New Hampshire Business Review September-7 2012

Monadnock Paper blazes a fiber-based 'plastic' trail

Kathleen Callahan,

Monadnock Paper Mills, one of the last remaining paper mills in New Hampshire, has been quietly building up a stable of high-profile national customers for its newly launched portfolio of sustainable, fiber-based plastic alternatives. Last week, the Bennington-based company announced…

Automatic federal budget cuts threaten N.H. health care jobs

Jeff Feingold,

It's not just defense industry-related jobs that are at stake if Congress does nothing to prevent the country from going over the "fiscal cliff." A newly released report says thousands of health care jobs also are at risk in New…

Presstek merger details revealed in proxy

Bob Sanders,

Presstek Inc.'s top three executives could be paid a total of $3.2 million in severance if the proposed sale of the printing equipment manufacturer to the American Industrial Partners (AIP) private equity firm is completed, according to the preliminary version…

Harwood named state's next bankruptcy judge

NH Business Review Staff,

Bruce A. Harwood, a veteran New Hampshire bankruptcy attorney, has been picked to sit on the bench in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manchester beginning next March, replacing retiring Judge J. Michael Deasy, who has served as the state's only bankruptcy…

Next Disruptivate! to take on health care, education

Kathleen Callahan,

Thought leaders and innovators who are working to disrupt the fields of education and health care are being sought as potential presenters at "Disruptivate! Goes Vertical," the New Hampshire conference that celebrates the practice of disruptive innovation. "Disruptivate Goes Vertical,"…

Is there potential in N.H. offshore wind generation?

Bob Sanders,

Offshore wind turbines could one day supply four-fifths of New Hampshire's energy supply, according to a report released by the National Wildlife Federation. But Public Service of New Hampshire spokesperson Martin Murray thinks it's "highly unlikely" that such a scenario…

N.H. Energy Summit set for Oct. 22

NH Business Review Staff,

The New Hampshire Energy Summit, a conference focused on New Hampshire energy policy, will be held Monday, Oct. 22, in Concord. The summit is organized by the Dupont Group, a Concord-based government and public affairs firm, in conjunction with member…

New report measures economic impact of arts in N.H.

Kathleen Callahan,

For years, New Hampshire's nonprofit theaters, art galleries, historical societies and museums have had little more than anecdotal evidence to point to in talking about the economic impact they have in their communities. But a new statewide report, the first…

N.H. sees demand for hunting licenses falling since 2002

Kathleen Callahan,

The number of New Hampshire hunting licenses sold to people from outside the state has fallen about 20 percent over the last decade, according to figures from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. In 2002, 12,469 non-residents purchased a…

CRDC to take part in $1m small-business lending pilot

NH Business Review Staff,

The Capital Regional Development Council has been awarded a $1 million loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration under its stimulus-funded Intermediary Lending Pilot program through which the Concord-based agency can fund eligible businesses up to $200,000.CRDC was among 20…