New Hampshire Business Review - April 6 2012

Another study of New Hampshire's business climate has determined that the state's tax burden on small business is neither among the best nor the worst in the nation.The Granite State's small business tax climate ranks 25th best in the country,…

An influx of federal cash was part of the reason that New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares shareholders had a very slight decline in quarterly earnings per share during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year.The Newport-based…

If a private prison is actually built in New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch is in favor of importing prisoners to help fill it.Lynch expressed his feelings at the Wednesday morning breakfast meeting of the Executive Council, where the councilors discussed…

Southern New Hampshire University will host a "Social Media Business BootCamp" on Thursday May 24 at its campus in Manchester.The event - which be held from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at 2500 N. River Rd. in Manchester - will…

The N.H. Inspires Innovation program, a collaboration of the New Hampshire Innovation Research Center and the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, will conduct a series of workshops around the state for companies interested in applying for competitive federal grants…

Sturm, Ruger and Co. ended last year with 1.25 million bangs. That's how many guns the company sold in 2011 through its Million Gun Challenge, and that's how many dollars the company will donate to the National Rifle Association as…

Presstek Inc. is asking its shareholders for the right to issue up to a 1-to-15 reverse stock split in order to boost its share price and prevent being tossed off the Nasdaq stock exchange, according to a preliminary proxy filed…

Wright-Pierce, a regional engineering firm, negligently steered the town of Wolfeboro into using a wastewater disposal area that failed, costing the town more than $7 million, according to lawsuit filed last week by the town in U.S. District Court in…

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 held…

Public Service of New Hampshire consumers won't get the rate freezes and one-time credits negotiated by Connecticut and Massachusetts regulators in approving the $17.5 billion merger of PSNH's parent company, Connecticut-based Northeast Utilities, and Boston-based NStar.But that's a good thing,…