News

N.H. firms offered free video link to Japan

Four economic development groups are joining together to offer free videoconferencing service to New Hampshire companies affected by infrastructure breakdowns in Japan in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami and the developing nuclear crisis.The Coastal Economic Development Corp.,…

Senate backs killing $30 vehicle surcharge

While New Hampshire lawmakers this session have had some trouble deciding whether to support expanded business tax credits, they've had no problem voting to cut motor vehicle registration fees.The Senate Wednesday joined the House in voting to eliminate a $30…

CPEX vote down to the wire

In the last two weeks, CPEX Pharmaceuticals shareholders have been bombarded with offers, rejections, dueling reports and some name-calling as they prepare to vote Thursday on whether to sell the alternative drug delivery firm to a subsidiary of a bankrupt…

New N.H. SBA director named

Greta Johansson has been named the new director of the U.S. Small Business Administration's New Hampshire district office.Johansson, who currently serves as deputy district director of SBA's Connecticut office in Hartford, Conn., has worked for the SBA for 29 years,…

ProPhotonix stems its losses

ProPhotonix Ltd. has stopped the bleeding, basically breaking even in the last quarter of the year, resulting in an annual net loss of $2.65 million - or about 6 cents a share -- according to preliminary filings with the London-based…

PC Connection acquires Ill. firm

Merrimack-based PC Connection Inc. has announced the acquisition of ValCom Technology, a provider of cloud-based IT service management software, for $11.6 million.Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, PC Connection said it paid the shareholders of ValCom Technology $8.6…