New Hampshire Business Review - May 12 2006

Harborside Healthcare, which maintains six skilled-nursing and long-term care facilities in New Hampshire, announced today it intends to acquire Physician’s Health Care in Quincy, Mass. The purchase marks the initial foray into the home health-care industry for Harborside Healthcare. “It…

N’ware Technologies of Portsmouth was awarded the Top Business One Performer of the Year for 2005 by SAP, the enterprise resource planning software giant. This award is given to strategic partners that demonstrate the most expertise within SAP’s Business One…

Stuart Arnett, who has served as director of the state Division of Economic Development for more than seven years, has announced his plans to step down from the job. Arnett said he will be leaving in early August, when he…

A report by the Foundation of the Healthy Communities and the New Hampshire Rural Health Coalition aims to show that hospitals in the state’s rural areas have a significant economic impact on their regions and the state as a whole.…

A Superior Court judge in the District of Columbia has dismissed the District’s lawsuit against various manufacturers, importers and distributors of firearms, including Sturm, Ruger & Co. The suit sought to hold gun manufacturers liable for guns being brought into…

The town of Meredith was named the Outstanding Main Street Community of the Year at the New Hampshire Main Street Center’s Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Awards event, held May 22 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. Meredith was recognized…

C. Allen Gable, a 10-year member of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative board of directors and former board treasurer, has won the 2006 George D. Aiken Award for his achievements in the rural electric power industry. Presented annually by the…

EqualLogic Inc. of Nashua has been named to the 2006 “Red Herring 100 North America” list by Red Herring magazine. The list recognizes companies that play a leading role in the development of innovative technology for business. Management quality, strategy…

Community Bank and Trust shareholders have voted to install president Peter Alden as the new CEO, taking over the duties of Brad Gile, who will still serve as chairman of the board, the Wolfeboro-based bank announced. Alden joined the bank…

Lawmakers spent last week hammering out a deal on a bill to decide the fate of three North Country power plant projects, five existing wood-fired plants and the loggers who want to supply them with low-grade wood. A much-lobbied and…