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SkillSoft has finished its acquisition of NETg, a unit of global publisher Thomson Corporation, for $270 million in cash. The merger, originally announced on Oct. 25, 2006, will provide the Nashua-based SkillSoft with an additional 1,000 course titles from NETg,…

Shareholders of New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares and First Brandon Financial Corporation voted Monday to approve a previously announced merger of the two banks. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston also has given the green light to the merger, which was…

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $2 million in brownfields grants to six New Hampshire communities and agencies, which are planning to use the money to assess and address contaminated parcels of land for redevelopment. Grants of $200,000 have been…

Thermo Fisher Scientific has brought back Jim Manzi as the non-executive chairman of the board, the company announced Monday. Manzi was the chair of Thermo Electron from December 2003 to November 2006, when the Waltham, Mass.-based company acquired Hampton, N.H.-based…

New Hampshire employers faced with already complex benefits and tax laws will be confronted with a new level of complexity on Jan. 1, 2008, when, as expected, the state’s new civil union law becomes effective. In some cases, employers will…

A proposed research and development tax credit might create jobs and help the economy — but it is not going to pay for itself when it comes to generating state revenues. That was the unexpected bad news buried in a…

When Nashua builder John Stabile needed granite countertops for a 52-unit condominium project in Manchester, he got them from Brazil by way of China. “We’re able to buy the granite, cut to specification from China, and have it shipped over…

Arthur Slattery has resigned as chair of the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission after more than 12 years in the post. His resignation was effective May 1, and he has been succeeded as chair by commission member Nancy LeRoy. “I…

The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill Thursday requiring that health insurance companies that offer family coverage must provide coverage for dependents who are 25 or under. State law already requires such coverage for students, but supporters thought it should…

What do gene expressions, small rock bands, DNA molecules, user generated content, and the yellow brick road all have in common? Absolutely nothing, unless you attended the last MIT Enterprise Forum, held in Manchester. This was only my third forum,…