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p>New Hampshire has been awarded nearly $1 million to further fund the state's efforts in helping unemployed workers find training and jobs.The $988,402 grant was awarded to the state by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of a larger…

The number of foreclosures in New Hampshire increased 16 percent in March from the previous month, but so far in 2012 foreclosures are down about 5 percent from where they were last year.There were 362 foreclosure deeds recorded in New…

The head of The Cremation Society of New Hampshire Inc. is suing the New Hampshire Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, charging the board is targeting him and trying to pull his license because he is most board…

The total value of future construction contracts fell in March from both the previous month and the same month in 2011, but thanks to strong figures in February, future construction in New Hampshire is still stronger in 2012 than it…

The number of personal bankruptcies filed in New Hampshire continued to plummet in April, but the number of business bankruptcies crept up a bit.There were 383 bankruptcies in all, nearly 20 percent fewer than the 475 in April 2011 and…

USA Springs will head to the auction block in July unless it manages to obtain a $60 million loan that has thus far been elusive.The potential lender again failed to meet its deadline Monday, according to a number of filings…

Barely a week after announcing plans to seek shareholder approval for a reverse stock split in order to boost its share price and prevent being delisted from the larger Nasdaq Global Market exchange, Presstek Inc. moved its stock listing to…

Personal income grew in every New Hampshire county in 2010, with the largest gain in Grafton County and the smallest in Coos County.The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, which released the figures Wednesday, defines personal income as income derived by…

Portsmouth-based Optima Bank & Trust has received "significant interest" from investors in its recently launched stock offering of an additional 400,000 shares, according to CEO Daniel Morrison. Morrison, who announced the offering at the annual shareholders' meeting last week, is…

As part of a multi-state investigation led by New Hampshire and five other states, life insurance giant MetLife will pay nearly $500 million to consumers and the states to settle charges that it failed to pay death benefits to heirs.MetLife…