New Hampshire Business Review - June 17 2011

Walter R. Peterson, 1922-2011

This is a column I never wanted to write. It notes the passing of New Hampshire's "First Citizen," former Gov. Walter R. Peterson, who died after a battle with cancer on June 1. Much has been written about the inherent…

200 Gaps to be closed

In its earnings reports and conference call, Gap Inc. said it would shutter as many as 200 stores over the next two years, but it is unclear what, if any, impact there will be on New Hampshire.In its filings with…

Unitil declares quarterly dividend

Hampton-based Unitil Corp. has announced a quarterly dividend of 34.5 cents per share payable on Aug. 15 to stockholders of record as of Aug. 1.Unitil has about 73,000 electric customers in New Hampshire and 55,500 natural gas customers in New…

Ezenia! CEO quits in dispute with board

Khoa Nguyen, CEO and board chairman of Ezenia! Inc., resigned in a dispute with his board June 9, bringing to a climax the turmoil that has engulfed the troubled Nashua office networking firm.The board appointed Larry Snyder interim president and…

N.H. should take a pass on Northern Pass

Public Service of New Hampshire just can't stop denying the obvious. You won't see their high-voltage towers, even when they're outside your kitchen window. Nor will your property values drop once the 135-foot tower interrupts that "million-dollar view" you pay…

Downshifting: What it is and what it isn't

While campaigning for office last fall, Republicans promised no new taxes or fees and no borrowing gimmicks.We also campaigned on no additional downshifting of costs to local communities. But exactly what is downshifting?First, an example of actual downshifting from the…