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Where have all the big public companies gone?

When Hampton-based Fisher-Scientific International folds into Thermo Electron Corp., which is based in Waltham, Mass., New Hampshire will lose its only remaining Fortune 500 company with headquarters within its borders, leaving behind two companies - Timberland Company and PC Connection…

Fourth N.H. diversity conference set for Sept. 19

“Working with New Hampshire Businesses, Creating Opportunities, Building Bridges and Forging Alliances for a More Diverse New Hampshire,” the fourth annual New Hampshire Cultural Diversity Awareness Council Diversity Conference, Expo and Career Fair for Business and Education, begins 11:30 a.m.…

Here’s mud in your pocketbook

“It’s a dirty sport, but it’s for a good clean cause,” said Tom Eastman, editor at large of the North Conway weekly, the Mountain Ear, and volunteer publicist for one of Mount Washington Valley’s most celebrated events. For the 31st…

BIA to honor Powers, shipyard saviors

Henry Powers, former president of Portsmouth-based Sprague Energy, will be honored in November with the Business & Industry Association’s 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is to be presented at the BIA’s annual dinner, scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8 at…

Judge OKs Riverstone distribution

A federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a plan to distribute what’s left of Cabletron Systems spinoff Riverstone Networks, starting at the end of this month. The plan will govern how RNI Wind Down Corp. will dole out the proceeds of…

N.H. a movie star?

The Granite State is featured in the September issue of P3 Production Update magazine in an article praising its filming incentives. The article, “Top Production Incentives: The North American Race has Begun,” focuses on the innovative and aggressive efforts made…