New Hampshire Business Review - November 25 2005

A European mutual fund that invests in water resources around the world has quietly bought up more than 5 percent of Nashua-based Pennichuck Corporation, according to recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pictet (pronounced Pick-tay) Fund’s Global Water…

The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 2006 Citizen of the Year Award. The award will be presented Feb. 15, 2006, at the Radisson Hotel at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester as part of…

Curative Health Services Inc. said Monday it expects to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of an agreement reached with creditors. An ad hoc committee of bondholders, holding approximately 80 percent of the Nashua-based company’s senior notes have…

Services provided by New Hampshire notaries public may be a bit more expensive after the New Year, but little else will change despite a new law that goes into effect in the new year. The changes contained in House Bill…

Employers are being invited to participate in a March 1, 2006, career and internship fair for students in engineering, science and technology programs at the University of New Hampshire. Organized by UNH’s Advising and Career Center, the career fair is…

The state Department of Employment Security wants to raise the unemployment insurance tax by 12.5 percent for the next four years, arguing that if it isn't increased, many employers’ taxes would increase even more. The department -- facing a $6…

The owner of a Hudson trucking company has pleaded guilty to charges relating to a scheme to avoid paying full taxes on his employees’ wages. Robert B. Stalker, owner of Robert’s Dismantling and Recycling Corp. pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges…

Shares of J. Jill Group Inc., specialty retailer of women’s apparel, rose 4 percent following yesterday’s announcement by the company’s board of directors that it would explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including the possible sale of the company.…

The state Department of Employment Security wants to be able to start fining companies that intentionally misclassify employees as independent contractors, but a bill giving the agency power to do so has hit a major hurdle. According to a draft…

Fiberoptics company StockerYale’s chief operating officer will retire at the end of the year, the firm announced last week. Salem -based StockerYale announced Dec. 1 that Ricardo A. Diaz, who came out of semi-retirement to work the company two years…