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WellPoint, parent corporation of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in New Hampshire, has developed a program linking part of the bonuses it pays its employees to the health of its members. But questions remain over how much of an impact…

More than 9,000 volunteers will take part in 170 volunteer Earth Day efforts hosted by The Timberland Company. Company officials said in a statement released Thursday that reforestation will be the focus of Timberland’s efforts this year and are in…

The New Hampshire Insurance Department should be looked upon as a resource by those who suffered damage in the wake of this week’s rainstorm, according to a statement released Wednesday by state Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny. Information on beginning the…

The New Hampshire Business Resource Center is reaching out to business owners who have been affected by this week’s torrential rains and high winds with hopes of determining the areas of need and the level of impact. Businesses with flood-related…

The timing probably couldn’t be better for an upcoming disaster preparedness conference, presented by the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire. “Disaster Preparedness: Is Your Business Ready?” -- planned for 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 24 at the…

Bentley Pharmaceuticals awarded its top executives almost $6 million in compensation in 2006 - about half in stock incentives - according to a proxy filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission. James Murphy, board chairman and CEO, receiving…

Nearly 12,000 phone lines in Candia, Deerfield, Epping and Northfield are impaired, and 6,000 others in the greater Raymond area are completely out of service following the torrential rainstorm that hit the Northeast on Monday, knocking out Verizon’s central switching…

New Hampshire’s Medicaid program is among 15 in the nation that are considering new initiatives for paying physicians and other providers based on the quality of the care they provide where such a protocol does not currently exist, according to…

Thermo Fisher Scientific board chairman Paul Meister - who last week announced he was stepping down from the post -- will receive some $28 million in retirement benefits, according to a proxy statement filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange…

Kelly Clark, chief operating officer at New Hampshire Public Television, has been chosen as the new state director of AARP New Hampshire. Clark will replace Dick Chevrefils, who recently stepped down from the New Hampshire post to become state director…