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Future construction pace slows in Dec.

The total value of construction projects scheduled to be built in New Hampshire remained on a downward slide as 2010 closed out.According to figures from industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction, there was a 17 percent drop in the value of…

House panel votes to quit RGGI

New Hampshire's participation in the regional Recovery Greenhouse Gas Initiative will be history at the end of the year if the repeal passed overwhelmingly by the House Science Technology and Energy Committee and endorsed by House Speaker William O'Brien, becomes…

Manchester incubator tries a new tack

The state's largest business incubator Hampshire is rebranding itself in an effort that it says will foster more entrepreneurial growth in the state.The Amoskeag Business Incubator, launched in 1997 as a collaboration between the city of Manchester and Southern New…

CPEX sale vote set for March 24

CPEX Pharmaceuticals shareholders will be able to vote on March 24 to decide whether the company should be sold for $27.25 a share.According to a Feb. 4 filing, those holding shares as of Feb. 1 will be able to vote…

January new hires above 2010 pace

The number of newly hired New Hampshire workers in January was greater than a year earlier, but it's still lower that of previous years.The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security reported that there were 18,540 new hires for the month…