New Hampshire Business Review - December 23 2006

New Hampshire businesses will be able to join together to purchase health insurance if a bill that passed the House on Wednesday becomes law. House Bill 5915 would allow businesses to buy health insurance coverage either through a chamber of…

Rock of Ages Corporation has sold its four retail locations in New Jersey in a cash deal worth $850,000. Three of the stores were acquired by the stores’ original owner, which sold them in 1999. The Concord-based headstone and granite…

In a move that it says is being made to reduce lead poisonings in children across the country, the Environmental protection Agency is proposing new requirements for contractors and construction professionals when working in homes that contain lead-based paint. EPA…

Businesses seeking skilled and qualified employees have been invited to take part in a New Hampshire Business Resource Center job fair, scheduled later this month at the Molex facility in Gilford. More than 140 Molex workers are expected to be…

There is no need to travel outside of New England - or even New Hampshire --- for opulent accommodations, according to the 2006 Gold List published by Conde Nast Traveller. More than a dozen New England hotels were named on…

“Family Meetings: Improving Communication -- Separating Emotions of Family From Business Discussion” will be the focus of the next University of New Hampshire Center for Family Business event. Scheduled for held Wednesday, Jan. 25, at The Yard Restaurant in Manchester,…

Bottomline Technologies, a provider of payments and invoice automation software and services, has acquired Chicago-based Visibillity Incorporated, a provider of legal e-billing solutions specializing in the insurance industry. The acquisition of Visibillity further bolsters the Portsmouth company's position as a…

Manchester-based Segway Corporation, maker of the Segway Human Transporter, has named Brian Cohen chief financial officer and Jason Barton vice president of North American Sales. In his new role as CFO, Cohen, a certified public accountant, will be responsible for…

Hampton-based Fisher Scientific shut down a facility outside Pittsburgh, Pennsaylvania, last week, causing 55 workers to end the year with their last paycheck. The 46-year-old plant, which once employed 500 people making laboratory equipment and furniture, was one of the…

Sales growth in New Hampshire’s restaurant industry is expected to exceed that of the other New England states this year, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2006 Restaurant Industry Forecast. Projected sales of $1.96 billion mean a 5.4 percent increase…