The Department of Defense has certified a Concord-based National Guard emergency team, which is equipped with technologies to detect chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Two teams, dubbed Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams - one based in Concord, the other…
The Stratham-based Timberland Company has entered into a licensing agreement with workwear manufacturer Block Corporation to produce a new line of apparel, which will be introduced this fall. The new clothing will be part of the Timberland Pro line and…
Keene-based Peerless Insurance is teaming with LoJack Corporation in a joint effort to help construction customers combat job-site crime. Peerless reported that, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, or NICB, organized crime rings are the driving force behind an…
The federal Department of Labor has given final approval to a long-awaited new Job Corps Center in Manchester. When completed, the center is expected to serve 500 students, 300 of whom would live on campus. It will provide academic assistance,…
With an increase in the state minimum wage apparently a foregone conclusion, the real issue is what happens to workers whose wages are mostly based on tips. House Bill 514 - introduced by Rep. Marjorie Smith, D-Durham, who chairs the…
Less than 24 hours after announcing the resignation of Transportation Commissioner Carol Murray, Governor Lynch announced her immediate successor - a man very familiar with the job. Lynch announced Tuesday that he will nominate Charles O'Leary, who served as transportation…
A whole year without disastrous hurricanes sure helps improve an insurance company’s bottom line. White Mountains Insurance announced Friday that it earned more than $706 million last year in comprehensive net income (or $62.32 a diluted share), with half of…
A seminar on “Doing Business in China: An Entrepreneurial Perspective” will be presented later this week as part of the Holloway Seminars on Entrepreneurship at the University of New Hampshire. Presented by the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at…
Five days of entrepreneurial activities are planned in New Hampshire as part of Entrepreneurship Week USA. The week -- a nationwide effort to transform today’s youth into tomorrow’s entrepreneurs - will feature events sponsored by schools, organizations and individuals. “Here…
First there was Segway and Smuttynose beer, now it’s Smuttynose and Yankee magazine. Soon we may see beer and Bellows House cookies. Smuttynose Brewery, Yankee Publishing, Segway and Bellows House Bakery have joined forces as New Hampshire Partners in Commerce,…
