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Preservation conference set for April 11-12

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and the Belknap Mill Society will be presenting a two-day conference addressing preservation and community planning April 11-12 at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. “Preserving Community Character” will center on providing residents, community planners, museum…

Unitil seeks Mass. gas rate cut

Hampton-based Until has filed for a summer-season gas rate decrease in Massachusetts. The utility holding company said a typical residential heating customer using 41 therms per month in the summer will see a decrease of $10.69, or 13.6 percent, from…

Ericsson makes new Riverstone bid

Riverstone Networks will have two suitors in a bankruptcy auction scheduled to begin today. On Friday, the Cabletron Systems spinoff company announced that Swedish-based Ericsson made a $178 million bid for Riverstone’s assets, topping Lucent Technologies’ $170 million by the…

State’s banking industry continues to thrive

An increasingly competitive and dynamic environment, coupled with recent changes in regulatory design, has changed the nature of banking. In response, products offered by banks have expanded to include financial planning and other services. Banks have moved beyond simple transactions…

The sweet side of New Hampshire

Riding out a New Hampshire winter — happily — takes either a real love for the season or perseverance. Either way, those who choose to do it year after year have undoubtedly adopted their own harbingers of spring - certain…

New southern N.H. bank readied

A new bank that its founders say will focus on financial services for small business, other commercial interests and retail customers, is preparing to open in Manchester and Nashua later this year. But essentially, Vantage Bank, the new financial institution,…