New Hampshire Business Review - July 30 2010

BAE sets sights on Manchester firm

BAE Systems has announced plans to acquire Oasys Technology, a Manchester-based high-tech firm.In its announcement, the defense contracting giant didn't disclose the purchase prices, but he Web site Proactive Investors put the cost at $25 million, with another $30 million…

Judge OKs USA Springs bankruptcy plan

USA Springs has taken another step in its effort to climb out of bankruptcy and obtain the necessary financing to finish its controversial water bottling plant in Nottingham.A federal bankruptcy judge last week approved a revised plan for the company…

Q and A with: Chef Liz Barbour

Liz Barbour, chef and owner of The Creative Feast in Hollis, travels all over the state giving cooking demonstrations and classes in people’s homes and elsewhere, teaching them how to make scrumptious, healthy meals. Now she’s taking the same concept…

NHBR About Town

A team from Merrimack County Savings Bank recently got a chance to sample two new ice cream flavors at Granite State Candy Shoppe in Concord. It was their reward for winning a recent Friends Program auction at which they won…

Anonymous BrandPartners allegations unsupported

To the editor:On July 16, 2010, the New Hampshire Business Review, under the byline of Bob Sanders, published an article critical of certain business practices of BrandPartners and suggesting improprieties of certain board members. The allegations of disgruntled former employees,…

Clarification

In an article published in the July 16-29 issue of NHBR, “State was warned well before BrandPartners demise,” there was no intent to assert or imply that any official, including board chairman Anthony Cataldo, was involved in racketeering or criminal…

Concert, expo to spotlight efficiency

Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow, joined by 2009 BMI Pop Award Songwriter of the year Colbie Caillat, will headline this year’s Greenerpalooza III concert beginning at 8 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion in Gilford.Co-sponsored by Public…