Keene consortium sows seeds for future manufacturing workforce
RCAM has been collaborating with businesses to determine their needs and then creating courses and training programs that will teach workers the skills that will fulfill those needs
Technology
Mercury completes purchase of Micronetics
The closing came a week after Micronetics settled several class-action suits
PC Connection's YTD sales top $1b
Driven by corporate buying, PC Connection Inc. sold some $543 million of computers, services, equipment and software last quarter, a 6 percent increase over last year, resulting in net income of $8.8 million or 33 cents a share, a nickel…
Boaters warned on use of 15% ethanol fuel
New gasoline blend causes problems in boats
Micronetics settles pre-merger shareholder suits
Micronetics Inc. on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding that tentatively settles three shareholder class action suits in an attempt to prevent them from affecting the company's $75 million merger to Mercury Computer Systems Inc. The terms of the settlement…
Auto dealers voice frustration over manufacturers' costly 'image' programs
Scott Holloway says his Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac dealership in Portsmouth is a "friggin' mess," since it's in the middle of two facility upgrades whose cost will probably top $1 million. And he has General Motors to thank for it.…
GTAT hiring of Calif. battery firm exec sparks speculation
GT Advanced Technologies has hired Dan Squiller, CEO of PowerGenix Corp., a California company that develops batteries for hybrid vehicles, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But circumstances have prompted speculation that there may be…
Hypertherm sets a unique standard
For more than 40 years, Hypertherm has served as a kind of role model for the Upper Valley tech economy and beyond. Besides being voted best company to work for by local and national publications, the Hanover firm has earned…
UNH grads' startup eyes Boston via crowdfunding
Regaalo, the social gifting e-commerce company run by four recent graduates of the University of New Hampshire, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance its expansion into Boston. The startup, which makes its home in the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization…
Entrepreneurs air concerns at 'Disruptivate!'
Entrepreneurship is alive and growing in New Hampshire, but more can -- and should -- be done to incubate the state's startup ecosystem. That sentiment was the common thread emerging from the business owners presenting at Disruptivate! 2012, a conference…
