The ins and outs of owner-occupied refinancing
Q. I own a building that is fully occupied by my business, with a small SBA 504 loan balance. I want to refinance the building and take out some of my equity, what is my best approach to a lender?…
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R&D tax credit revival urged
Several trade associations have voiced support for a Senate bill that would restore a research and development tax credit against the business profits tax. SB 380, sponsored by Sen. Bob O'Dell, R-Lempster, would let a firm take a research and…
Senate OKs collections bill
The state will contract out collection of $6 million in bad debt if House Bill 153 makes it into law. The House passed the bill last year and the Senate finally passed it on Wednesday, amending it to put the…
House passes recycling, broadband bills
The New Hampshire House voted 176-168 Wednesday to impose a fee of $1 per ton on solid waste that companies burn or bury in landfills. The goal of House Bill 634 is to reward recycling and set aside money to…
2004 N.H. workforce deaths tallied
Workforce fatalities in New Hampshire accounted for 9 percent of on-the-job deaths in the New England region during 2004, with the highest number of losses occurring in the construction industry, according to federal Department of Labor statistics. Of the 15…
Manchester thrift store fills an important need
It may have seemed like an unusual career move when insurance broker Ray Rioux recently left the Draper Agency in Goffstown to become the full-time manager of a store on the east side of Manchester. But Rioux, 60, has run…
Chittenden earnings rise
Chittenden Corporation, the Vermont-based parent company of Ocean National Bank in New Hampshire , earned a record $83 million in fiscal year 2005, an 11 percent increase, the company announced Thursday. Earnings were $1.77 per diluted share, with some $21.8…
Lake Sunapee parent declares dividend
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, the parent corporation of Lake Sunapee Bank, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of 12-1/2 cents per share payable January 31. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Lake Sunapee Bank, a federal stock savings bank, Newport-based New…
Microgy wins Texas deal
A Portsmouth company instrumental in the development of technology used to extract energy from farm animal waste, is once again being tapped by a West Coast natural gas company. Microgy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Power Corp., has…
Avian flu meeting set in Berlin
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will hold an avian influenza town hall meeting Wednesday, February 1 at Berlin City Hall. “We know the impact of pandemic influenza would be devastating to both public health and our…
