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Bar association seeks future leaders

NH Business Review Staff,

The New Hampshire Bar Association is looking for applicants for its 2012 Leadership Academy.The nine-month program, open to New Hampshire attorneys with three to 10 years of experience, was inaugurated last year.It includes monthly educational sessions designed to introduce participants…

Citizens offers hurricane support

NH Business Review Staff,

Citizens Bank is offering a range of financial support services to individuals, small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Northeast that were affected by Hurricane Irene.Existing customers in New Hampshire, Delaware, Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts…

Report: N.H. rural roads need help

NH Business Review Staff,

In rural New Hampshire, more than 20 percent of the roads are in poor condition and the bridges aren't faring much better, according to a national transportation report.These figures come as no surprise to officials at the state Department of…

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…

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…