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N.H. foreclosures continue downward trend in August

Kathleen Callahan,

Foreclosures in New Hampshire were down in August from the same month last year, but up slightly from July, continuing the trend of a slow yearly improvement over the record high number of foreclosures seen the past couple of years.…

Effects and limits of ACA explored at NHBR Health Care Forum

Bob Sanders,

Dr. Aaron Carroll didn't exactly provide the most reassuring words to the hundreds of people attending the fourth annual NHBR Health Care Forum, who were there to learn more about how the Affordable Care Act will affect their business. Instead,…

Standex closes year in 'strongest financial condition'

Bob Sanders,

It has been a good year for Standex International Corp., and therefore a good year for its executives, who earned a total of about $7 million in compensation in the last fiscal year, according to various filings with the Securities…

NHBR to co-host gubernatorial debate

NH Business Review Staff,

New Hampshire Business Review has joined with New England College and four other news organizations as co-hosts of an Oct. 4 debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor. Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne will debate at…

N.H. 2Q personal income rises 1%

Kathleen Callahan,

New Hampshire's total personal income rose 1 percent, to $62.04 billion, in the second quarter of 2012, up $641 million from the first quarter. The 1 percent quarterly increase ranks the state 20th nationally in total personal income growth, according…

GTAT readies $175m 'war chest' bond issue

Bob Sanders,

GT Advanced Technologies plans to raise $175 million to $200 million in a rather complicated bond issue, the Nashua-based company announced Monday. GTAT will be using the proceeds to build its "war chest" - in the words of spokesperson Ryan…

Does trade assistance for displaced workers work?

Bob Sanders,

Jennylsa Wilson was a month away from her due date when Flo-Pro Inc. told her she had been let go, because -- she later learned -- the company shifted its manufacturing of car axles from its plant in Bedford to…

Dyn acquires second firm in two weeks

NH Business Review Staff,

Manchester-based Dyn Inc. -- which ranked on the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the country last year -- is continuing its growth with the acquisition of yet another company, its second acquisition in two weeks…

'Very good' bid entered for USA Springs

Bob Sanders,

The bankruptcy trustee for USA Springs received a "very good" bid that's "in the neighborhood" of $7.5 million for the would-be water bottling company's assets -- a bid good enough to skip a planned auction and negotiate a deal by…

Monadnock Paper blazes a fiber-based 'plastic' trail

Kathleen Callahan,

Monadnock Paper Mills, one of the last remaining paper mills in New Hampshire, has been quietly building up a stable of high-profile national customers for its newly launched portfolio of sustainable, fiber-based plastic alternatives. Last week, the Bennington-based company announced…