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The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority said there were 203 foreclosed deeds recorded in the state in December 2010, an encouraging 11 percent drop from November, and a significant 36 percent decrease from December 2009.December was also the third consecutive…

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, both based in Massachusetts, have acknowledged they are considering a merger, with the potential of combining operations in four states, including New Hampshire.The insurers signed a memorandum of agreement that would consolidate…

A New Hampshire paper mill has been fined by a federal agency for workplace safety violations that led to the death of a worker last year.APC Paper Co. Inc. in Claremont has been fined $288,000 by the U.S. Department of…

The outcome was no great surprise, but a key technology grant program of the U.S. Small Business Administration has been given another short lease on life.The U.S. House Committee on Small Business has passed a resolution granting the Small Business…

In the end, Scott Farah was judged the mastermind of the Financial Resource Mortgages Inc. Ponzi scheme and was sent straight to a 15-year prison term -- five more years than federal prosecutors sought.But U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro…

Hampton-based Unitil Corp. has declared a quarterly dividend of 34.5 cents per share, payable Feb. 15 to recorded shareholders as of Feb. 1, the company announced.Unitil officials said the dividend results in a current effective annual rate of $1.38 per…

Scott David Farah, mastermind of the Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. Ponzi scheme, told lenders the day before his sentencing for wire and mail fraud, that he never intended to steal their money.He insisted he didn't have "criminal intent," although he…

Award-winning human services executive and author Paul Boynton is working with a team of state and private sector partners to give unemployed New Hampshire citizens access to the tools and resources they can use to return to the workforce.His message:…

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has received approval on the renewal of a $142 million, three-year secured revolving credit facility, enabling it to take the next step in its plans to purchase two utility companies in New Hampshire.Algonquin's wholly owned…

Fitch Ratings has assigned an "A" rating - or high credit quality -- to Concord Hospital's $50 million of series 2011 revenue bonds, which are issued by the New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority.The credit ratings agency also gave…