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Dartmouth Medical School and the University of New Hampshire, along with eight other New Hampshire colleges, are leading a New Hampshire biomedical research network, funded with help from a $15 million grant.The grant, an award from the National Institutes of…

While the number of foreclosures continues to reach record levels in New Hampshire, foreclosure auction notices have begun a slight decline. According to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, there were 346 foreclosed deeds recorded in July, a 16 percent…

Jennifer Boulanger, executive director of the Belknap County Economic Development Council for the past 4-1/2 years, will be stepping down from her job on Oct. 1.A Northwood resident, Boulanger joined the council as finance manager in 2006. She was named…

The second annual “A-Ha!” New Hampshire Social Media Business Summit will be held Monday, Sept. 27 at Public Service of New Hampshire in Manchester.The summit, hosted by the state Division of Economic Development, Epiphanies Inc. and PSNH, is geared toward…

The number of newly hired workers in New Hampshire dropped by nearly 11 percent in August, according to figures provided by the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security.Some 20,186 new hires were reported in August – 10.6 percent fewer than…

A dispute that could affect "millions and millions of dollars" in retirement investments, and involving a now-dissolved custodian bank in Concord, has landed in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire.According to the suit, filed by RealTrust IRA Alternatives, based in…

The number of bankruptcy filings in New Hampshire dropped sharply in August compared to last month and a year earlier. It was second consecutive monthly decrease in what had been an unrelenting four-year climb in bankruptcy filings.There were 421 filings…

Unlike the leaves that are already beginning to fall in some parts of New Hampshire, visitor spending for the coming Labor Day weekend is expected to rise.According to a report by the Institute for New Hampshire Studies for the state…

Aside from a little shift in emphasis – putting more of the blame on the Banking Department and the Attorney General's Office and a bit less on the Bureau of Securities Regulation – no major revelations are contained in the…

USA Springs has backed off its attempt to convince a bankruptcy judge to overrule state and local permit requirements, at least for now.Facing objections from the town of Nottingham and the state of New Hampshire, the company said Friday that…