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The numbers, bad and not-so-bad, tell the story

CIBOR, New Hampshire’s statewide Commercial Investment Board of Realtors, recently held its quarterly meeting at SERESC in Bedford. The theme was “Looking Through the Crystal Ball,” and economist Brian Gottlob of PolEcon Research gave a detailed and interesting presentation on…

Hospitals sue HHS over Medicaid

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Concord Hospital are suing the state Department of Health and Human Services, and its commissioner, John Stephen, for not paying some $1.58 million in Medicaid money that they say is due to teaching hospitals. The…

Chittenden reports lower earnings

Chittenden Corp., parent company of Ocean National Bank, reported sharply reduced earnings on Thursday but blamed it on costs related to a previous merger. Chittenden’s net income was about $9 million for the second quarter of the year, or 20…