Contracts for future nonresidential construction in New Hampshire rose 3 percent in June, to some $94 million, but future residential contracts declined by 15 percent, to more than $120 million, according to McGraw Hill Construction. The Lexington, Mass.-based firm said…
Centrix Bank of Bedford says its second-quarter earnings increased 46 percent, or $700,876, up from $480,820 in the second quarter of 2005. Net income for the quarter ending June 30 also increased dramatically, rising 44 percent, or 23 cents per…
Ledyard National Bank’s board of directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of 27 cents per common share. The dividend, approved on July 21, is payable Sept. 8 to shareholders of record on Aug. 4. Ledyard, based in Norwich, Vt.,…
Northeast Utilities has sold its competitive generation businesses in Massachusetts and Connecticut to Energy Capital Partners of New Jersey. Sale price was $1.34 billion, including the transfer of $320 million in debt. The deal includes 15 generating plants at 14…
HCA, owner of four for-profit health-care facilities in New Hampshire, yesterday agreed to be acquired in a deal that ranks as the biggest leveraged buyout in history. The company - the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operator -- said the consortium…
At yet another Politics ‘N Eggs breakfast sponsored by the New England Council and the Museum of New Hampshire Political History, Joseph Biden, Democratic senior senator from Delaware, spoke. Given that the room was packed on the Friday before Independence…
“We felt we were being overlooked, not only by people vacationing here, but also by locals,” said Carla Lapierre, owner of Gateway Gallery & Gifts, of the predicament faced by the merchants located on Exchange Street in Gorham. The small…
Long-term care and its associated costs is a major challenge that is evolving for many reasons on several fronts. These forces include an aging population heavily weighted in the age 65-85 demographic, medical technology resulting in much longer life spans,…
Reality check You can’t blame New Hampshire Republicans, and particularly candidate Jim Coburn, for pretending they have a shot at the corner office this year, but at some point you’d hope they’d at least acknowledge that they’re playing in an…
Jack Byrne sat at his kitchen table in his Hanover home discussing how much he might have personally lost as a result of Hurricane Katrina. “I lost a lot of money. My wife lost a lot of money. I wouldn’t…
