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Ezenia, a publicly traded software company based in Nashua, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Sept. 30, shortly after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister its common stock, which on Monday plummeted to a penny a share."It…

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged a Nashua company with firing a worker because she has a heart condition. It's one of the few, if not the only, such cases litigated by the EEOC in New Hampshire under…

Registration is now open for a one-day conference on leadership and management strategies, to be held Friday, Nov. 4, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.Presented by UNH Professional Development and Training, the conference is designed for managers, supervisors,…

Last week, House Commerce Committee members were concerned about a potential crackdowns on kids' lemonade stands. On Tuesday, the committee was worried about health inspectors going into a home kitchen of someone trying to make sandwiches for the local convenience…

The U.S. Department of Labor is reconsidering a proposed rule that critics said would have been hurt employee stock ownership plans.According to U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., the department announced last week it is reconsidering the rule, which she said…

New Hampshire will receive a nearly $300,000 grant aimed at helping small businesses in the state increase their exports by reaching new markets.The funding comes from the U.S. Small Business Administration's State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) grant program, which was…

The state Legislative Fiscal Committee wants New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney to be more "proactive" in dealing with repeated delays by Affiliated Computer Systems to implement a new computer information system to handle the massive Medicaid program.ACS is now…

Personal income in New Hampshire grew by 1.3 percent in the second quarter -- faster than the national average but slower than the previous quarter -- according to estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.Personal income in New Hampshire…

Lawyers, mortgage brokers and bankers might agree, but the deal to let attorneys advise consumers on how to restructure their loans might not fly. At least that was the upshot of a recent New Hampshire House Commerce Committee work session.The…

Would allowing New Hampshire health inspectors to continue inspecting farm stands open the door for the state to go after a child's lemonade stand? And would such a practice justify the state's pre-emption of local food inspection ordinances?These were some…