House OKs R&D credit
After a long floor fight and a roll call vote, the New Hampshire House passed its version of a research and development tax credit late Thursday afternoon. While the bill still has to be reconciled with the Senate version, it…
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Flotsam & Jetsam
Credit-worthy Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph recently reported this rather interesting exchange between Nashua Democratic Rep. Bette Lasky, who brokered the civil unions compromise, and Ray Buckley, the openly gay chairman of the state Democratic Party: Lasky: “I didn’t…
Q&A with: NHHFA Executive Director Claira Monier
New Hampshire native and former geography professor Claira Monier knows her way around the state in more ways than one. A former aide to Republican Gov. Meldrim Thomson and the widow of Senate President Bob Monier, she is well acquainted…
Off The Clock: America’s Stonehenge — off the beaten path in Salem
When 11-year-old Logan Ross was charged with finding one New Hampshire tourist attraction for him and his family to visit during their road trip from Greenwood, Ind., to Boston, he selected America’s Stonehenge in Salem. He was not disappointed. “I…
Making meetings more productive
It seems everyone is always in a meeting, but what, if anything, is really being accomplished? Some people feel important if they are in a meeting, but what are they doing in there? If you are a manger and need…
BIA policy roundtables begin
The first in a series of Business and Industry Association policy development roundtables begins today, with sessions planned in Keene and Peterborough. The roundtables are designed to allow businesspeople and others in different parts of the state list their challenges…
Director’s departure hits iCAD
Nashua-based iCAD has notified the Nasdaq stock exchange that it currently does not meet certain of its requirements after one of its directors left the company. George Farley, a director for the Nashua maker of computer-aided cancer detection systems since…
Anagnost wins Manchester chamber award
Dick Anagnost. president of real estate firm Anagnost Investments, has been named the winner of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award. Anagnost will be presented with his award at the chamber’s Small Business…
Micronetics buys microwave firm
Hudson-based Micronetics has acquired MICA Microwave in a deal valued at $5 million. Micronetics said it will use $3 million of the proceeds from its new term loan to finance the cash portion of the acquisition. Manteca, Calif.-based MICA offers…
House OKs coverage for divorced spouses
With most of the attention focused on Wednesday’s legislative debate over education - whether it be amending the Constitution or raising the dropout age - lawmakers quietly pushed forward other legislation with an impact on business. Perhaps the biggest changes…
