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Exchange-traded funds offer flexibility, efficiency
If you regularly search for the Land of Oz in investing you may have noticed that something new and different has come to the investment vehicle neighborhood. They’re called exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. With exciting names, and even more exciting…
TD, Banknorth wrap up merger deal
There’ll be a new name atop Bank of New Hampshire’s branches now that the 51 percent acquisition of Banknorth by Toronto-Dominion Financial Group of Canada has been completed. The sale of Bank of New Hampshire’s parent company was completed March…
Stephen proposes more cuts in health programs
Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen says he could cut 10 percent from his department’s budget, but it would mean higher property taxes and less money for hospitals, family planning and other services for the state’s poor. His proposal,…
Credit unions and banks: there are still differences
Most of the public is unaware of the differences between banks and credit unions, but people who manage these financial institutions remain keenly aware of the legal intricacies that separate them. Many of the differences between modern-day credit unions and…
Belknap County suit links track to gambling operation
Convictions key in AG's probe The partnership that owns Lakes Region Greyhound Park directly funded establishment of the International Players Association, according to documents filed March 4 in Belknap County Superior Court. Federal prosecutors have tied - but not charged…
From ‘Nader’s raider’ to tobacco industry executive
How does a former “Nader’s raider” end up as a corporate lawyer in an industry responsible for spreading disease and addiction? As David Greenberg sees it, the change was not all that dramatic. “I feel like I’ve participated in more…
Lawmakers aim to end school-funding ‘shell game’
House Education Committee members have worked nights and weekends lately, chopping and merging new plans to pay for public schools. The effort comes as taxpayers faced huge fiscal unknowns this month when they voted on town and school budgets and…
RE/CON Briefs
Landlords blame taxes for rent hikes Landlords in Laconia have told the Laconia Citizen that steadily rising assessments that have their tax bills going up 25-30 percent each year are among the major reasons local rental rates are becoming harder…
Design work begins on Blue Cross building
Engineers and architects from The H.L. Turner Group Inc. in Concord have begun working on the designs of the long-awaited retrofit of the former Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire building in Concord. The six-story, 120,000-square-foot structure has…
