New Hampshire Business Review - January 19 2007
N.H. bill targets foreign outsourcing
If you’re a company planning on reducing your payroll by more than 50 employees, you will have to answer to the state, if a Keene state representative has his way. Rep. Charles Weed, D-Keene, has filed a bill that would…
Wheelabrator loses $615m Florida deal
The competition trashed Wheelabrator Technologies in its bid for the waste-to-energy incinerator contract for Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas County, which is home to the cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, accepted a $615 million bid from Veolia ES of Lombard,…
Fitch gives Manchester AA+ rating
The Fitch bond rating firm has rated the city of Manchester’s 2007 general obligation bonds “AA+” and its school facility revenue bonds “AA.” The New York company said that the ratings on the $33 million of general obligation bonds reflected…
Businesses sought for Collins & Aikman job fair
Businesses seeking skilled employees have been invited to take part in a pair of job fairs for workers about to be displaced by Collins & Aikman. The fairs are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at the…
Boston radio ads promote N.H. business climate
The New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development has begun airing radio ads in Massachusetts aimed at highlighting New Hampshire’s business climate. The radio campaign, which is being broadcast on radio station WEEI-AM in Boston for the next two…
