New Hampshire Business Review - August 18 2006

Plymouth State goes with cage-free eggs

Plymouth State University has joined several other New Hampshire schools in serving cage-free eggs in its dining halls. “It’s important that PSU’s purchasing policies reflect our commitment to sustainability and the local community. Our switch to cage-free eggs is consistent…

Bottomline names new CEO

Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies announced Friday that it will hire Rob Eberle as its new chief executive officer, replacing Joe Mullen in November. Mullen will go on to chair the board of directors in May, and Peter Fortune, who headed the…

New Pennichuck CEO’s deal detailed

The new president and chief executive officer of Pennichuck Corporation will be offered additional stock options “under certain circumstances” following a “resolution” of Nashua’s attempt to take over the company’s area water system, according to a company filing made last…

Chambers team up on new benefits package

Members of many of New Hampshire’s chambers of commerce will soon be able to offer a new all-inclusive benefits package to their employees. The New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce Executives, an organization representing more than 30 chambers, has worked with…

Thermo-Fisher mega-merger will enrich execs

Shareholders voting tomorrow on the proposed merger of Hampton-based Fisher Scientific International and Thermo Electron also will be asked to approve severance payments and stock awards of at least $85 million to top executive officers -- a figure that doesn’t…

Environmental Power plans fourth RNG facility

Environmental Power Corporation announced yesterday that its Microgy subsidiary will be developing another pipeline-quality renewable natural gas, or RNG, production facility in Texas. The Cnossen Dairy in Hereford, Texas, will be the site of Microgy’s fourth facility. Its completion, in…

GT Equipment Technologies goes Solar

Merrimack photovoltaics manufacturer GT Equipment Technologies has changed its name to GT Solar. “This name change reflects the fact that most of the business we’re conducting around the globe is in the solar, or photovoltaic, energy industry, or, as a…

Chow down for charity

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, many restaurants in New Hampshire and across the country will be participating in Share Our Strength’s “Restaurants for Relief 2,” a national dine-out event where eateries will donate a portion of their sales to ongoing relief…

Program to focus on O&D liability

As part of its newly announced series of educational programs on corporate governance for board members and CEOs in the Manchester area, the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors will host, “Officer and Director Liability -…