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The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund has been named the winner of the prestigious and lucrative 2009 Wachovia NEXT Award for Opportunity Finance. The Wachovia NEXT Awards, a joint effort of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the…

Portsmouth, N.H.-based Bottomline Technologies paid Robert A. Eberle $1.8 million for serving as chief executive in the last fiscal year, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's $100,000 less than the amount the financial software company…

Those having a tough time paying for prescription medications may be able to get some help from a discount program that has just become available in New Hampshire. United Networks of America is launching the New Hampshire Rx Card, which…

A mystery firm has agreed to invest $55 million to purchase nearly two-thirds of the assets of USA Springs, the company that wants to build a water bottling plant in Nottingham, according to a letter of intent allowed Thursday by…

Sovereign Bank filed suit Monday against Findings Inc., a large jewelry manufacturer in Keene, charging that Findings is in default of a consignment and loan agreement. The bank is asking for about $4 million in precious metals back as well…

Ever since the economy slumped, there has been a decline in tourism around New Hampshire, but most significantly in the North Country. That's why New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch and Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas have begun a tour of the…

Fourteen businesspeople in 13 different industries and two Business Excellence Hall of Fame inductees were honored Wednesday night at the seventh annual NHBR Business Excellence Awards. Some 300 people attended the event, which was held at The Event Center at…

The Securities and Exchange Commission still has a securities fraud civil case against six former executives of Cabletron Systems and its spinoffs, it's just not much of one. U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe last week dismissed more than…

Bankruptcy filings aren't continuing to increase in New Hampshire, but they aren't slowing down very much either. Some 442 people filed for bankruptcy protection in New Hampshire in September -- four fewer than August, but about 10 percent less than…

The 2009 NHBR Health Care Forum, focusing on the strategies used by progressive companies to keep employees healthy and productive while controlling costs, will be presented Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, at The Event Center at C.R. Sparks, Bedford. Presented by…