Telegraph (Nashua, NH) articles from November 2001

Telegraph (Nashua, NH) archives from November 2001

Nashua, N.H.-Based Data Storage Firm to Settle Patent Infringement Suit.
November 30, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 30--NASHUA, N.H.--Storage Computer Corp. has agreed to settle its patent infringement case against Xiotech and Seagate out-of-court, according to Peter N. Hood, the company's chief financial officer. In...

Systematic Problem Sheds New Light for Manchester, N.H., Software Firm.
November 29, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 29--MANCHESTER, N.H.-Sometimes frustration can bear good things. DataHive LLC was born out of Communications Management International Inc., a strategic marketing firm, because CMI program managers couldn't...

Nashua, N.H., Software Group to Discuss Ways to Deal with New Challenges.
November 29, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 29--NASHUA, N.H. - The topic at the upcoming meeting of the Greater Nashua Software Entrepreneurs Group will be "A new twist on an old business." The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Nashua...

Nashua, N.H., Identico Systems Launches Line of Airport ID Services.
November 28, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 28--NASHUA, N.H.--Identico Systems saw a growing need for additional airport security, and decided it could easily adapt its existing credit card and check fraud system to fit the bill. On Tuesday, the...

Bedford, N.H.-Based Document Authentication Company Signs $5 Million Contract.
November 27, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 27--BEDFORD, N.H.--Imaging Automation, a leader in document authentication and identity verification technologies, announced Monday that the company has signed a $5 million contract with the Dominican Republic...

Nashua, N.H.-Based Unit of Defense Contractor Goes Extra Mile for Service.
November 25, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 25--NASHUA, N.H.--BAE Systems prides itself on providing excellent customer service -- and in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, it went the extra mile, according to company officials. A Royal...

Derry, N.H., School Takes Developmentally Disabled Kids out of the Classroom.
November 25, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 25--DERRY, N.H.-- Jason Rizza is a 19-year-old restaurant worker at Applebee's restaurant on Manchester Road. How does he like his job? "I come here and talk to everyone about football," Rizza said....

Subaru Dealership Expects New Hudson, N.H., Site To Be Profitable.
November 23, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 23--HUDSON, N.H.--Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua has several auto showrooms along its curbs, but it's no "car dealership Mecca," said Dan Enxing, the owner of Subaru of Nashua. Enxing wasn't bashing the...

Citizens Financials Group Hands Out Bonuses to Its 5,000-Plus Workers.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 22--NASHUA, N.H.--While other companies are cutting expenses or laying off staff, Citizens Financial Group is giving its 5,000-plus workers "success bonuses," according to Kim Meader, New England vice...

Realty Company in Nashua, N.H., Breaks Ground on Second Building.
November 22, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 22--NASHUA, N.H.--A building that has been 10 years in the making finally broke ground at 25 Trafalgar Square. Korsak Realty built its "Glass Towers" building at 20 Trafalgar Square in 1989, and planned...

Artist Finds Success in Making Metal Figurines in Milford, N.H.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 21--MILFORD, N.H.--Elaine Isaak might be the next Jim Henson yet, but for now the Wilton artist has found success in white metal. Isaak owns and operates Curious Characters in the Pine Mills on Wilton Road...

Nashua, N.H., Communications Firm Gets $17 Million Infusion of Venture Funding.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 20--NASHUA, N.H.--Octave Communications is on a roll this year -- it received another $17 million in venture funding Monday and its chief executive officer is forecasting it will double its annual revenue by...

Electronics Firm Cuts 26 Workers from Hudson, N.H., Plant.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 20--HUDSON, N.H.--Benchmark Electronics Inc., at 65 River Road, reduced its workforce by 26 workers last week, according to Lee Benning, the plant's human resource manager. This layoff included eliminating...

Nashua, N.H., Police Officer Probes Internet Fraud Cases.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Barbara Worth Nov. 20--NASHUA, N.H.--As a Nashua police officer, Manuel Castillo spends most of his time performing "traditional" police work -- answering calls and patrolling his assigned sector downtown from his car. But...

Study Shows Division in Nashua, N.H.-Area Companies' Staffing Plans.
November 20, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 20--NASHUA, N.H.--Nashua area companies seem more deeply divided than their national counterparts about their staffing plans for the first quarter of 2002. Slightly more than a third of Nashua area...

Amhers, N.H., Gourmet Deli Expands in Time for Holidays.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 16--AMHERST, N.H.--Amato's New York Deli has expanded just in time for the holidays -- the store wants to be a one-stop holiday food store. Amato's Gourmet Inc., at 109 Route 101A -- near Frederick's...

Mortgage Rates Fall Drastically in Nashua, N.H., Area.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 16--There is a mortgage refinancing boom of huge proportions going on across the country, and the Nashua area is no exception. The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell last week to 6.46...

Nashua, N.H., Product Development Firm Can Turn an Idea into Reality.
November 15, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 15--NASHUA, N.H.--Want to build a plastic snow shovel you can drive a truck over? How about a guitar you inflate? Need a light for your Glock pistol or an alarm for your laptop computer? David McDonald...

