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The city of Nashua has begun offering what may be the state's first municipal micro-loan program targeting businesses that are focused on sustainability.The Nashua Green Micro-Loan Fund is funded by the Gate City?s Community Development Block Grant program along with…

By 2018, 64 percent of New Hampshire jobs will require postsecondary education beyond high school, according to a report out of Georgetown University. The statistic places the Granite State 15th in the country in percentage of jobs requiring postsecondary education…

The North Country Health Consortium has received a three-year, $600,000 federal grant aimed at increasing the number of health professionals in New Hampshire’s rural communities.The grant, from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s Rural Health Workforce Development Program, is…

Salem-based ProPhotonix Ltd., formerly StockerYale Inc., wants to be listed in the small cap section of the London Stock Exchange, chief executive Mark Blodgett is telling British media.The LED and laser company, which sold off all its North American operations…

New Hampshire consumers and businesses have a new online tool to help them navigate the expansive federal health-care reform law.The Endowment for Health has launched the EH Pilot, a one-stop shop for information on the new federal health law.The EH…

Highways in New Hampshire rank 27th nationally for performance and cost-effectiveness, according to a report on the state of U.S. highway systems in 2008. This is a 12-spot gain from 2007, when the state's highways were ranked 39th in the…

GT Solar Holdings LLC, majority owner of GT Solar International Inc., will be cashing in on the Merrimack-based company’s stock rise, selling off 25 million shares and cutting its stake from a little more than half of the company to…

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…