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,…
One of Coos County’s largest manufacturers has purchased a Florida company and announced plans to move operations to its Lancaster, N.H., facility. P.J. Noyes, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company with over 100 employees, has acquired Boca Raton, Fla.-based Dental Herb Company,…
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…
New Hampshire has received a near-failing grade in a national report that grades states on how well they disclose the economic development developments subsidies they offer. The state, which received a D-, was dinged major points because it does not…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The good news is that New Hampshire’s 5.4 percent unemployment rate in November was 1.5 percent lower than it was at the same time last year and the state has added some 17,000 jobs since November 2009. But the bad…
The thrifty Yankee ethic is alive and well in New Hampshire, according to a study from the financial policy organization FINRA Investor Education Foundation. According to the foundation's U.S. Financial Capability Study -- which looked at financial literacy and practices…
