Flotsam & Jetsam
Sign of the timesAnyone take any time out of their day to get a comment from House Speaker Bill O'Brien on the recent display of signs depicting President Obama as Hitler - signs that were posted near Nashua's post office?The…
New Hampshire Business Review - September-21 2012
N.H. foreclosures continue downward trend in August
Foreclosures in New Hampshire were down in August from the same month last year, but up slightly from July, continuing the trend of a slow yearly improvement over the record high number of foreclosures seen the past couple of years.…
Effects and limits of ACA explored at NHBR Health Care Forum
Dr. Aaron Carroll didn't exactly provide the most reassuring words to the hundreds of people attending the fourth annual NHBR Health Care Forum, who were there to learn more about how the Affordable Care Act will affect their business. Instead,…
GTAT details 'war chest' bond issue to potential investors
If you want to lend some money to a multimillion-dollar high-tech equipment company headquartered in New Hampshire, here's your chance. GT Advanced Technologies wants to borrow about $220 million at 3 percent interest. Investors would be able call in the…
Standex closes year in 'strongest financial condition'
It has been a good year for Standex International Corp., and therefore a good year for its executives, who earned a total of about $7 million in compensation in the last fiscal year, according to various filings with the Securities…
Solid increase in monthly homes sales reported again in N.H.
Two newly released reports both show that New Hampshire residential home sales continued to rise in August, but they differ on whether median price is the same as or lower than last year. A New Hampshire Association of Realtors report…
NHBR to co-host gubernatorial debate
New Hampshire Business Review has joined with New England College and four other news organizations as co-hosts of an Oct. 4 debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor. Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne will debate at…
N.H. 2Q personal income rises 1%
New Hampshire's total personal income rose 1 percent, to $62.04 billion, in the second quarter of 2012, up $641 million from the first quarter. The 1 percent quarterly increase ranks the state 20th nationally in total personal income growth, according…
GTAT readies $175m 'war chest' bond issue
GT Advanced Technologies plans to raise $175 million to $200 million in a rather complicated bond issue, the Nashua-based company announced Monday. GTAT will be using the proceeds to build its "war chest" - in the words of spokesperson Ryan…
Does trade assistance for displaced workers work?
Jennylsa Wilson was a month away from her due date when Flo-Pro Inc. told her she had been let go, because -- she later learned -- the company shifted its manufacturing of car axles from its plant in Bedford to…
