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Nashua

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nashua , city (1990 pop. 79,662), seat of Hillsborough co., S N.H., on the Merrimack and Nashua rivers near the Mass. line; settled c.1655, inc. as a city 1853. Because of the availability of water power, Nashua developed (early 19th cent.) as a textile mill town; the closing of these mills after World War II prompted the development of diverse manufacturing. Chief among Nashua's products are machinery; rubber, wood, metal, paper, and plastic products; building materials; computers; transportation equipment; electrical and electronic goods; furniture; chemicals; shoes; air shafts; and defense... Read more
Nashua: History
Cities of the United States Nashua: History Canal, Mills Establish Nashua Long before European settlers ventured into the Merrimack River ... northern boundary. An area of 200 square miles around present-day Nashua was then declared for the colony. Trading and land grants followed ... Read more
Nashua: Economy
Cities of the United States Nashua: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Nashua is home to a number of industries, including computers, health care, and high technology. Since the 1950s, Nashua has become a virtual incubator for high technology, and ... Read more

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WHY INVESTORS LOVE SLEEPY NASHUA CORP.
The Boston Globe; 7/17/1990; Frank Mauran, Contributing Reporter; 787 words ; NASHUA - Nashua Corp.'s headquarters, a dull brick building on the Nashua River here, reflects the unglamorous line of products and services it peddles: fax machine paper, mail-order photofinishing and computer discs. But as tame as Nashua seems ... Read more
NASHUA'S DIVERSE, AFFORDABLE
The Boston Globe; 6/8/2002; Alice Giordano, Globe correspondent; 712 words ; NASHUA, N.H. - When Osvaldo Salomon decided to leave Miami 12 ... Latino community, he landed in New Hampshire. His new home, Nashua ("the Gate City") is markedly different than the rest of ... cool here," says Salomon, a partner in Oficina Hispana, a Nashua company that assists Latinos with such things as ... Read more
NASHUA AS A KEROUAC TOWN LINKS TO WRITER ENTHRALL MINISTER BOOK TELLS OF KEROUAC'S LINKS TO NASHUA
The Boston Globe; 10/24/1999; Stacy Milbouer, Globe Correspondent rr; 787 words ; NASHUA - Some might think it odd that Rev. Steve Edington chose a photograph of a gravestone as cover art for his first book, "Kerouac's Nashua Connection." But the gray granite monolith in a Nashua cemetery, inscribed with names of Jack Kerouac's mother, father, brother and daughter, is a ... Read more
In many ways, Nashua, N.H., isn't a town; it's a movie set from the late '40s.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/2/1997; Guinn, Jeff; 787 words ; NASHUA, N.H. _ It's Friday night in Nashua. Hundreds of families fill Greeley Park, about two miles from ... distance, softball diamonds. It's just twilight. In half an hour, the Nashua library will present a free showing of ``Space Jam,'' starring ... Read more
GUNMAN KILLS THREE, WOUNDS TWO IN N.H. NASHUA MAN DIES IN POLICE SHOOTOUT
The Boston Globe; 1/1/1988; Michael Mokrzycki, Associated Press; 727 words ; ... orchard worker said. "He was always very friendly." Nashua Police Maj. Clifton Largy said Rodriguez was believed to have known some of the Nashua victims, but he said he could not be more specific ... multiple brushes with the law, some involving drugs. Nashua Police Lt. Donald Hamel said Rodriguez was ... Read more
Greater Nashua
Business NH Magazine; 10/1/2002; Padilla, Diane T; 787 words ; As Nashua readies to celebrate its 150th anniversary ... largest of the 12 towns in the region, Nashua has been able to attract businesses with ... manufacturer of pulp and paper mill machines in Nashua, is closing this fall. And the possible ... Read more
Nashua, N.H., imaging company to lose toner and developer sector.
Telegraph (Nashua, NH); 4/6/2005; 723 words ; ... work force and affect employees in Merrimack and Nashua -- will be gradual and will end by March 31 ... toner industry. Many of the people who work in Nashua Corp.'s toner and development sector have been ... of people, it makes it a difficult decision. Nashua Corp. has had periodic layoffs in its coded ... Read more
New Hampshire-Based Nashua Corp. Acquires Massachusetts Ink Maker.
The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 4/3/2002; 671 words ; ... physical assets and the company's employees, Nashua gets proprietary rights which will allow it to ... out our product line, Albert said. In addition, Nashua gets a new platform to sell its product. The e-comm ... comes with the Computer Imaging acquisition. Nashua Corp.'s main Internet site is ... Read more
Nashua, N.H., Volunteers Prepared to Help Taxpayers with Returns.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/25/2004; 545 words ; By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 25--Tax time is approaching and there are about 40 volunteers who are only to happy to help people with low incomes or those over 65 with their taxes at a number of area sites for free, according to Kay Heffernan, who is ... Read more
2 retailers open stores at Nashua, N.H., shopping center.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/22/2004; 787 words ; By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 22--NASHUA, N.H. -- Two new retailers officially open their doors this week in the same shopping center -- the country's number 2 office supply ... offer customers a selection of Boston Red Sox gear now that they're in the ... Read more

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