Fidelity Investments to add 475 jobs at Merrimack campus
Expansion part of plan to add 3,500 more to national workforce
Banking and Finance
Paycheck Protection Program deadline moved to May 31
Last-minute spike in applications from NH businesses reported before extension approval
Paycheck Protection Program extension expected, Shaheen says
U.S. Senate expected to vote on new May 31 deadline soon
Latest Paycheck Protection Program round ends March 31
Smaller businesses targeted in ‘more focused’ program
Business as usual seen in M&T Bank’s acquisition of People’s United
Merger is ‘like a puzzle piece that just slid into place,’ says People’s New Hampshire president
New Hampshire bank branches are another Covid casualty
More locations are closing due to increased pressure from pandemic and move to online transactions
SBA opens two-week Paycheck Protection Program window for smallest businesses
Agency limits participation to firms with under 20 employees and sole proprietors
Over 7.300 New Hampshire businesses have taken PPP2 loans so far
Latest SBA report sees a steady but slower interest from firms
Businesses pick up participation rate in Paycheck Protection Program
Through Jan. 31, 4,500 NH businesses received loans
Second PPP rollout slower in New Hampshire this time around
‘We were in a different place’ last year, says SBA director
