New Hampshire Business Review - July 1 2011

Over the last several years, New Hampshire has added a higher percentage of green jobs than every other state in New England, according to a report by the Brookings Institution.Released this week, the report by the Washington, D.C.-based think tank…

Grammy winners Alison Krauss and Union Station will headline Greenerpalooza, the fourth annual celebration of energy efficiency and green efforts in New HampshireThe concert and green business showcase, set for Friday, Aug. 5, at Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion in Gilford,…

GT Solar has quadrupled its credit line to keep up with expanding revenue and expenses, but it may have been one of the reasons the company's stock price fell from all-time highs last week.The Merrimack-based maker of equipment for solar…

Bedford-based Centrix Bank appears to be one of the first banks, if not the first, to take advantage of the Small Business Lending Fund, a U.S. Treasury program.The bank announced that it will accept $24.5 million at very low interest…

New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility and the University of New Hampshire are teaming up on a certificate program directed toward mid-level and senior professionals seeking to increase knowledge and functional skills in the practices and principles of corporate sustainability.The…

Enactment of three trade agreements now awaiting approval by Congress will benefit New Hampshire, according to the head of the Business Roundtable, a organization whose membership is made up CEOs of the nation's largest corporations.According to John Engler, president of…

Thomas McCann, chief financial officer of Ezenia!, "departed" the company last week, following in the footsteps of the CEO and giving further evidence of turmoil at the troubled office networking firm.The Nashua-based company announced McCann's June 27 departure without explanation…

GT Solar has signed two new Asian customers for orders totaling $81.7 million, driving the company's stock price at one point to an all-time high before retreating the next day.The Merrimack-based maker of equipment and materials used to make solar…

The total value of future construction contracts reported in New Hampshire for May 2011 fell to $137.3 million, a drop of 33 percent from the $204.7 million recorded in May 2010.Figures provided by industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction reveal future…

Some major bankruptcies were filed by New Hampshire businesses in June. Isaacson Structural Steel Inc., which has been a mainstay of Berlin since the 1960s and employs more than 160, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. MV Communications, one of the…