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4 women allege sex harassment at Manchester firm

Bob Sanders,

Four female employees of Manchester-based HR Concepts LLC have filed a sexual harassment suit last week against the Manchester company and its CEO, Peter H. Jennings. The suit charges that Jennings inappropriately touched several of the defendants and made crude…

N.H. housing summit set for Sept. 20

NH Business Review Staff,

A luncheon exploring the state of New Hampshire's housing market will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Manchester.Hosted by the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, sponsored by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority and presented in partnership with…

State seeks input from storm-battered businesses

NH Business Review Staff,

The New Hampshire Division of Economic Development wants to hear from businesses adversely affected by damage by Tropical Storm Irene."It will be important to collect as much information as possible so that we can determine the extent of the damage…

N.H. firm to buy shuttered Maine paper mills

NH Business Review Staff,

Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Tuesday that the state and Brookfield Asset Management have inked a deal with Portsmouth, N.H.-based Cate Street Capital to buy the Katahdin Paper Co. mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket.Cate Street, which develops green energy…

Saks Off Fifth to open at Merrimack outlet mall

NH Business Review Staff,

Good news for Granite State fashionistas --- the luxury-clothing retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has announced that it will open an off-price department store in the new Merrimack Premium Outlets next year.The outlet store will be New Hampshire's first Saks Fifth…

Saks Off Fifth to open at Merrimack outlet mall

NH Business Review Staff,

Good news for Granite State fashionistas: The luxury-clothing retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has announced that it will open an off-price department store in the new Merrimack Premium Outlets next year.The outlet store will be New Hampshire's first Saks Fifth Avenue…

Lake Sunapee Bank signs on to small business loan fund

NH Business Review Staff,

Lake Sunapee Bank appears to be the second New Hampshire bank to take advantage of the Small Business Lending Fund, a U.S. Treasury program that's a successor to the controversial Troubled Assets Relief Program.New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc., the holding…

July home sales up compare last year's first-time credit hangover

NH Business Review Staff,

Residential home sales in New Hampshire in July rose 29 percent over the same month last year, but the sharp rise might have more to do with the expiration of the first-time homebuyer credit last June than it is evidence…

Judge upholds charges in ex-Cabletron exec's civil case

NH Business Review Staff,

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a case against Eric Jaeger - Cabletron Systems' former vice president and top attorney -- for falsifying books and participating in a scheme to inflate revenue, federal Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled last week in…

USA Springs clears final hurdle in bankruptcy court

NH Business Review Staff,

USA Springs has cleared the last major hurdle in bankruptcy court, thanks to a $16.6 million advance from Malom Group, its newfound Swiss financier, enabling it to pay off creditors who might object to the $60 million reorganization plan by…