affecting the company's $75 million merger to Mercury Computer Systems Inc. The terms of the settlement…
Auto dealers voice frustration over manufacturers' costly 'image' programs
Scott Holloway says his Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac dealership in Portsmouth is a "friggin' mess," since it's in the middle of two facility upgrades whose cost will probably top $1 million. And he has General Motors to thank for it.…
PR pros see crucial missteps in hospital's hep C response
Ask a public relations person to name a company that adeptly handled a major crisis, and chances are the conversation will come around to Johnson & Johnson. In 1982, J&J's Tylenol was the best-selling painkiller in the United States, with…
Election 2012: A guide to the 11 Senate Republicans seeking re-election
While the big news recently was the number of incumbent Republican state senators choosing not to run for re-election, 11 of the 19 filed for re-election. The 19-5 majority held by Republicans this past year was almost historic in nature.…
Bi-state program targets obesity
In an effort aimed at the obesity epidemic, The Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth has teamed up with community partners in Keene and Manchester in New Hampshire as well as St. Johnsbury, Vt., to conduct a community-based participatory research project,…
HEAL-PLAN NH partnership promotes healthier communities
Focusing on how the "built environment" can either facilitate or block access to both physical activity and healthier food, two New Hampshire nonprofits have launched a collaboration aimed at implementing community-generated programs for a healthier state. Healthy Eating Active Living…
June home sales rise, prices show signs of stabilizing
Granite State home prices have almost stabilized, and sales are about 20 percent higher than last year, according to the midyear report on housing from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors. Another report from the RE/MAX real estate firm pretty…
GTAT hiring of Calif. battery firm exec sparks speculation
GT Advanced Technologies has hired Dan Squiller, CEO of PowerGenix Corp., a California company that develops batteries for hybrid vehicles, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But circumstances have prompted speculation that there may be…
Hypertherm sets a unique standard
For more than 40 years, Hypertherm has served as a kind of role model for the Upper Valley tech economy and beyond. Besides being voted best company to work for by local and national publications, the Hanover firm has earned…
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