New Hampshire Business Review - May 20 2011

Laconia's Bike Week, the nine-day motorcycle rally that each June attracts hundreds of thousands of bikers to the Granite State, has rolled out a social media campaign to market itself to old and new attendees."This is really the first year…

In a ranking of the top 25 brands in New England, one New Hampshire company made the cut, based on a national survey of marketing experts.The sole Granite State company to make the list was Stratham-based The Timberland Company, which…

Piyush Patel, the former chief executive of Cabletron Systems, David Kirkpatrick, the former chief financial officer, and two other former executives have reached a tentative settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to fraud charges involving Cabletron and its…

GT Solar Inc.'s comptroller and former chief financial officer resigned without explanation the day he signed off on the company's annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Richard E. Johnson resigned from the Merrimack-based company on May 26, the company…

A seminar developed by federal and state agencies, along with local companies, is designed to help businesses plan for continuing operations in the event of a disaster of any size."When Disaster Strikes: How Will Your Business Survive?" will be presented…

Patch is AOL's attempt to corner the hyperlocal news market on a national scale

Closing on the sale of The Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch to Ocean Properties has been extended a second time, through June 6.The prospective buyer, Ocean Properties, has asked for a continuation of the due-diligence period. A previous extension…

Two key federal small-business innovation programs have once again narrowly eluded shutdown, but a long-term solution remains elusive.The Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR, and the related Small Business Technology Transfer, or STTR, program have received another temporary appropriation…

ProPhotonix Ltd.- formerly StockerYale Inc. - has hired a new adviser in its quest to raise capital from AIM, the London-based stock exchange.The Salem-based manufacturer of LED systems and laser modules, has been focusing on England and Ireland in the…

Merrimack-based GT Solar posted a net income of $51.9 million, or 41 cents a share in the last quarter, bringing its net income for the fiscal year to $175 million, or $1.24 a share, with a backlog of $1.2 billion,…