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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…

Deal reached on proceeds from pending USA Springs auction

Bob Sanders,

With USA Springs going up on the auction block at the end of the month, the federally appointed bankruptcy trustee and the company's largest secured creditor have cut a deal over how to split up the proceeds. But the deal…

7 businesses file as Aug. bankruptcies fall

Bob Sanders,

After a brief plateau in July, New Hampshire bankruptcy filings fell in August to below 300 -- a level not seen since 1998.In August, some 296 households and businesses filed for bankruptcy protection. That's 12 percent lower than July and…

July foreclosures drop; hit low for 2012

Kathleen Callahan,

Fewer foreclosure deeds were recorded in New Hampshire in July than any other month so far this year, but more were recorded in 2012 than in the same month in 2011.There were 269 foreclosure deeds recorded in the state in…

Epsom Montessori school files for bankruptcy

Bob Sanders,

Pathfinders Academy, a private Montessori school in Epsom owned by a Free State Project sympathizer, filed for bankruptcy protection Aug. 27 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manchester. The academy's owner, Wayne Anderson of Manchester, also filed on behalf of Pathfinder…

Research grants open to N.H. companies

NH Business Review Staff,

The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center at the University of New Hampshire is soliciting letters of intent from New Hampshire companies to conduct research at New Hampshire-based colleges and universities that leads to increased competitiveness, profitability and new jobs. A…

N.H. future construction contracts rebound in July

Jeff Feingold,

There were substantial increases in anticipated projects in both the New Hampshire nonresidential and nonbuilding sectors, with a somewhat modest decrease in residential construction.