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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…

The current president of the bankrupt shell of Riverstone Networks is obstructing a shareholder investigation, the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders charged last week. The committee alleges that Noah Mesel, president of RNI Wind Down Corporation and Riverstone’s top…

A.M. Best won’t downgrade its rating of White Mountains Insurance Group’s Folksamerica reinsurance subsidiary, despite an unexpected $203 million hurricane-related loss that led to the collapse of the subsidiary’s “sidecar,” Olympus. After a two-month review, the rating agency said that…

Several New Hampshire colleges and universities are included on this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the top educational institutions in the nation. Dartmouth College in Hanover placed in the top 10 of the news magazine’s Best…

KeySpan’s shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to approve the company’s acquisition by British utility National Grid. The combined company will create the third-largest energy delivery utility in the United States, delivering gas and electricity to 8 million customers in the Northeast.…