New Hampshire Business Review - January 28 2011

The state's largest business incubator Hampshire is rebranding itself in an effort that it says will foster more entrepreneurial growth in the state.The Amoskeag Business Incubator, launched in 1997 as a collaboration between the city of Manchester and Southern New…

Maybe it was the deluge of snow this winter, or rising gas prices, but Queen City residents may have finally reached their breaking point. At least that's what Men's Health magazine says, in ranking the angriest cities in America.In a…

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. has requested that it no longer be reviewed by the credit ratings review agency A.M. Best."Harvard Pilgrim has decided, as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce unnecessary cost and administrative burdens, to no longer…

CPEX Pharmaceuticals shareholders will be able to vote on March 24 to decide whether the company should be sold for $27.25 a share.According to a Feb. 4 filing, those holding shares as of Feb. 1 will be able to vote…

The number of newly hired New Hampshire workers in January was greater than a year earlier, but it's still lower that of previous years.The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security reported that there were 18,540 new hires for the month…

The long-running dispute over the surplus funds of the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association will likely be settled by legislation.As expected, Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, has filed a bill - Senate Bill 170 - forbidding the state from…

Registration is now open for the 2011 Stonyfield Farm Entrepreneurship Institute, a two-day "boot camp" of networking, panels and speakers designed to inspire and help community-minded entrepreneurs grow their businesses.Presented in partnership with Stonyfield Farm Inc., the Carsey Institute at…

>Borders, the nation's second-largest bookstore chain with several locations in New Hampshire, might file for bankruptcy as early as this week.Bloomberg.com reported last week that the bankruptcy could be imminent. Such a move could result in the closure of up…

Higher rates helped boost Unitil Corp's profits last quarter.The Hampton-based utility increased its earnings fourfold in the last quarter of 2010, to $5.2 million, compared to $1.2 million in the last quarter of 2009, the company announced Thursday.That strong finish…

GT Solar sales for the last quarter? More than a quarter of a billion dollars. And a billion dollars is what it expects to begin earning annually in a couple of years.The Merrimack-based maker of equipment and supplies for the…