Telegraph (Nashua, NH) articles from May 2001

Telegraph (Nashua, NH) archives from May 2001

The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H., Firms at a Glance Column.
May 31, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 31--MERRIMACK, Conn.-PC SELLER ACQUIRES INTERNET FIRM: Making a strong move in a slow economy, PC Connection announced plans to acquire Internet technology retailer Cyberian Outpost in a stock transaction. ...

New Hampshire Committee Strips Health Insurance Bill.
May 31, 2001... Byline: Kevin Landrigan May 31--CONCORD, N.H.-Health insurers hoping to price policies for small businesses based on individual health risks got bad news Wednesday from a House committee. The House Commerce Committee stripped away...

Nashua, N.H., Tech Company's Hard Work Pays Off with Release of Software.
May 31, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 31--NASHUA, N.H.-For months Altaworks Corp. worked in what Stephen McCalmont, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, called "stealth mode." No more. "People now know who we are," said....

Owners of Merrimack, N.H., Ice Cream Stand Look Ahead to Semi-Retirement.
May 30, 2001... Byline: Karen Spiller May 30--MERRIMACK, N.H.--There's only one way to get Pat and Richard Madden to take a break -- and that's to make them, their son Rich Madden Jr. says. Rich and his other siblings were recently able to convince...

Memorial Day Weekend's Wet Weather Benefits Nashua, N.H.-Area Retailers.
May 30, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 30--NASHUA, N.H.--Rain drove people off the beaches and campgrounds and into stores. The Memorial Day weekend's automobile traffic counts were 1.8 percent lower than last year, said Lauri Ostrander Klefos,...

New Hampshire Ford Dealerships Work to Find More Tires.
May 25, 2001... Byline: Albert McKeon May 25--New Hampshire's Ford Motor Co. dealerships may want to plant rubber trees on their back lots. With their corporate office announcing a recall on all 13 million Firestone Wilderness AT tires on several...

Nashua, N.H., Seller of Online Business Courses to Make Stock Public.
May 25, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 25--NASHUA, N.H.--SkillSoft Corp. announced Friday that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to make 2.8 million shares of common stock public, which would allow it...

Dirig Software Developers in Nashua, N.H., Roll Out Newest Product.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 24--Dirig Software Inc. officials are convinced they have hit a home run with their newest product -- Fenway, a software program that monitors and manages online business systems. Robert Hoyt, the company's...

Survey Says Nashua, N.H., Employers Will Not Hire As Many Workers This Summer.
May 23, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 23--NASHUA, N.H.--The number of Nashua area employers planning to add workers this summer is down from this spring by about 10 percent, according to Manpower Inc.'s quarterly employment outlook survey. ...

New Hampshire Governor Links Economy, Education-Funding Crisis.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 22--NASHUA, N.H.--The state is economically sound, but the education-funding crisis must be solved to ensure the future of the state's children, Gov. Jeanne Shaheen said Monday. The governor reviewed the...

The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H., People on the Move Column.
May 20, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 20--Who: Mike Ambrosino Position: Owner of a home-based Carpet Networks franchise in Hudson. Age: 37 What's the idea behind Carpet Networks? "It's what we call a 'traveling floor store.' We come...

New Hampshire Dairy Farm Makes Premium Puddings for All Ages.
May 20, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 19--HINDSDALE, N.H.--Pudding is not just for kids anymore -- and the owners of Echo Farm are convinced if they can get people to try their puddings, they'll be begging for more. Echo Farm Puddings, located...

Nashua, N.H., Planners Approve Demolition of Covered Bridge, Empty Store.
May 19, 2001... Byline: Tom West May 19--NASHUA, N.H.--The Planning Board approved a proposal to demolish the old covered bridge at 449 Amherst St. and the now-empty store it led to, making room for a new 17,000-square-foot retail building. The...

Merrimack, N.H.-Based Internet Software Company Lays Off 50 Workers.
May 18, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 18--MERRIMACK, N.H.--Ellacoya Networks Inc. laid off 50 workers, or 25 percent of its workforce, within 48 hours of announcing its first product is now on the market and ready to be shipped. The company...

New Discount Store to Open in Nashua, N.H.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 17--NASHUA, N.H.--Big Lots, a new discount store, will open at 10 a.m. Sunday at 12 Northwest Blvd., in the West Side Plaza on Route 101A. The Big Lots store is one of over 1,300 such stores in 46 states,...

Bank Branch to Close in Nashua, N.H., Area.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Jessie Salisbury May 16--For the past 130 years there has been a bank and only one bank on Main Street. After Aug. 3 it will be gone, combined with the Bank of New Hampshire branch in nearby New Ipswich. There has never been...

Software Firm Is Bought by Portsmouth, N.H.-Based Company.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 16--NASHUA, N.H.--Conduciv Inc., a local software company, has been bought by Portsmouth-based software company, Cogentric Inc., for an undisclosed amount, according to Cogentric officials. Conductiv makes...

Partners Open First Nashua, N.H., Store Specializing in Car Audio Systems.
May 14, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 14--If you're looking for a wide selection of car audio systems from which to choose, you might want to head down to Boomer McLoud Xtreme Car Audio at 419 Amherst. Jamie Paige, who co-owns the car audio and...

