New Hampshire Business Review - December 2 2011

'Check scam' snags Hanover attorney

Hanover-based Ledyard Bank is suing a Hanover attorney who was the victim of a $195,000 check scam.W.E. "Ned" Whittington's liability insurance company won't cover the loss, arguing that the lawyer simply fell for a variant of the "Nigerian Check Scam,"…

Shaheen, Ayotte hail SBIR funding deal

After years of stalled negotiations, Congress has finally reached a deal that would give long-term reauthorization to two popular programs that make it easier for small businesses to win federal contracts.The U.S. House and Senate have agreed on the terms…

NHBR About Town: New Horizons

The Singer family of Merchants Automotive Group has underwritten the cost of Thanksgiving dinner at New Horizons for New Hampshire, a Manchester soup kitchen and homeless shelter. Pictured with the donation are, from left, Alan Singer, Michael Sidney, New Horizons…

NHBR About Town: Elliot Health System

Susan Ryan, president of the Elliot Health System, and Doug Dean, its CEO, stand behind Elliot Hospital Associates, from left, Ethel Chaput, Janie Tibbetts and Elizabeth Stewart at the 10th annual Elliot Hospital Associates Gala, which raised more than $225,000…

NHBR About Town: The Red Cross

From left, Linda Roche, Northeast Delta Dental's senior director of New Hampshire sales, and Joe Kasper, its director of corporate services, present Maria White, CEO of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Red Cross, with a donation to support…