New Hampshire Business Review - September 29 2006

New wrinkle in Foss attachment attempt

Creditors trying to attach the New Hampshire financial assets of the former chief executive of Foss Manufacturing may have come up empty. Stephen Foss, accused of looting the Hampton company while it was insolvent, has more than a million dollars…

FTC chief to speak at BIA dinner

Deborah Platt Majoras, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Business and Industry Association annual dinner. The evening will begin at 5 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Center of New Hampshire, Manchester. Among…

Timberland introduces greener packaging

Beginning this fall, buyers of Timberland footwear will bring their new purchases home in environmentally friendlier packaging boasting a product information label outlining the company’s environmental and community footprint. The new “Our Footprint” label will resemble the “nutrition facts” label…

Future construction contracts continue decline

A decline in residential and nonbuilding construction in New Hampshire continues, according to newly released data from McGraw Hill Construction. The Lexington, Mass.-based firm said that contracts for future residential construction were down 26 percent, to $96.5 million, in August…