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Shareholders of New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares will get to vote on an 18 percent raise for its CEO, as well as the company's other compensation policies, not that the vote will count.The holding company of Newport-based Lake Sunapee Bank accepted…

Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies has acquired Allegient Systems of Wilton, Conn., a legal billing software firm that mainly services insurance companies, for $48 million in cash, the company announced Wednesday morning.The financial software firm - which has been reaching into the…

The five semi-finalists who will participate in this year's edition of the Manchester Young Professionals Network New Hampshire Start Up Challenge business plan competition have been named by the organization.The semi-finalists will compete for $25,000 to help with their business…

Molly Hodgson Smith, executive director of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility for the last six years, announced Tuesday her decision to leave the post to take the helm of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce.Hodgson Smith, who has over…

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the bond rating of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science to A2 from A3 - upper medium grades -- on bonds issued through the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. The outlook is stable.The college has…

It looks like CPEX Pharmaceuticals will be no more, at least as an independent entity.Shareholders last week approved the sale of the Exeter-based alternative drug delivery firm to the subsidiary of a bankrupt shoe company, despite a heated challenge to…

A report by eBay puts New Hampshire at the top of the list for places with hot job markets.eBay Classifieds, a subsidiary of the online marketplace and auction site, compiled a map of the country of the states that are…

Certified public accountants want to make it clear that they are not "mortgage originators" when they advise their clients on the tax consequences of taking on different kinds of mortgages, and it looks like they are getting their wish.On Wednesday,…

The New Hampshire District of the U.S. Small Business Administration has released some encouraging economic news – the number and amount of loans it has guaranteed in the first fiscal quarter of 2011 have increased considerably from the same period…

The Senate Commerce Committee has given the go-ahead to make it easier for organizations like chambers of commerce to form purchasing alliances for health insurance, but it doesn't particularly care for qualified trusts, which would make it easier for trade…