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Just as the nation's employment picture shows sings of improvement, the number of newly hired workers in New Hampshire plunged by 25.6 percent in February as compared to January.The New Hampshire Department of Economic Security reported that there were 13,719…

A new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks New Hampshire good, but not great, in avoiding excessive legislation that could stifle the local economy.The chamber, a business lobbying group, funded "The Impact of State Employment Policies on Job…

Only one business went bankrupt last month, the lowest number since this recession began. That is good news for just about everybody but the company and its creditors.Here is some more good news: Total bankruptcies went down by about 20…

Eric Fossum, a professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, is being recognized by the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions that led to the development of digital imaging available on cell phones.Fossum, an engineering professor at Dartmouth, was…

Keene-based C&S Wholesale Grocers' impending takeover of a food distribution facility in Maryland has hundreds of union workers there nervous about potential layoffs.Jessup Logistics LLC, an affiliate of C&S, is slated to take over the dry-grocery operations of Giant Food's…

An annual report by the federal body that tracks Internet crime found that New Hampshire residents lost $1.3 million as a result of Internet crime in 2010. The Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3 - a partnership between the FBI…

Deadline to register for the upcoming 2011 Stonyfield Entrepreneurial Institute, a two-day entrepreneurial "boot camp" to inspire those looking to start or grow their own businesses, is March 11.The agenda for the two-day event, which gets underway March 24 and…

Unitil board members and executives will receive a total of $3.3 million in compensation - both cash and equity awards --in 2011, according to a proxy filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.And the company's board wants shareholders to…

In what appears to be a growing trend, another New Hampshire health provider is accusing Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of strong-arm tactics in its contract negotiations and Anthem is saying the provider is guilty of imposing super-sized charges.This…

There were fewer New Hampshire home foreclosures in January than the previous month and the total was down considerably from the same time last year. But a heavy dose of caution was recommended before declaring a solid uptick in New…