Mesa International, a Warner-based designer and wholesaler of home décor and tabletop products, has been sold to a Massachusetts private equity group for an undisclosed amount. Under the deal, Jerry Barnes, chief executive officer of Mesa, will step down from…
Even though women-owned businesses make up the fastest-growing sector of new venture ownership in the United States, they continue to receive less funding from angel investors than do their male counterparts, according to an article co-written by the director of…
A newly released study estimates a potential $51 million loss in tourism dollars if the state fails to maintain the quality of its lakes and rivers. Funded by the New Hampshire Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Ponds Partnership - a consortium…
History-onics It was an absolute lovefest May 17 when the official portrait of the state’s first elected woman governor - that’s Jeanne Shaheen, in case you forgot - was unveiled at the State House. To a person, they of course…
Expansion of terminal and parking facilities, lengthened runways, increased navigational aids, the widening and reconfiguration of Brown Avenue and a passenger count exceeding 4 million a year are a few of the developments that have occurred in the nearly eight…
A radio commercial urging people to record their recollections of the New Hampshire primary on a Web site prompted me to think of my own memories. I should say that the first overt political act I remember taking was wearing…
It is not unethical for an attorney working for a company’s potential competitor to work as a legal adviser to a municipality and argue against that company’s proposal, the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s Professional Conduct Committee has ruled. The PCC…
Depending on where you stand, patent reform legislation making its way through Congress is needed to keep the United States competitive in the 21st century or it would be “devastating” to tech businesses and innovation. Among its provisions, the Patent…
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced plans to decrease the reimbursements paid for generic drugs that it pays to health-care providers starting July 1, but at least some New Hampshire pharmacists say that the action could force…
Two measures requiring health insurers to expand the coverage offered on their New Hampshire policies are navigating their way through the Legislature and likely toward the governor’s desk. The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill May 10 requiring that health…
