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Has the L3C's time come?

Kathleen Callahan,

New low-profit limited liability corporation is a nonprofit/for-profit hybrid

Private equity firm wraps up Presstek acquisition

Bob Sanders,

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…

Woodlands members OK credit union's merger with Northeast

Bob Sanders,

Despite some opposition, Woodlands Credit Union members voted by a 3-2 margin on Saturday to merge the Berlin-based credit union with Northeast Credit Union of Portsmouth, the company announced Wednesday. The merged Northeast Credit Union will have assets of $800…

Unitil reports 3Q earnings increase

Bob Sanders,

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…

Study puts N.H. workers' comp rates at 9th highest in nation

Kathleen Callahan,

New Hampshire has the ninth most expensive workers' compensation insurance premiums in the country - the state's worst ranking since Oregon began publishing figures from its biennial study in 1994.The data, released this month by the Oregon Department of Consumer…

Ex-Cabletron exec reaches tentative settlement with SEC

Bob Sanders,

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…

Proposed standards will mean a change for N.H. syrup makers

Kathleen Callahan,

Grade B maple syrup may be getting a rebranding in New Hampshire and beyond as maple syrup producers work to standardize syrup grades across the industry. The Ontario-based International Maple Syrup Institute, a trade group with members in Canada and…

Canada-U.S. trade will be subject of Rivier symposium

NH Business Review Staff,

"Doing Business with Friends," a symposium focusing on trade between the United States and Canada, will be held Thursday, Oct. 25, at Rivier University in Nashua. The event - presented by the university in collaboration with the New Hampshire International…

Prison privatization faces an uphill battle

Bob Sanders,

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…

UNH seeks firms looking for help with technology challenges

NH Business Review Staff,

The Information Systems Management Program at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics is looking for businesses and nonprofits that want to work with students on technology-focused projects during the 2013 spring semester. "Our students have…