Signed into law on Aug. 17 the federal Pension Protection Act of 2006 is designed to improve funding of defined benefit pension plans, both to protect workers and to limit costly bailouts of failed plans by the Pension Benefit Guaranty…
There is a new battle between a David, in the form of the state of New Hampshire, and a Goliath, in the form of the pharmaceutical industry’s self-styled “health information companies” playing out in U.S. District Court in Concord. The…
Environmental Power Corporation, developer, owner and operator of renewable energy production facilities, and Swift & Company, the world’s second-largest beef and pork processor have entered into an agreement involving construction and operation of a renewable gas facility at Swift’s Grand…
When Karl Comtois, his wife and his five young children were on the verge of losing their Manchester home in foreclosure in August 2005, MAK Investments LLC knocked on their door to come to their rescue. “Our job is to…
Barely two years ago, 11 young professionals from the greater Manchester area gathered to discuss ways to provide other up-and-coming businesspeople with the professional tools needed to succeed in their careers and the cultural incentives and social contacts they require…
It’s no secret that Manchester city officials, along with private businesses and civic organizations, have been working hard in recent years to bring new life to the central business district in New Hampshire’s largest city — and they have, to…
Former Cabletron Systems Chief Executive Officer Piyush Patel may be called as a witness by attorneys for former executives of its largest spinoff, Enterasys Networks, according to the list of potential witnesses for the defense made public Oct. 31, about…
On Wednesday, prosecutors outlined their intention to build a sweeping conspiracy case against five former executives of Enterasys Networks, charging that they fraudulently inflated revenue in 2001, the quarter after the company was spun off from the former Rochester networking…
Monadnock Paper Mills of Bennington and Park Nameplate of Dover Wednesday were named the winners of the 12th annual New Hampshire Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention. Monadnock Paper was honored for its environmental management system, which sets targets and objectives…
For all its complexity, the case against five former executives of Enterasys Networks is a simple one involving “lying and cheating,” federal prosecutor William Morse told a panel of 17 jurors in his opening remarks Wednesday in US District Court…
