A New York firm has made an offer to buy the bankrupt Kingsbury Corp., but the firm may not continue Kingsbury's operations in Keene, keep its 60 workers employed or even reimburse them the $240,000 in back pay that the…
Future construction contracts totaled $1.37 billion in New Hampshire through the end of November, down 28 percent and almost $600 million lower than the $1.92 billion recorded at the same time last year.That's according to industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction,…
After years of short-term extensions, two popular federal programs that make it easier for innovative small businesses to win federal grants have secured long-term reauthorization.The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which were…
'It's transitioned really quite nicely from just another New Hampshire mill town to a pretty thriving community'
New Hampshire had the fewest number of workplace deaths in the country in 2010, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.Five people -- all men -- died on the job in New Hampshire last year, which was the fewest…
Total employment compensation in New Hampshire increased by 1.8 percent in 2010, but it didn't increase in all of the state's 10 counties, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.Two New Hampshire counties saw a decrease in their total compensation in…
Hanover-based Ledyard Bank is suing a Hanover attorney who was the victim of a $195,000 check scam.W.E. "Ned" Whittington's liability insurance company won't cover the loss, arguing that the lawyer simply fell for a variant of the "Nigerian Check Scam,"…
New Hampshire's unemployment rate inched down a tenth of a percent in November, to 5.2 percent -- another sign of the agonizingly languid pace of the economic recovery -- according to statistics released Tuesday by the New Hampshire Department of…
After years of stalled negotiations, Congress has finally reached a deal that would give long-term reauthorization to two popular programs that make it easier for small businesses to win federal contracts.The U.S. House and Senate have agreed on the terms…
Ross Gittell will reach out more to business and industry when he takes over as the new chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, the economist told NHBR Monday, shortly after his appointment was announced.Gittell, a professor at…
