While delinquency rates on residential mortgages in New Hampshire rose during the fourth quarter of 2006, they remained below the national average and were the third-lowest in New England, according to the most recent National Delinquency Survey of the Mortgage…
In the subprime mortgage market, lenders have been extending loans to consumers without focusing on their credit history or credit record, and in many cases not requiring a down payment and now this is resulting in an extreme rise in…
A trip to any supermarket will reveal just how much organic products have become a part of our lives. In fact, according to the Organic Trade Association, the leading organic industry group, the U.S. organic industry grew by 17 percent,…
Statuesque conversations Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin, who write the “Yeas & Nays” column for examiner.com, offered this tantalizing tidbit in their March 23 effort: “You can never tell what will happen in Washington after the sun sets. “For Rep.…
Although it affects only public employees, passage of Senate Bill 216 on Thursday may be a harbinger of things to come for private employees. On a 14-10 vote, the Senate passed the bill, which would allow a bargaining unit to…
A report issued in February by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General cites deficiencies in the way the state Department of Environmental Services handled the accounting of a loan fund for municipal drinking water improvements. For the…
John Crimmins, former vice president of The Timberland Company, has been named chief financial officer of the Stratham-based footwear and outdoor apparel company. According to a statement released Thursday by Timberland officials, Crimmins, an executive with the company since 2002,…
Gary Long, president of Public Service of New Hampshire, has seen a lot of changes in his 31 years at the state’s largest utility. His career has spanned construction of the Seabrook nuclear power plant, PSNH’s subsequent bankruptcy, its takeover…
As 2007 dawned, New Hampshire exporters saw solid gains in foreign sales as overseas shipments of Granite State-made products leaped by 8.8 percent in January to $244 million. The January export surge — the largest increase in the last 30…
Redhook Ale Brewery’s New Hampshire facility will be increasing its capacity just in time for those warm summer days. Four new fermenters — each holding 16,000 gallons — will be hoisted into place April 13 by a crane, said Doug…
