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Tri-City Expo set for Sept. 20

The 24th annual Tri-City Expo - a business-to-business trade show and networking event - will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Center of New Hampshire-Radisson Hotel in Manchester. A joint effort of the Greater…

Bi-state program targets obesity

In an effort aimed at the obesity epidemic, The Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth has teamed up with community partners in Keene and Manchester in New Hampshire as well as St. Johnsbury, Vt., to conduct a community-based participatory research project,…

2Q profits jump 62% for Centrix Bank

Centrix Bank's profits shot up in the second quarter to $2.4 million, or 76 cents a common share -- a 62 percent increase compared to the same quarter last year. That brings the Bedford-based commercial bank's net income to $4…

Unitil reports loss for second quarter

Unitil Corp. lost $400,000, or 3 cents a share, in the quarter ending June 30, despite recent rate increases. The Hampton-based company said weather was mostly to blame. With 20 percent fewer heating days, natural gas usage plummeted 7.8 percent…

Milford candlemaker to expand in Ohio

Alene Candles LLC, the Milford-based contract manufacturer of high-end candles and home fragrance products, has announced plans to expand and create several hundred new jobs -- in Ohio, not New Hampshire. The company -- which now employs about 125 full-time…

GTAT hiring of Calif. battery firm exec sparks speculation

GT Advanced Technologies has hired Dan Squiller, CEO of PowerGenix Corp., a California company that develops batteries for hybrid vehicles, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But circumstances have prompted speculation that there may be…