Profitability has been on the rise for New Hampshire banks over the past few years, but it's still significantly shy of pre-recession levels.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday released its banking performance summary for the second quarter ending June…
GT Advanced Technologies has acquired Confluence Solar Inc., a three-year old privately held Missouri company, in an $80 million cash deal that will give the New Hampshire-based firm the technology to enable it to manufacture furnaces that more efficiently make…
As of Aug. 26, New Hampshire consumers will be able to get help in obtaining a mortgage without a license, as long as they don't actually take the application or try to negotiate or arrange the loan.That's the fine distinction…
White Mountains Insurance Group, is holding a "modified Dutch auction" for its shares.Under the auction, which started Aug. 18, a shareholder can name his or her price, between $385 and $435, anytime until midnight Sept. 15, when the auction is…
Claremont-based Red River Computer Co. Inc., has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle charges that it violated federal false claims laws in contracts with various federal agencies.According to the Justice Department, the reseller of computer products violated the False…
Khoa Nguyen, former chief executive officer of Ezenia, has filed a $1.15 million suit against the Nashua company -- an amount that's twice as much as the company has in cash, according to the company's quarterly filing to the SEC.In…
Bottomline Technologies Inc. posted $30.1 million in net income in the last quarter of its fiscal year -- $29 million more than it made in the same quarter a year ago -- thanks to one heck of a tax benefit.Still,…
New laws that took effect this past weekend may spell some good news for New Hampshire employers, builders, wine manufacturers, manufactured housing park owners, and, yes, even businesses that pay taxes, as several laws passed last session went into effect…
For those looking to conduct a wage and hour "self-audit," the New Hampshire Department of Labor's "Fact Sheet - Top 10 N.H. Labor Law Violations" is a good starting point. Don't wait until an inspector is knocking at your company's…
There are more than 10 million small business owners in America. Seventy percent of family-owned businesses fail shortly after the transition to the next generation, often as a result of family discord, taxes, lack of liquidity or inexperienced management. A…
