New Hampshire Business Review - January 13 2012

Senate panel OKs easing independent contractor rules

Employers would be able to send workers to the state Labor Department to be certified as independent contractors if Senate Bill 191, a measure endorsed Tuesday by the Senate Commerce Committee, becomes law. The bill, approved over the objections of…

Hirshberg to step down as president of Stonyfield

Gary Hirshberg, the visionary co-founder of Stonyfield Farm in Londonderry, has announced that he is stepping down from his role as president and "CE-Yo" of the organic yogurt company. Hirshberg will remain as Stonyfield's chairman. Walt Freese, former CEO of…

Senate panel backs health exchange

While presidential candidates were crossing New Hampshire on Tuesday getting in their last points about health care, the Senate Commerce Committee was acting on three major pieces of health-related legislation. Without a word of debate, the Senate unanimously voted to…

USA Springs deal is muddied again

The detention of two executives of Malom Group AG -- and the difficulties of the Swiss company in proving two Brazilian bonds it holds are legitimate -- has held up closing on a $60 million loan that would enable bankrupt…