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A new study by Genworth Financial says the cost of long-term care is considerably higher in New Hampshire than it is in the rest of the country.According to Genworth's 2011 Cost of Care Survey, the median annual cost for care…

The state Senate did not repeal the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority Wednesday, but it did strip the agency of most of its power by turning it into a study commission -- and in doing so got enough votes to…

News outlets nationally and in New Hampshire have been reporting the largest percentage drop in oil prices the markets have seen since 2008, with the lower prices at the pump expected to follow.In fact, many analysts have predicted that the…

JSPA founder Jeffrey Sercel has been named the New Hampshire High Technology Council's 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year, marking the second time he's won the award. Sercel, who was presented with the award on Monday as part of the High…

It certainly could have been a lot worse: The number of newly hired workers in April remained essentially unchanged from March.New Hampshire employers added 16,304 new employees to their payrolls last month - just 281 more, or 1.8 percent, over…

The value of future construction contracts reported in New Hampshire rose dramatically in two of three sectors in March, but the third -- residential construction -- remains stubbornly sluggish.According to figures from industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction, there was a…

Massachusetts-based Enterprise Bank has announced plans to open its fourth southern New Hampshire branch, this one in Pelham.The bank said it is currently pursuing all regulatory approvals, with the goal of opening the new full-service branch at 139 Bridge St.…

Dr. James Squires, president of the Endowment for Health since its founding in 1999, has announced plans to step down from the post at the end of the year.The organization's board said Mary Vallier-Kaplan, the foundation's current vice president and…

A federal small-business grant program for high-tech firms is back to square one in the quest for secure, long-term funding.The Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR, failed a Senate cloture vote - a process to end debate on a…

The Timberland Company shares took a dive Thursday, falling by more than a quarter of their value after the company announced that its quarterly earnings dropped even as revenues grew.Despite more than a 10 percent increase in revenue during its…