Three New Hampshire companies are included in the 2006 Great Place to Work Institute’s list of “Best Companies to Work for in America.” The names of the businesses were announced June 26 in Washington, D.C., by members of the Society…
The Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire is seeking area businesses to participate in its Internship in Entrepreneurial and Management Practice, which teams up graduating seniors studying entrepreneurial venture creation with leading businesses throughout…
Melcher & Prescott Agency Inc is again on the legal hot seat relating to a fraud perpetrated by a rogue employee selling a self-insurance program to the city of Laconia and its school district. The longstanding Laconia agency had admitted…
Emergency planning and natural disaster response will be the topic of discussion at this year’s Partners for Peace-New Hampshire 2006 program held at the University of New Hampshire from through July 1. The program, a joint undertaking by UNH, the…
New Hampshire performed better than any other state in the country when it came to infant and child mortality rates, according to a national survey of children’s health and wellness indicators. The Kids Count survey rates states on various indicators…
Lawrence Savings Bank has announced it has changed it name to RiverBank. The publicly traded North Andover, Mass., bank said the change brings it a “fresh new name and image to go along with our new attitude and competitive posture.”…
Creditors of Foss Manufacturing have asked a federal bankruptcy judge to put the company’s former CEO, Stephen Foss, and his wife Patricia on a monthly budget, to prevent them from liquidating away assets the creditors claim the Fosses “looted” from…
Construction contracts for New Hampshire were down 12 percent in May 2006 from May 2005, according to a monthly report released by McGraw-Hill Construction. Year-to-date numbers are down by a cumulative total of 18 percent, the data show. The decline…
Present and past officers of the bankrupt shell of Riverstone Networks want to use shareholder money to defend themselves against an official shareholder committee investigation them. The investigation is aimed at sorting out who owes what to whom relating to…
Gov. John Lynch and the Executive Council have approved 25 child-care agencies for “License Plus” certification. The Licensed Plus quality rating system recognizes and rewards those providers whose efforts to improve the quality of care they deliver goes beyond basic…
