WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will open a new regional office in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area serving innovators in the Southeast region, and a new community outreach office in Strafford County, New Hampshire, serving innovators in the New England region. The new regional office and community outreach office wi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and BAE Systems Electronic Systems, a business unit of BAE Systems, Inc., have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide approximately $35 million in federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to support the modernization of the company's Microelectronics Center, a matu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following remarks on Dec. 12, 2023, by Secretary Gina Raimondo at BAE Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire: * * * I'm so pleased we're joined by Senator Shaheen, who played a huge role in making sure that this bill happened and that the Commerce Department received the funding. And Senator Hassan, also such a staunch advocate for the people of New Hampshire. Thank you to Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale for bein  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Boston, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Victor Cuevas Romero, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Saman  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release: A Boston, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Victor Cuevas Romero, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, namely, fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott scheduled sentencing   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program showcased technologies that will keep servicemembers combat effective in extreme temperatures during a technology demonstration Dec. 4 -8 at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, New Hampshire. The event, which ManTech held with support from the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, featured technolo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Derry man pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute steroids and causing a drug to become misbranded after shipment in interstate commerce, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Ralph Cardarelli, 44, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute steroids and causing a drug to become misbranded after shipment i  more