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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…

Canada is the top international visitor market for New Hampshire, with most visitors hailing from Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada

As part of an international trade mission, about 20 companies from Brandenburg, Germany, spent three days in New Hampshire to explore potential business opportunities and partnerships with local companies."They were only going to spend a few hours in New Hampshire,"…

A bill that would allow a successor to payday loans didn't make it though the New Hampshire House on Wednesday, and it was almost killed. However, it was re-referred to the House Commerce Committee, where it can come back to…

Labor shouldn't have a seat at the table when a new commission is formed to study business regulations dealing with workers, according to the Senate Commerce Committee.The committee held a hearing Tuesday on House Bill 248, which would set up…

St. Louis-based Peak Resorts Inc., owner of the Attitash, Crotched Mountain and Wildcat Mountain ski areas in New Hampshire, is considering taking the company public.The company -- which owns nine other ski resorts in the United states -- filed last…

This may not seem like good news, but there were 475 filings for bankruptcy in New Hampshire last month. That's an improvement, not only compared to the 551 filings in March, but the 511 that filed the previous April. The…

Ocean Properties Ltd. Hotels and Resorts of Portsmouth has asked for an extension before completing its acquisition of the landmark Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch.Surprising many back in March, Balsams owner the Tillotson Corp. announced the sale of The…