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Surgery sets N.H. precedent

Chester resident Patricia Tingos was thinking about her family when she recently convinced the New Hampshire Health Plan to cover her bariatric surgery, a surgery for the morbidly obese that the plan has not covered before. Health-care experts are thinking about…

N.H. No. 2 in health benefits costs

New Hampshire is second in the nation when it comes to the cost of health benefits, according to a survey of employer-sponsored heath plans. The survey, conducted by the human resources consulting company Mercer Health and Benefits, found that total…

Manchester makes its bid for AirTran

Low-cost air carrier AirTran Airways wants you to vote for which city it should add to its routes — and Manchester is one of 49 possible locations. The Atlanta-based airline is looking to expand its 50-destination network and is seeking…

EPG reports progress despite loss

Environmental Power Corporation Wednesday reported a net loss for the third quarter. The Portsmouth-based firm said it lost $3.4 million in the third quarter, bringing year-to-date losses to $7.8 million. The loss is in part due to a change in…

BrandPartners narrows gap in third quarter

While BrandPartners made progress in posting earnings for the third quarter of 2006, the Rochester-based diversified retail environment provider still struggled with several quarters of losses. Revenues were $13.5 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to revenues of…