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Hanover-based Ledyard Bank is suing a Hanover attorney who was the victim of a $195,000 check scam.W.E. "Ned" Whittington's liability insurance company won't cover the loss, arguing that the lawyer simply fell for a variant of the "Nigerian Check Scam,"…

New Hampshire's unemployment rate inched down a tenth of a percent in November, to 5.2 percent -- another sign of the agonizingly languid pace of the economic recovery -- according to statistics released Tuesday by the New Hampshire Department of…

After years of stalled negotiations, Congress has finally reached a deal that would give long-term reauthorization to two popular programs that make it easier for small businesses to win federal contracts.The U.S. House and Senate have agreed on the terms…

Ross Gittell will reach out more to business and industry when he takes over as the new chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, the economist told NHBR Monday, shortly after his appointment was announced.Gittell, a professor at…

Cancellation of a military contract to supply lobster to troops in Afghanistan caused havoc in the lobster industry in Maine and New Hampshire, claims a Portsmouth subcontractor that has filed a breach of contract suit in federal court."The military blatantly…

There were slightly more foreclosures recorded in New Hampshire this past October than there were in October 2010, but so far this year there have been significantly fewer foreclosures than there were in 2010.That's according to the New Hampshire Housing…

For the third time in as many months, the bankrupt USA Springs has been unable to close on a $60 million loan because initial funding from its Swiss underwriter, Malom Group AG, still has not arrived.The deal, which would enable…

The Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire has released its 2012 public policy priorities, and as in past years, addressing high health care costs, the state's tax structure and fostering economic growth top the list.Each year, the statewide chamber…

A new report has found that if Europe slides into a recession, New Hampshire is at "high risk" of being negatively affected, but not nearly as much as some other states.Released by Wells Fargo Securities' Economics Group, the report was…

Bottomline Technologies is acquiring two companies, the Portsmouth-based payroll software company announced Monday.One company, Logical Progression, based near Raleigh, N.C., is described as an early stage company that focuses on the development of Logical Ink, a mobile document technology for…