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Salem's business climate: a roundtable

NHBR's editors recently met with Salem area businesspeople at the Brookstone Grille in Derry to get their take on how the area's economy is faring and what their expectations are for the future.Participants were:•Ed Callahan, vice president and general manager,…

N.H. home sales plummet in November

It was not a good November for the New Hampshire housing market. According to statistics from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, sales fell 29 percent compared to November 2009, and prices dropped about 3 percent. Condos suffered even a…

SBA Patriot Loan program renewed

The U.S. Small Business Administration has renewed the Patriot Express loan program for another three years. Patriot Express, originally set to expire at the end of the year, offers an enhanced guaranty and interest rate on loans of up to…

Guertin back at Anthem helm in N.H.

Lisa M. Guertin has been named president and general manager of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire, replacing Doug Wenners, who has taken a new position at the company's parent, WellPoint Inc. Guertin previously served as New…

BIA lists its priorities for 2011

Similarly to 2010, economic growth, business-friendly tax policies, energy and health care top the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire's list of priorities for 2011. The BIA drew up the list after consulting with businesspeople across the state about…

Walgreens e-mail server breached

The Walgreens pharmacy chain has notified many of its customers in New Hampshire and around the country that it experienced “unauthorized access” to e-mail addresses in early December. In an e-mail sent to customers, the Deerfield, Ill.-based company said, “We…