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Pennsylvania firm to purchase Manchester School

Weston Solutions, an environmental and redevelopment firm headquartered in Pennsylvania, announced Wednesday it ti plans to purchase the historic Ash Street School property in Manchester. According to a statement released by Weston, the employee-owned company entered into a purchase and…

N.H. gets share of tobacco settlement

New Hampshire will be getting approximately $205,000 as part of a $31 million, 45-state settlement with an Oregon tobacco company. The settlement resolves a dispute over Portland, Ore.-based Carolina Tobacco Co.'s status as manufacturer of its Roger brand of cigarettes…

Southern N.H. Bank to change name

Salem-based Southern New Hampshire Bank and Trust will be changing its name to Bank of New England - a name that may seem familiar to the region’s bank customers. The locally owned and privately held financial institution was founded some…

CBT reports earnings

Community Bank and Trust ended the year making slightly less money than the previous quarter and year, mainly because the spread narrowed between the cost of money and the income it produced. The Wolfeboro-based bank reported a net income for…

Industry-university partnership grants offered

The New Hampshire Industrial Research Center, which supports short-term collaborations among New Hampshire companies and the engineers and scientists at the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College and other academic institutions, has issued a new request for proposals for funding…

Bottomline reports 2Q loss

Bottomline Technologies lost $2,100,000 in the second quarter ending -- the same amount it compensated its executives in stock -- the Portsmouth-based payroll software company reported after trading Wednesday. The company reported $29.7 million in revenue for the quarter that…

WBC measure wins Senate backing

An amendment submitted by Senator John Sununu that would bolster support for the nation’s Women’s Business Centers has been unanimously passed by the Senate. Added to the minimum wage bill, the amendment - which included provisions added by Sens. John…