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N.H. 2Q personal income rises 1%

Kathleen Callahan,

New Hampshire's total personal income rose 1 percent, to $62.04 billion, in the second quarter of 2012, up $641 million from the first quarter. The 1 percent quarterly increase ranks the state 20th nationally in total personal income growth, according…

GTAT readies $175m 'war chest' bond issue

Bob Sanders,

GT Advanced Technologies plans to raise $175 million to $200 million in a rather complicated bond issue, the Nashua-based company announced Monday. GTAT will be using the proceeds to build its "war chest" - in the words of spokesperson Ryan…

Does trade assistance for displaced workers work?

Bob Sanders,

Jennylsa Wilson was a month away from her due date when Flo-Pro Inc. told her she had been let go, because -- she later learned -- the company shifted its manufacturing of car axles from its plant in Bedford to…

Dyn acquires second firm in two weeks

NH Business Review Staff,

Manchester-based Dyn Inc. -- which ranked on the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country last year -- is continuing its growth with the acquisition of yet another company, its second acquisition in two weeks…

'Very good' bid entered for USA Springs

Bob Sanders,

The bankruptcy trustee for USA Springs received a "very good" bid that's "in the neighborhood" of $7.5 million for the would-be water bottling company's assets -- a bid good enough to skip a planned auction and negotiate a deal by…

Monadnock Paper blazes a fiber-based 'plastic' trail

Kathleen Callahan,

Monadnock Paper Mills, one of the last remaining paper mills in New Hampshire, has been quietly building up a stable of high-profile national customers for its newly launched portfolio of sustainable, fiber-based plastic alternatives. Last week, the Bennington-based company announced…

Automatic federal budget cuts threaten N.H. health care jobs

Jeff Feingold,

It's not just defense industry-related jobs that are at stake if Congress does nothing to prevent the country from going over the "fiscal cliff." A newly released report says thousands of health care jobs also are at risk in New…

Presstek merger details revealed in proxy

Bob Sanders,

Presstek Inc.'s top three executives could be paid a total of $3.2 million in severance if the proposed sale of the printing equipment manufacturer to the American Industrial Partners (AIP) private equity firm is completed, according to the preliminary version…

Harwood named state's next bankruptcy judge

NH Business Review Staff,

Bruce A. Harwood, a veteran New Hampshire bankruptcy attorney, has been picked to sit on the bench in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manchester beginning next March, replacing retiring Judge J. Michael Deasy, who has served as the state's only bankruptcy…

Next Disruptivate! to take on health care, education

Kathleen Callahan,

Thought leaders and innovators who are working to disrupt the fields of education and health care are being sought as potential presenters at "Disruptivate! Goes Vertical," the New Hampshire conference that celebrates the practice of disruptive innovation. "Disruptivate Goes Vertical,"…