New Hampshire Business Review - January 6 2006

The construction business is no longer perceived as a commodity industry, but rather as a service industry, according to one longtime construction writer and newsletter publisher who took it upon himself nearly a decade ago to begin acknowledging those who…

Technological advancements and a weak dollar can help exporting companies by making their products more attractive and more competitive globally. However, foreign demand is mainly determined by how much money consumers abroad have to buy goods made in the Granite…

A spring water firm filed suit in federal court last week charging that Peterborough officials quashed its effort to expand while helping a rival company that several town officials had an interest in. Monadnock View Holdings, parent company of Highland…

New Hampshire businesses can justifiably credit themselves for persevering in an uncertain economy. Success and profitability can often mean making more out of less, or enhancing the value and productivity of existing assets. Intellectual property assets are a good example.…

A new savings alternative and new bankruptcy rules providing added protection for a debtor’s retirement assets may have an effect on your retirement planning as the new year begins. First, 2006 brings another way to save for retirement: the Roth…

Car Component Technologies workers who became unemployed last November when the company closed its Bedford and Merrimack facilities will be eligible to receive benefits through the federal Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which helps workers who lose their…

A group of lawmakers want to study whether businesses should receive refunds if their whose health insurance rates skyrocketed under Senate Bill 110. Sponsored by Rep. Lee Quandt, R-Exeter, House Bill 1190 calls for establishment of a study committee to…

StockerYale Inc. sold its Salem headquarters on December 29 in order to get enough money to pay off its immediate debts and refinance, the company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. It also said…

The House went through a flurry of bills left over from last session at its January 4 meeting, the first of the 2006 legislative session. One of the business-related bills considered but killed after a short debate was one that…

New Hampshire small business owners and executives will have an opportunity next month to hear Gov. John Lynch, key legislators and fellow business leaders speak about important legislative issues that will affect their operations in 2006. The Business & Industry…