Hudson, N.H.-Based Concrete Manufacturer Wins Award.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 11--HUDSON, N.H.- Concrete Systems Inc. creates, lifts and transports concrete bridges, culverts and manholes, - some more than 30 tons in one piece. They work steel, rock and concrete with heavy machinery,...

Owners of New Nashua, N.H., Eatery Make Dining Experience Fun.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 11--NASHUA, N.H.- The owners of the newly opened Dry Gulch Grill at 341 Amherst St. want their customers to have fun when they eat here. It was formerly Jumbalaya's, from October of 1999 until just before...

Neighborly Nashua, N.H., Doormaker Was Dumped On, Records Show.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Andrew Wolfe May 11--NASHUA, N.H. - Letting a neighboring tannery dump sludge into a landfill on their property seemed like a good idea to officials at Fimbel Door Corp. back in the late 1970s. Eight years later, the Mohawk...

Partners Leave Major Company to Start Nashua, N.H.-Area Software Firm.
May 10, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 10--NASHUA, N.H.--One of the results of the drop in the economy, particularly in the high technology sector, is there are a lot of smart people running around without much to do. Some of these people find...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Firm Makes Deal with Teleconferencing Company.
May 10, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 10--NASHUA, N.H.--CUseeMe Networks announced a key agreement Tuesday with PictureTel Corp. of Andover, Mass., a leader in the teleconferencing industry. CUseeMe, with headquarters on Amherst Street, is in...

Semiconductor Company to Open Doors in Nashua, N.H., in September.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 9--HUDSON, N.H.--A small, specialized semiconductor company, Bandwidth Semiconductor LLC, has bought a building here for $4.5 million, and plans to open its doors in September. The company has leased space...

Nashua, N.H.-Area Telecommunications Firm Makes Deal with Denmark.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 9--NASHUA, N.H.--Spike Broadband Systems Inc. has inked its biggest deal since it opening its doors five years ago, to the tune of $400 million, and is making telecommunications history at the same time,...

Electronics Firm to Close Hudson, N.H., Manufacturing Plant, Lay Off Workers.
May 8, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 8--HUDSON, N.H.--Saturn Electronics and Engineering Inc. will close its Hudson manufacturing plant and lay-off all of its 113 local workers, company officials said. The plant, at 267 Lowell Road, is slated...

Sun Microsystems Opens Offices in Nashua, N.H.
May 8, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 8--NASHUA, N.H.--Sun Microsystems Inc. opened its 40,000-square-foot offices Monday, welcoming the first group of employees who will be able to use work stations there instead of traveling to Sun's Burlington,...

The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H., Business Profile Column.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 6--NAME: Cathy Kert POSITION: Owner of Cathy Kert Design and Decoration Services, a home-based interior design firm. AGE: 38 QUESTION: Why is your business succeeding? ANSWER: "Because I listen...

New Hampshire Expands Its International Trade Business.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 6--Yankee. The name itself connotes a tradition and region. We barter with our neighbors, seal deals with a handshake, and don't put on airs. We're distrustful of strangers. How many years does it take to...

Ewington, N.H., Trade Center Facilitates Multicultural Communication.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 6--When in Rome you may want to do as the Romans do, but if you are in South Africa don't try to 'thumb' a ride. The world, particularly the business world, is getting smaller, said Eric Drouart, a professor...

Amherst, N.H.-Area Business Clinic Diagnoses Problems in Companies.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 5--AMHERST, N.H.--A lot of business owners know when their business isn't running right although they not be sure of the problem, while others may know what's wrong, but not how to fix it. That's where Roy...

Texas Instruments to Move Manufacturing Operations, Cut 340 Jobs.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 4--MERRIMACK, N.H.--Over the next year, Texas Instruments Inc. will move its manufacturing operations here to a more modern facility in Sherman, Texas, eliminating 340 jobs in the process, and expecting to...

New Hampshire Company Develops an Inexpensive Way to Make Semiconductors.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 3--NASHUA, N.H.--The recipe for making semiconductors has always contained two major ingredients--chemical cleaners and gallons upon gallons of ultra pure water. Both are costly and the use of both are...

New Hampshire Electricity Cuts Rates While Waiting for Competitors To Emerge.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 2--May Day, or May 1, may be a cause for celebration in many communist countries; but for New Hampshire electricity customers it was a different sort of holiday. Here it was "Electric Competition Day" -- the...

Shoe Machinery Company Opens Its New Headquarters in Nashua, N.H.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton May 2--NASHUA, N.H.--By the end of this month, USM Corp., the largest shoe machinery company in the Americas, will have opened a new headquarters and research and development facility in Nashua. The move into...

Assets of Nashua, N.H.-Area Wood Products Firm Are Shipped to Canadian Owners.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy May 1--MERRIMACK, N.H.--Nashua Wood Products Inc., in business here for 50 years, has closed and its assets have been bought by Pare Brossel of St. Jules, Canada, according to its former owners, David and Klara...