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…
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More low-power FM stations seen coming to N.H.
The Low Power Community Radio Act of 2009 has been 10 years in the making
T-Bones owner plans new upscale eatery
Bedford-based Great NH Restaurants Inc. is planning to to open a new, more upscale concept restaurant in 2011. The Copper Door, to be located in the Bedford Hills development of Bedford on Route 101, will be a bit of a…
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,…
North Country company buys Fla. dental products firm
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,…
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…
Report faults N.H. tax credit transparency
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…
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…
