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This week is “crossover” week in the state Legislature, meaning that it’s the last chance for a bill to go from the House to the Senate, and vice versa, in order to survive this session. Those that are left at…

Accompanying the debut of the draft of the New Hampshire Transportation Business Plan, members of a transportation advisory committee will hold town hall meetings across the state to discuss the future of transportation in New Hampshire. Speaking at a press…

StockerYale is now in compliance with Nasdaq market rules, having been able to maintain a share price of more than $1 for two weeks, the company announced Monday. The stock shot up March 2 to about $1.15 a share when…

An article that appeared in a March 16 NHBR Daily item contained erroneous information about the ownership of the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. The item - which announced a March 29 event honoring Steve Barba, former managing partner of the…

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…

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…

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…

It is within the norm to perform selective customer management relationship techniques. But what about those who may provide a large portion of your working capital — your bank or alternative lenders? Of course, as a commercial borrower you are…

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recently issued guidance to regulated financial institutions emphasizing the importance of an effective internal corporate code of conduct or ethics policy to promote fair and ethical actions that are a fundamental basis to good business…

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…