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Dollar General plans N.H. stores

Dollar General Corp. has announced plans to open 625 new stores across the country – including in New Hampshire.The Goodlettsville, Tenn., discounter already has more than 9,200 stores in 35 states -- more retail locations than any retailer in the…

Business NH changes hands

Heidi Copeland, associate publisher of Business NH magazine, has purchased Millyard Communications Inc., the company that publishes the monthly magazine. No sale price was given for the company, which also produces several statewide events, including the Made in NH expo.…

Bankrupt firm's subsidiary to buy CPEX

A subsidiary of a bankrupt New Jersey shoe company has agreed to buy CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc., an Exeter, N.H., firm that develops alternative drug delivery systems. The price is $77.6 million, or $27.25 a share, the companies announced Tuesday morning.…

Moody's downgrades N.H. muni bank bonds

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank's 2005 Resolution rating to A1, or "upper medium grade," from Aa3, or "high grade, high quality," affecting $259 million in outstanding debt, said the ratings agency in a release.The…

Nov. foreclosures down 11%

In a welcome holiday bonus, foreclosures in New Hampshire were down some 11 percent in November from the prior month.According to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, there were 227 foreclosures reported in November - the second monthly decrease in…

Heating oil prices rising too

With home heating oil prices taking a jump, gas prices back up to 2008 levels, and talk of $100 and even $125 per-barrel oil prices, things are not exactly merry and bright on the energy front heading into the new…