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An executive of the former Granite Bank and his investment club partner reached a tentative settlement last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges of insider trading, according to federal court documents. A civil jury trial scheduled for…

The Pines at Edgewood Centre, a 16-bed for-profit assisted-living facility in Portsmouth, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, claiming at least $500,000 in debts. The filing came in conjunction with another Chapter 11 filing for the Anchorage Inn…

Homeowners, renters and small-business owners affected by October’s floodwaters in Belknap County are now eligible for disaster assistance. An amendment handed down today by the Federal Emergency Management Agency added Belknap County to the original Oct. 26 list of areas…

A move to mint a new $1 coin honoring America’s presidents that is being spearheaded by Senator John E. Sununu is picking up steam on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Senate on Nov. 18 approved the legislation, which was introduced by…

The New Hampshire Business Review is the only statewide business newspaper in the Granite State. Now in its 25th year of publication, the biweekly Business Review has long been seen by readers and advertisers as the most respected source of…

Janeen Dalrymple, a state representative from Salem, had thought the state Legislature had killed a requirement that required small businesses to get a food-handling certificate - until she tried to open a small bakery and was told that the same…

Both legislative houses on Wednesday approved taking $10 million from the budget surplus to bolster home heating aid for the poor and elderly. Gov. John Lynch pledged to sign Senate Bill 228, which was spurred by rising energy costs in…

The retail business that bills itself as "America’s laziest and messiest department store" will once again open its doors in Manchester following a nine-year hiatus. Building #19 Inc., a surplus and salvage retailer will celebrate the grand opening of Building…

Environmental Power Corp. of Portsmouth on Wednesday said it will sell 2 million shares of its common stock at $7 per share in a public offering. MDB Capital Group LLC, the underwriter of the offering, will have a 30-day option…

Investors suing StockerYale Inc. say that they can produce a witness who will testify that executives distributed a misleading press release, even after being warned that it might be inaccurate. As a result of the April 2004 press release, the…