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N.H. post office earns a Star

The US Post Office in Goffstown is the first postal office in New Hampshire to be accepted into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Star Voluntary Protection Program for worksites committed to effective employee protection beyond OSHA requirements. The designation…

Peak Pitch readies New Hampshire return

Mount Sunapee Resort will again be the site of New Hampshire’s 2007 Peak Pitch, an annual networking initiative designed to give local entrepreneurs the opportunity to sell their business ideas to venture capitalists, angel investors and other startup advisers. Scheduled…

Hearing set on Cannon lease bill

The debate over whether to put the operation of the state-owned Cannon Mountain ski area on the auction block will be jumping out of the gates next week. The House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee will be holding a hearing…

Standex acquires food service company

Standex International Corporation has dished up a hot deal, buying all outstanding shares of Associated American Industries, a subsidiary of Dallas, Texas-based APW Wyott that specializes in “hot side” cooking products for small restaurants and convenience stores. The deal is…

Ex-DRED chief to take helm of the ‘Mount’

Sean O'Kane, former commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development, has joined Winnipesaukee Flagship Corporation, owner and operator of the M/S Mount Washington, as president and co-owner. Under a leadership change announced Thursday by the company,…

Presstek directors join iCAD board

Two businesmen with close ties to Hudson-based Presstek have been named to the board of directors of iCAD, the Nashua-based developer of imaging systems that detect cancer. Named to the iCAD board were Steven Rappaport, a partner with RZ Capital…