New Hampshire Business Review - December 9 2005

Kollsman wins $33.6m defense contract

Avionics and electro-optics systems manufacturer Kollsman Inc. of Merrimack has won a $33.6 million order to provide high-performance thermal binocular system long-range thermal imagers to the U.S. Marine Corps. The company, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., is expected to…

Bentley drug wins UK OK

Bentley Pharmaceuticals can now sell its generic antacid drugs in the United Kingdom, further expanding the Exeter-based firm’s European base beyond Spain. The British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency approved 15 and 30 mg dosages of lansoprazole capsules, acid-pump…

State seeks to beef up worker comp enforcement

The state Department of Labor wants to begin retroactively fining employers who are not keeping current with their workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Currently workers that don’t fulfill their with workers’ comp payments are fined starting the day state inspectors discover…

Chemical firm loses hazwaste ruling

The state Supreme Court has ruled that a Nashua chemical company abandoned hazardous waste after it moved from its former facility in Merrimack. Elementis Chemical Inc. had appealed a Superior Court finding that it abandoned materials at its former site…

N.H. exports rise for seventh consecutive month

Two natural disasters and one labor dispute substantially influenced international trade statistics in three regions, and thus distorted the national picture on export performance in September. Foreign shipments from Louisiana and Texas plummeted by 32 and 14 percent, respectively, reflecting…