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SEC fills in details of Riverstone charges

Riverstone Networks officials routinely cleaned up and booked “dirty” deals, by hiding verbal side agreements and e-mails that would have prevented them from being recognized as revenue, according to a revised civil complaint filed last week by the Securities and…

Ruling puts wrench in Bottomline settlement

An old class action suit might come back to haunt Bottomline Technologies if a settlement arrangement unravels in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision, according to the Portsmouth’s company’s quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…

House panel backs job training funding

A New Hampshire House committee has given the green light to a bill aimed at restoring the state’s Job Training Fund. The House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee voted to support Senate Bill 97, which would appropriate $1 million…

N.H. joins greenhouse gas registry

New Hampshire has joined with 31 other states as a founding member of The Climate Registry, a multi-state effort to track and manage greenhouse gas emissions. In announcing the state’s participation in the registry, Gov. John Lynch said the registry…

Smokey Bones closes N.H. eateries

Signature pulled pork sandwiches and baby back ribs were delivered to diners at Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill restaurants in Concord and Newington for the last time last Friday night, when both closed their doors for good. The closings were…

250 laid off in Thermo-Fisher merger

The Thermo Electron-Fisher Scientific merger resulted in the layoff of 250 employees in the new company’s first few months, according to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s most recent quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is a small fraction of…

Presstek story clarification

A story that appeared in the May 1 edition of NHBR Daily, “Ex-Presstek CFO severance: $275,” incorrectly inferred that the Securities and Exchange Commission raised questions about Presstek’s accounting methods. In fact, the firm initiated the questions, asking the SEC…