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If a flu pandemic were to hit New Hampshire, a recession could follow in its wake, but the impact would be less severe than in many other states, says a new study on the economic effects of a global outbreak…

New Hampshire had the fourth-fastest growth rate in the nation for venture-backed company revenue between 2003 and 2005, according to a study by the National Venture Capital Association. The report, conducted by Waltham, Mass.-based Global Insight, indicates revenue for venture-backed…

The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would regulate home contractors, despite objections that the bill requires contractors to take a course that is thus bar only offered by the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire. The home…

Income inequality in New England is rising at the highest rate in the nation, according to a study by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. The study fund that, between 1989 and 2004, the region experienced the…

Kathy La Plante, longtime Director of the New Hampshire Main Street Center, is leaving her post next month to take a job with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. La Plante, the organization’s only director since its founding some 10…

Businesses affected by last spring’s flooding have one more month to submit applications for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the Small Business Administration. In a statement the agency said the filing deadline for the loans is April 23. Eligible…

The pending completion of Environmental Power Corporation’s first biogas production facility and 2006 year-end results will be among the topics discussed in an upcoming business update call scheduled for Tuesday, March 27. According to a statement released by the Portsmouth-based…

White Mountains Insurance Group paid five of its top executives almost $30 million in cash and equity in 2006, according to a filing turned in last Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Outgoing Chief Executive Officer Steve Fass’ package…

Just in time for sugaring season, the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association has added the “New Hampshire’s Own” logo to its products to raise brand identity and send the message that Granite State maple syrup is distinctly different from syrup…

Robert Gormley, president of Citizens Bank New Hampshire in the late 1990s, has announced plans to retire this summer as vice chairman in charge of risk management for Citizens Financial Group, the bank’s parent company. Gormley, who has spent 37…