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12 honored at 10th NHBR Business Excellence Awards

Twelve businesspeople were honored Monday night at New Hampshire Business Review's 10th annual Business Excellence Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of owners of companies with 100 employees or fewer. More than 250 people attended the event, which was held at…

Private equity firm wraps up Presstek acquisition

The private equity firm American Industrial Partners on Wednesday completed its $26 million acquisition of the Presstek Inc., the printing equipment firm based in Connecticut with a major production facility in Hudson. The sale price amounted to 50 cents a…

Unitil reports 3Q earnings increase

If you are a Unitil customer reading this on a computer this morning despite Hurricane Sandy, you might have benefited from the $2.5 million that the Hampton-based utility spent on vegetation clearing during the last nine months. And if you…

Ex-Cabletron exec reaches tentative settlement with SEC

Eric Jaeger, Cabletron Systems' former top lawyer, has tentatively settled charges of securities fraud with staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission, postponing a trial that was scheduled for next month in Concord. U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe…

Prison privatization faces an uphill battle

The plan to privatize New Hampshire's prison probably won't be approved by the Executive Council this year -- and will have a foe in the corner office next year, no matter who wins the gubernatorial race - putting the privatization…