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Hampton-based Fisher Scientific has launched a global initiative aimed at developing drugs based on studying RNA, with its first meeting taking place in Boston on Oct. 17-18. The firm’s Colorado subsidiary, Dharmacon Inc. -- a business unit of Fisher Biosciences,…

After spending 45 years as a trial lawyer and nearly a quarter-century as a New Hampshire District Court judge, Jack Middleton, senior member of the Litigation Department at McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton in Manchester will be honored with a…

The chief executive officer of Presstek, a printing equipment manufacturer headquartered in Hudson, is now an author. Edward J Marino’s first work? The 300-page "The Loyalty Payoff: Building Loyalty to Boost the Bottom Line," which is being published by National…

An independent report ranks Dartmouth College highly for its Web-based information offered in response to Hurricane Katrina. "Best Practices: Online Crisis Management: 30 Top Colleges and Universities," released Sept. 14 by Ballardvale Research, an Andover, Mass., Web communications analysis firm,…

Littleton Regional Hospital will be hosting its 2005 Women’s Health Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Mount Washington Hotel & Resort in Bretton Woods. The daylong event is expected to be attended by more than…

Swan Chocolates of Merrimack has once again secured a spot on the "Wheel of Fortune" TV show. As part of "Live Like a Star" week, Swan Chocolates will be a featured prize on the Wheel on Oct. 13 and 18.…

The New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters will hold its annual Career Expo and Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Courtyard Marriott Grappone Conference Center in Concord. Radio and television stations from across the…

Ed Theobald was ousted from his role on the New Hampshire Retirement System, in part because of a deal in which he never ended up participating. But Theobald had earlier reached a deal with Pine Street Advisors LLC, a company…

Officials from Keene and surrounding communities have little doubt their business communities will be greatly affected by the weekend’s drenching rains and flood waters. But it may be some time before the extent of the damage is quantified. "There are…

Lincoln National Corp. has announced plans to acquire Jefferson-Pilot Corp., whose Concord-based Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance is one of the 60 largest private employers in the state. The Philadelphia-based Lincoln National said Monday it will acquire Jefferson-Pilot for about $7.5…