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Norton named new head of think tank

Steve Norton of Concord has been named the new executive director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, succeeding Doug Hall, founding director of the think tank, who will assume the title of executive director emeritus. Norton, who…

Grant proposals sought by Concord 20/20

Concord 20/20, a nonprofit community organization established to support and promote successful smart growth development in the Capital City, is seeking grant proposals from Concord organizations hoping to launch projects consistent with one or more of the five vision principles…

Mrs. Foss takes stand at hearing

Patricia Foss, wife of former Foss Manufacturing CEO Stephen Foss, was a board member some eight months before she said she was, according to documents presented Thursday by attorneys representing creditors examining her as a hostile witness. But Patricia Foss…

Nominees sought for 2006 awards

Deadline is Aug. 25 for nominations to be submitted for New Hampshire Business Review’s fourth annual Business Excellence Awards. The awards honor owners and top executives of outstanding small businesses and not-for-profit organizations with 100 employees or fewer. The awards…

Riverstone payout edges closer

If all goes according to plan, former Riverstone Networks shareholders should get their first, largest - and perhaps their only -- check from the company in early October, and they should know the size of that check in mid-August. RNI…

Forest logging project challenged

Four environmental organizations are among those challenging the Bush administration’s proposal to go ahead with the Than Brook timber sale on land in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest. The Sierra Club and its New Hampshire chapter were joined in…

Bottomline issues stock buyback

Bottomline Technologies, in an attempt to put on a show of confidence in the face of near year-lows in the company’s share price, last week tentatively offered to buy back up to $10 million worth -- or roughly 5 percent…

Transportation committee issues final report

A community advisory committee led by state Transportation Commissioner Carol Murray and Lew Feldstein, president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, has released a transportation plan regarding long-range land use and infrastructure planning, including a number of action items. “New…