Nashua, N.H., College Students Get Look at Face-Scanning Security System.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 14--NASHUA, N.H.--Daniel Webster College students got to see for themselves how a nationally known facial recognition security system works during a computer ethics class Wednesday. Brian O'Donnell, a...

Coalition Says New Hampshire's Priorities on Public Transit Are Misplaced.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Kevin Landrigan Nov. 14--CONCORD, N.H.-An environmental coalition accused the state Tuesday of having "misplaced priorities" for supporting a $125 million Manchester Airport access road project while spending about 1 percent of...

Nashua, N.H., Store/Cafe Teaches Skills to Developmentally Disabled Workers.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 14--NASHUA, N.H.-Barbara Kelvington greets Cravings customers with a big smile - every day. There are some customers who aren't as friendly as others and some days when work can be a hassle, but Kelvington...

Chief of Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce Steps Down after 17 Years.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 13--NASHUA, N.H.--Michael Valuk, president of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce for 17 years, resigned from his position on Friday, Nov. 9, according to Paul Doherty, chamber chairman. "He resigned...

Survey Predicts New Hampshire Will Have `Surprisingly' Good Retail Season.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 13--Will be it a sorrow-blue or cash-green Christmas for retailers this holiday shopping season? The holiday shopping surveys are in. Two national surveys, one by Deloitte & Touche LLP and BIGresearch LLC...

General Manager of Nashua, N.H., Auto Dealer Takes on Ownership, Bit by Bit.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 9--NASHUA, N.H.--Buying a car used to be an event, but these days many people view at as a chore. But that's not how it should be, according to Kevin Milligan, general manager and co-owner of Downtown...

Businessman Resolves Suit, Hopes to Open Coffee Shop in Hudson, N.H.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Anne Lundregan Nov. 9--HUDSON, N.H.--Others may see the shabby metal and glass building at 68 Lowell Road as forlorn and dilapidated. Paul Ferronetti saw it as a chance to fulfill a dream. The Haverhill, Mass., resident...

Hollis, N.H.-Based Electronics Firm Acquires Reno, Nev., Center, Personnel.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 9--HOLLIS, N.H.--Source Electronics Corp. struck a deal this week that allows it to expand, when, to put it mildly, many companies aren't. The company, based on Clinton Drive in Hollis, acquired all...

New Hampshire Take-Out Food, Crafts Store Serves Variety of Tastes.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Lauren Roth Nov. 9-- HOLLIS, N.H.--Jill Russell of Brookline is such a big fan of Uniquely New England, a regional take-out food and crafts store on Route 130, that she helps out there. As she looked over a display of...

Merrimack, N.H.-Based Company Tackles Environmental Problems.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 8--MERRIMACK, N.H.-Not every technical company in the Nashua area is a computer or software-based company. It just seems that way sometimes. A perfect example is Comprehensive Environmental Inc., a local...

Nashua, N.H., Software Company Inks Deal with Raytheon.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 8--NASHUA, N.H.-KeyCommerce Inc. on Spit Brook Road signed a key deal with Raytheon to help the aeronautics company sell pre-owned airplanes on the Internet, the companies announced Wednesday. "For a big...

Merrimack, N.H., Internet Services Firm Gets $25 Million in Venture Capital.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 6--MERRIMACK, N.H.--Ellacoya Networks announced Monday it has received $25 million in its third round of venture funding, bringing the total of investment money it has received over the last couple of years to...

Bankrupt Merrimack, N.H., Optical Systems Firm Is Hiring Again.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 6--MERRIMACK, N.H.--METRObility Optical Systems' foundations are still strong, but it was forced to file for bankruptcy protection after being caught spending too aggressively on research and development just...

Beebe Rubber to Close Nashua, N.H., Plant by January.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 6--Beebe Rubber Co. announced Monday that it will close its facility by the end of January, and its 78 workers here will be out of a job, because the market for its products have deteriorated over the last few...

The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H., Business Profile Column.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 5--Name: Rhonda Foley. Occupation: caterer, owner of Gourmet Express Catering. Address: home office and kitchen located at 44 Intervale St., Nashua. Phone: 883-6224 E-mail:...

Analyst Expects New England to Reflect National Economic Downturn.
November 3, 2001... Byline: Brad Leighton Nov. 3--Sometimes it's good not to be the leader, particularly when it comes to the economic downturn. "New England is not an outlier this time around," said Wayne Ayers, the chief economist for Fleet Boston...

Marlborough, Mass.-Based Firm Mixes Commercial Real Estate with Internet.
November 2, 2001... Byline: David Brooks Nov. 2--When it comes to promising businesses plans in late 2001, combining the fading luster of "commercial real estate" with the near-collapse of "broadband Internet" doesn't exactly sing. But Marlborough,...

Amherst, N.H., Company's Products Assist in Manufacturing Semiconductor Chips.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Eileen Kennedy Nov. 1--AMHERST, N.H.--You certainly won't forget this company's name -- Fugasity Inc. (Foo . ga . si .ty) Yes, it is a real word and can be found in most large dictionaries. In the true scientific sense, it...