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Is there potential in N.H. offshore wind generation?

Bob Sanders,

Offshore wind turbines could one day supply four-fifths of New Hampshire's energy supply, according to a report released by the National Wildlife Federation. But Public Service of New Hampshire spokesperson Martin Murray thinks it's "highly unlikely" that such a scenario…

N.H. Energy Summit set for Oct. 22

NH Business Review Staff,

The New Hampshire Energy Summit, a conference focused on New Hampshire energy policy, will be held Monday, Oct. 22, in Concord. The summit is organized by the Dupont Group, a Concord-based government and public affairs firm, in conjunction with member…

New report measures economic impact of arts in N.H.

Kathleen Callahan,

For years, New Hampshire's nonprofit theaters, art galleries, historical societies and museums have had little more than anecdotal evidence to point to in talking about the economic impact they have in their communities. But a new statewide report, the first…

N.H. sees demand for hunting licenses falling since 2002

Kathleen Callahan,

The number of New Hampshire hunting licenses sold to people from outside the state has fallen about 20 percent over the last decade, according to figures from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. In 2002, 12,469 non-residents purchased a…

CRDC to take part in $1m small-business lending pilot

NH Business Review Staff,

The Capital Regional Development Council has been awarded a $1 million loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration under its stimulus-funded Intermediary Lending Pilot program through which the Concord-based agency can fund eligible businesses up to $200,000.CRDC was among 20…

Monadnock: Feds didn't want TARP payback money

NH Business Review Staff,

Monadnock Community Bank of Peterborough wants to pay back its loan under the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program so it can complete its merger with GFA Federal Credit Union, but it can't, according to bank President William M. Pierce Jr.…

New customers flock to N.H.'s Dyn after GoDaddy outage

Kathleen Callahan,

New Hampshire customers of Web hosting behemoth GoDaddy may have been burned by its widespread service outage on Monday, but one Granite State company reaped some benefits from it

5 of 6 N.H. banks pay back TARP money, along with interest

Bob Sanders,

Five of the six New Hampshire banks "bailed out" through the federal government's Troubled Asset Relief Program have paid back the government in full -- and then some, according to "Eye on the Bailout," a report by ProPublica, an investigative…

For-profit colleges go under the microscope

Bob Sanders,

When it comes to the state's primarily independent trade schools, for-profits generally cost less, though graduates still have a tougher time paying back their loans

Mass. photonics firm acquires JPSA

NH Business Review Staff,

J.P. Sercel Associates Inc., a privately owned Manchester-based maker of industrial laser micromachining systems, has been acquired by IPG Photonics Corp., a publicly traded company based in Oxford, Mass.IPG, a manufacturer of high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, said in a…