BrandPartners Group closed its first quarter ending March 31 with a significant drop in revenues. The firm said it had revenues of $11.1 million for the period, $3.5 million less than the same quarter a year ago. The Rochester-based diversified…
A decrease in revenue and an increase in costs and expenses contributed to an overall net loss for Environmental Power Corp. In its first-quarter 2006 report, Portsmouth-based Environmental Power officials announced a net loss of $1.4 million, which translates into…
Rock of Ages released its first-quarter 2006 financials, reporting a net loss of a little more than $7 million, slightly greater than first-quarter losses in 2005. Loss per diluted share remained about the same, with a 95-cent loss per share…
With the May 15 open enrollment deadline arriving today for the Medicare Part D prescription program, the process has proven to be fraught with headaches not only for patients, but for health-care providers as well. More than 40 different Medicare…
Executives of Riverstone Networks will be fully insured against any shareholder lawsuits, at the expense of the shareholders, thanks to a May 9 ruling by a Delaware bankruptcy judge. Judge Christopher Sontchi ruled that the Riverstone’s shell company - known…
In her first few months as Citizens Bank New Hampshire’s new president, Cathy Schmidt has already seen more of the Granite State than many of its longtime residents. Schmidt spent the first 120 days of her tenure intent on visiting…
More presidential candidates came to New Hampshire in the last couple of weeks to test the waters. One was the governor of New York, George Pataki. Historically, the governor of New York occupies an important place in American politics. In…
I just returned from a national meeting of the Counselors of Real Estate. This is a very high-powered group. The meeting was in Charleston, S.C., one of those Sun Belt cities that is growing in leaps and bounds and is…
Eminent domain, New Hampshire style To the editor: Eminent domain in China means brute force and bulldozers. In Russia and countries like them, they throw the property owner in jail and confiscate their property. In New Hampshire, the Senate and…
Next to payroll, health insurance is typically the No. 1 cost driver for New Hampshire businesses. Over the past few years, this has become an issue for businesses of all sizes, but it particularly affects small businesses which represent the…
