Four NH businesses file for bankruptcy

Lowest number of September filings in 25 years

October 7, 2015

Bob Sanders,

After a brief uptick in August, the number of New Hampshire bankruptcy filings declined again in September.

There were 165 filings, a 15.4 percent drop from August 2014. It was the lowest number of filings in any September in a quarter of a century.

Four businesses filed for bankruptcy, the same as in August:

• Tempnology LLC dba Coolcore, Portsmouth, filed Sept. 1, Chapter 11. Assets: $2,739,857. Liabilities: $6,224,370.

• Misty Mountain Farm LLC, Piermont, filed Sept. 14, Chapter 11. Assets: $272,825. Liabilities: $153,976.

• Phoenix Medical Products LTD, Nashua, filed Sept. 15, Chapter 7. Assets: $618,094. Liabilities: $1,115,625.

• Caliper Designs Inc., Portsmouth, filed Sept. 25, Chapter 7. Assets: $17,492. Liabilities: $456,798.

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