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New England VC investment rises

The first quarter of 2006 was the best opening quarter in four years for New England businesses seeking venture capital, according to the recent MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data from Thomson Financial.…

Newman named interim UNH president

J. Bonnie Newman has been asked to return to the University of New Hampshire as interim president. The executive committee of the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees yesterday unanimously endorsed the recommendation from Chancellor Stephen J. Reno…

Lawmakers OK raft of business bills

Here are just some of the business-related bills that the Legislature passed on Wednesday: • Senate Bill 140: Contractors will be able to pay the state Department of Environmental Services to mitigate wetlands rather than have to do it themselves.…

Providers plagued by Part D headaches too

Patients weren’t the only ones wading through the jungle of requirements and restrictions during the recently closed open enrollment period for the Medicare Part D prescription program. The process has proven to be fraught with headaches for health-care providers as…