New Hampshire Business Review - August 1 2008

Nashua Corp. slashes 28 jobs

Nashua Corp. has cut 28 jobs nationwide, including a handful in Nashua, to offset a decline in sales and increasing fuel, materials and distribution costs. "We're impacted by the economy, as is everybody else," John Patenaude, chief financial officer, said.…

Duo charged over stolen checks

A city teen and an elderly city resident each face felony charges after separate police investigations into the cashing of stolen checks. Police arrested Desmond Copeland, 19, and Pedro Benitez, 70, Friday morning, charging each with class B felony forgery…

Around the Towns: Amherst - Merrimack

Plans to correct dangerous Pine Road intersection Residents seemed to react favorably to the state's plan to align Old Manchester and Pine roads where they meet at Route 101. Mike Dugas, from the state Department of Transportation, presented the plan…

Paving underway on turnpike

A paving project on about three miles of the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack has begun. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will resurface 2.6 miles of roadway running through the town and an additional one-mile stretch in Manchester, according…

Why focus on Segway?

To the editor: I’m curious to know if Bob Sanders considered including in your article (“Suing Segway,” July 18-31 NHBR) data on lawsuits from other new products that people have misused and then sued the makers for the user’s resultant…