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An investor in the bankrupt USA Springs will front the $1.2 million needed to close a $60 million, five-year loan underwritten by a Swiss company that will enable the company to complete its controversial water bottling plant in Nottingham, according…

Employment in southern New Hampshire won't return to its pre-recession peak until the latter part of 2014, according to a recently released report.The report, prepared by IHS Global Insight for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, examined the economies of more…

State tourism officials expect a 3 percent increase in tourist spending this summer, resulting in an estimated total of $1.68 billion spent by visitors to New Hampshire.Officials of the state Division of Travel and Tourism Development said they expect some…

Four former executives of Cabletron Systems have agreed to pay a total of almost $700,000 to settle charges lodged by the Securities and Exchange Commission.The SEC charged that the four were involved in a scheme to inflate revenue by millions…

In its earnings reports and conference call, Gap Inc. said it would shutter as many as 200 stores over the next two years, but it is unclear what, if any, impact there will be on New Hampshire.In its filings with…

Newly released data from the New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the so-called "Great Recession" of 2008 was severe and abrupt in its impact on jobs - but not nearly as bad as…

Hampton-based Unitil Corp. has announced a quarterly dividend of 34.5 cents per share payable on Aug. 15 to stockholders of record as of Aug. 1.Unitil has about 73,000 electric customers in New Hampshire and 55,500 natural gas customers in New…

Khoa Nguyen, CEO and board chairman of Ezenia! Inc., resigned in a dispute with his board June 9, bringing to a climax the turmoil that has engulfed the troubled Nashua office networking firm.The board appointed Larry Snyder interim president and…

When it comes to the state of its infrastructure, New Hampshire is neither failing nor flying high, earning an overall grade of "C" in a report issued by a local chapter of civil engineers.Released by the New Hampshire Section of…

The legislative conference committee negotiating a budget deal adopted a last-minute amendment Wednesday requiring that the state Department of Information Technology and the Department of Health and Human Services hire a consultant to look into implementation of the state's long-delayed…