Deep in the recesses of the legislative process - buried beneath budget and educational-funding battles, lost amid debates over abortion, civil unions, seatbelt use and smoking bans - a state rail authority was born. On June 13, the Legislature passed,…
An affordable housing project that will create homes for five homeless families in Manchester has received a grant for $162,655 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. The grant will enable New Life Ministries of New England to purchase…
Michael Moore’s new movie, “Sicko,” will open in New Hampshire on Friday, a week after it was originally expected to hit Granite State movie screens. According to Teresa Welsh, customer service associate for the movie theater chain Regal Entertainment, the…
Gov. John Lynch Monday signed legislation creating a research and development tax credit, which he says will provide incentives for companies to expand and create jobs right here in New Hampshire. Supporters of the bill argue that the credit -…
The Timberland Company, maker of footwear and apparel for outdoor enthusiasts, reported Thursday that net income fell 65 percent to $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to first-quarter 2006 net income of more than $26 million. First-quarter…
Granite Staters eligible for Medicaid are one step closer to being part of a program that proponents say will offer lower prices on their outpatient procedures — and may also mean less money out of taxpayers’ pockets. The state Department…
A second Enterasys executive received a long prison sentence Friday afternoon on charges of fraud and a conspiracy to inflate the high-tech company's revenue. Earlier in the day, David Boey, sales director at Enterasys Networks’ Asia Pacific Division was sentenced…
Erle B. Pierce, vice president for government and public affairs for Verizon in New Hampshire, is retiring from the company, effective July 1, after 32 years of service. “Erle has served in many departments over the span of his 32-year…
Bentley Pharmaceuticals’ testing of nasal delivery of insulin is going well, the company said Monday. The Exeter-based provider of generic drugs, which hopes to capitalize on the demand from diabetics for alternatives to injections, is in the second phase of…
StockerYale has agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle a stockholder suit that claimed that its executives either manipulated the stock price or used insider information to enrich themselves at the expense of the shareholders, the company announced…
