They were MBA students who needed experience. He was an executive director for an orchestra that was struggling in its message. A business professor put them together to make beautiful music. Eric Douart, professor at Rivier College in Nashua, directed…
It all started with a simple request from on high: During the Persian Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush wanted to watch CNN on Air Force One - something that was unheard of in 1991. Fourteen years (and two presidents)…
Riverstone still in the red Two private investment firms have offered to buy Enterasys Networks Inc., a move that would end the company’s short but troubled history as a publicly held company. If the company is transformed into a privately…
The report released Monday by the governor's commission studying agencies for the developmentally disabled warns that the quality of care in this $142 million industry has eroded in five years for lack of funding. According to the report, the average…
New Hampshire consumers’ confidence in both the state and national economies has declined markedly, according to the most recent results of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center’s Granite State Poll. According to the poll -- which was conducted Oct.…
Fitch Ratings has assigned an AA rating to the state of New Hampshire’s $75 million 2005 Series C general obligation refunding bonds. Fitch said it based its ratings on New Hampshire’s strong economy, good debt position, job and income growth,…
Bentley Pharmaceuticals made further headway into the Irish market early this week, a move that caused its stock price to jump on Monday. The Exeter-based drug delivery company’s Irish subsidiary - Bentley Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. -- received approval to market…
An executive of the former Granite Bank and his investment club partner reached a tentative settlement last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges of insider trading, according to federal court documents. A civil jury trial scheduled for…
The Pines at Edgewood Centre, a 16-bed for-profit assisted-living facility in Portsmouth, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, claiming at least $500,000 in debts. The filing came in conjunction with another Chapter 11 filing for the Anchorage Inn…
Homeowners, renters and small-business owners affected by October’s floodwaters in Belknap County are now eligible for disaster assistance. An amendment handed down today by the Federal Emergency Management Agency added Belknap County to the original Oct. 26 list of areas…
