Ahead of upcoming elections and primaries, retail giant Wal-Mart is making efforts to arm its employees with information to combat what it says are “factual errors” made by candidates about Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart’s 8,000 New Hampshire employees as well as 18,000…
August arrived with hot, hazy and humid weather. The blueberries were great, the tomatoes are bulging on the vines. The corn - well, not a great year for corn. While the spring floods are behind us, road repairs are ongoing.…
Ever wonder what one of those cars racing around the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon costs? Try a quarter of a million dollars. But that’s nothing compared to the $15 million-and-up cost of splashing your logo on the hood…
When law students Joshua Mesmer and Christopher Mohan decided to take advantage of a promised 10-minute oil change at a nearby quick-lube facility during a lunch break, they were sure they would have time to squeeze in a bite to…
Due to a technical error, nominations submitted online at NHBR.com for the 2006 Business Excellence Awards may not have been transmitted properly. Because of that, the deadline for nominations has been extended to Wednesday, Sept. 6 A correction has been…
Success at a trade show has a lot to do with planning and execution. Exposition organizers often start planning their shows months in advance, and smart exhibitors begin their planning shortly thereafter. For shows like the Greater Nashua, Concord and…
Lindt & Sprüngli, the Swiss-based premium chocolate giant, yesterday unveiled a $30 million plan to expand its Lindt USA headquarters and production facility in Stratham. Lindt USA has see 30 percent annual sales growth since 2002, the company said, and…
Twenty State Prison inmates are suing the state over the duration of their sentences, and there’s a chance they may win. The inmates claim that prosecutors illegally break single crimes into several charges involving consecutive sentences to worsen the punishment…
Creditors of the bankrupt shell of Foss Manufacturing asked a federal bankruptcy judge Monday to attach former CEO Stephen Foss’s New Hampshire bank accounts, arguing that his equity in his Rye home will not be enough to satisfy a judgment…
There will be no changes in operations at HealthSouth’s 10 New Hampshire health-care and rehabilitation centers, according to company officials, despite yesterday’s announcement that the firm is considering strategic alternatives to operating its outpatient facilities. According to company spokesperson Kristie…
