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Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies announced Friday that it will hire Rob Eberle as its new chief executive officer, replacing Joe Mullen in November. Mullen will go on to chair the board of directors in May, and Peter Fortune, who headed the…

The new president and chief executive officer of Pennichuck Corporation will be offered additional stock options “under certain circumstances” following a “resolution” of Nashua’s attempt to take over the company’s area water system, according to a company filing made last…

Members of many of New Hampshire’s chambers of commerce will soon be able to offer a new all-inclusive benefits package to their employees. The New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce Executives, an organization representing more than 30 chambers, has worked with…

Environmental Power Corporation announced yesterday that its Microgy subsidiary will be developing another pipeline-quality renewable natural gas, or RNG, production facility in Texas. The Cnossen Dairy in Hereford, Texas, will be the site of Microgy’s fourth facility. Its completion, in…

Merrimack photovoltaics manufacturer GT Equipment Technologies has changed its name to GT Solar. “This name change reflects the fact that most of the business we’re conducting around the globe is in the solar, or photovoltaic, energy industry, or, as a…

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, many restaurants in New Hampshire and across the country will be participating in Share Our Strength’s “Restaurants for Relief 2,” a national dine-out event where eateries will donate a portion of their sales to ongoing relief…

In a proxy report issued Monday, SkillSoft said it is considering adding almost a million and a half shares to its reserve for its executives’ compensation portfolio. The action will be voted on at its shareholders meeting, Sept. 28. SkillSoft…

As part of its newly announced series of educational programs on corporate governance for board members and CEOs in the Manchester area, the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors will host, “Officer and Director Liability -…

The rising cost of health care and the expense of providing benefits to employees will be the focus of a seminar sponsored by the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire. The half-day seminar, “Healthcare, C3 - Costs, Choices, Crisis?”…

In the battle of wills between Governor John Lynch and Environmental Services Commissioner Mike Nolin, the commissioner blinked. Governor Lynch announced yesterday that Nolin - who has served as commissioner since being appointed in 2003 by former Gov. Craig Benson…