Telegraph (Nashua, NH) articles from August 2003

Telegraph (Nashua, NH) archives from August 2003

Retired Executives in Nashua, N.H., Offer Advice to New, Existing Businesses.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Emily Cavalier Aug. 21--Sitting at a table at the Chamber of Commerce, surrounded by charts and calculators, Sergio Garcia and Carlos Repetto talked numbers. In Spanish. Repetto acted as interpreter and translator for Garcia...

Revenues Drop in Second Quarter for Nashua, N.H.-Based Storage Computer Corp.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 21--NASHUA, N.H.--Storage Computer Corp. reported Wednesday that during the second quarter, its revenue was down and its losses were less than the same time a year ago, and it would be making further cost cuts...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Retailer Posts Rise in Quarterly Sales, Stock Split.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 21--NASHUA, N.H.--Strong demand for a variety of Brookstone products and expanded circulation of the store catalog have boosted second-quarter sales figures and resulted in a three-for-two stock spilt, the...

Wendy's to Open at Nashua, N.H., Mall.
August 20, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 20--NASHUA, N.H.--Fast-food chain Wendy's is one of two restaurants that will open at the Nashua Mall where the former Hoyt's Cinema stood, according to mall owner Ned Gordon. "Wendy's would like to get the...

U.S. Gives Funds to Wilton, N.H., Firm to Develop Aircraft Protection Devise.
August 19, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 19--WILTON, N.H.--Sanders Design International Inc. has received $250,000 from the federal government to develop a device that would protect low-flying commercial and military aircraft from shoulder-fired heat...

Former Nashua, N.H., Manufacturing Workers Wade through Tough Waters.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 18--When John Lawruk lost his job at a long-time manufacturing plant after 33 years, he kept his tools in the back of his pickup truck for a month because he thought there was a possibility people would be...

New Hampshire Concerned over Loss of Manufacturing Jobs.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Brad Leighton Aug. 17--George J.L. Staiti lost his job last October when the doors of his employer, C & F Grinding, shut its doors. Despite sending out more than 200 resumes since then, the Amherst resident has been unable to...

Laid-Off Manufacturing Employees May Qualify for Federal Aid.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 17--Imagine you work for a manufacturing company that's forced to lay you off because of cheaper imports or a production shift to another country. It's a situation where the federal government can help. ...

Nashua, N.H., Manufacturers Facing Difficult Times.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 17--NASHUA, N.H.--How bad are things in manufacturing lately? So bad that even the survivors can tell tales of woe. "I had a customer tell me 'It has never been a better time to be a customer, ' " said...

Nashua, N.H., Manufacturers Facing Difficult Choices.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 17--NASHUA, N.H.--Four years ago, GN Netcom officials began looking for ways to cut costs. As all companies do, it wanted to remain competitive and began comparing its operations with those of its...

Merrimack, N.H.-Based Retailer Seeks to Build New Headquarters.
August 16, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 16--MERRIMACK, N.H.--Specialty retailer Brookstone Co., wants to build a three-story, 100,000 square foot office building for its corporate headquarters at the end of Henry Clay Drive. "We're outgrowing...

Nashua, N.H., Businessman Wins Industrial Building Auction for Second Time.
August 15, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 15--NASHUA, N.H.--After 40 minutes of brinksmanship, Anoosh Kia, owner of Ultima Nimco Inc., bought the former International Paper Box Machine Inc. building for the second time in four months. Kia's bid,...

Nashua, N.H., Beer Distribution Business Has Rainy Groundbreaking for Facility.
August 14, 2003... Byline: John Deming Aug. 14--NASHUA, N.H.--Even the umbrellas had beer logos. Bellavance Beverage, which will be moving up to Northwest Boulevard next year from its current location near the Nashua Airport, held a rain-soaked ground...

Professional Dancer Opens Merrimack, N.H., Ballroom Studio.
August 14, 2003... Byline: John Deming Aug. 14--MERRIMACK, N.H.--When she is talking about her pastime, Maria Brown has the kind of smile you can't fake. In June, she was fortunate enough to transform that pastime into making a living. Paper Moon...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Water Utility Posts Quarterly Profit of Nearly $400,000.
August 14, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 14--NASHUA, N.H.--Pennichuck Corp. posted a profit of almost $400,000, during its second quarter, compared to a loss of $709,000 for the same period a year ago. Despite making a profit in the second...

HMO Cuts 131 Jobs, Including Some in Nashua, N.H.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 12--Health maintenance organization Oxford Health Plans Inc., based in Connecticut, laid off 131 of its 3,400 workers, or about 4 percent of its workforce, with 56 of those layoffs coming from its Nashua and...

Nashua, N.H., Internet Service Provider Now Owned by Massachusetts Firm.
August 12, 2003... Byline: David Brooks Aug. 12--Empire.net, an Internet service provider born in Indian Head Plaza in the online heyday of the mid-1990s, lost the last vestiges of its Nashua roots this summer after being bought by Massachusetts-based...

Physical Therapy Practice Serves Independent Baseball Team in Nashua, N.H.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 12--Nashua Pride third baseman Clyde "Chop" Pough needs to be healthy and in top form for the rest of the summer. "There's two more months 'til the playoffs," the 34-year-old starter said. "I...

New Hampshire Attorney General Asks Consumers to Help Enforce Do Not Call List.
August 8, 2003... Aug. 8--Consumers can help state and federal officials enforce the new federal Do Not Call registry that should keep telemarketers from calling consumers who don't want to be called, according to New Hampshire Attorney General Peter W. Heed....

Office, Other Projects Still in Works in Nashua, N.H., Despite Economy.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 8--NASHUA, N.H.--What's going in on the land in front of the Boston Billiard Club? A 28,000-square-foot, two-story brick office building was approved last August for the 57 Northeastern Boulevard site. But...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Radiology Imaging Firm iCAD Boosts Sales, Cuts Losses.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 7--NASHUA, N.H.--iCAD Inc. boosted its sales and dramatically cut its losses, according to its second quarter financial results. iCad makes systems that help radiologists detect breast cancer at very early...

Pub Opens in Nashua, N.H.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 7--NASHUA, N.H.--The black and white mural on the wall combines Boston's Faneuil Hall, New York's Chrysler Building and Nashua's Clocktower Place -- all into one diverse city. And the wall is part of the...

Group of Southwest Flight Attendants Strike at Manchester, N.H., Airport.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 6--MANCHESTER, N.H.-- Where is the love? For an airline whose symbol is a bright red heart and hires cheery flight attendants who joke around and sing, you'd think love would be in the air. Not on...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Technology Firm Sees 38 Percent Jump in Quarterly Earnings.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 6--NASHUA, N.H.--Robotic Vision Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that its third quarter revenues were up and its losses were decreasing. The company's third quarter ended June 30. Its revenues from...

Nashua, N.H., Water Company Selects New CEO.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Aug. 6--NASHUA, N.H.--Don Correll, a 25-year water industry veteran, is now Pennichuck Corp.'s president and chief executive officer. As the announcement of his hiring was released Tuesday morning, Correll was...

Nashua, N.H., Meteorologist Provides Weather for Radio Stations.
August 4, 2003... Byline: Karen Spiller Aug. 4--NASHUA,N.H.--Rob Carolan knows firsthand the high pressures that come with being a meteorologist. He's been awaken at midnight by a client and asked about the next day's forecast. Such weather queries...