Is Dover the next Portsmouth?
'It's transitioned really quite nicely from just another New Hampshire mill town to a pretty thriving community'
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N.H. workplace deaths lowest in U.S. in 2010
New Hampshire had the fewest number of workplace deaths in the country in 2010, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.Five people -- all men -- died on the job in New Hampshire last year, which was the fewest…
2010 compensation a mixed picture in N.H.
Total employment compensation in New Hampshire increased by 1.8 percent in 2010, but it didn't increase in all of the state's 10 counties, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.Two New Hampshire counties saw a decrease in their total compensation in…
'Check scam' snags Hanover attorney
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,"…
N.H. jobless rate dips again in November
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…
Shaheen, Ayotte hail SBIR funding deal
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…
Gittell to head N.H. community college system
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…
N.H. firm steaming after DoD reneges on lobster deal
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…
N.H. foreclosures rise, but slightly
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…
USA Springs loan deal remains elusive
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…
