New Hampshire Business Review - October 22 2010

A Midwest bank is expanding its auto dealer financing business into New England and plans to hire 13 employees in New Hampshire. Huntington National Bank, a Columbus, Ohio-based subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Inc., has announced it will be opening dealer…

The number of New Hampshire bankruptcies dipped a bit in October, another indication that the economy has been treading water over the past few months, but it's not sinking. Some 439 bankruptcies were filed last month, down from 466 in…

Solar energy jobs will continue on an upward growth path in New Hampshire and nationwide next year, according to a newly released report that quantifies the nation’s current and projected future solar employment.The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit that funds solar…

Centrix Bank reported another strong quarter despite a slight uptick in nonperforming assets. Net income for the Bedford-based community bank for the third quarter (which ended Sept. 30) almost doubled to $1.2 million or 39 cents a diluted share bringing…

Standex posted earnings gains for the first fiscal quarter of 2011, which ended Sept. 30. Net income was just shy of $11 million, or 88 cents per basic share, as compared to $9.8 million, or 79 cents per share, reported…

Bottomline Technologies is spending nearly $8 million to acquire SMA Financial Ltd., a London-based provider of off-site cloud software for automated payments and financial messaging, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.In a press release (which…

ProPhotonix Limited - formerly known as StockerYale Inc. -- disclosed Tuesday that it lost a half million dollars last quarter.The Salem-based company, as it tries to raise capital on the London stock exchange, however, did not reveal how much cash…

Unitil Corp. made strides in its earnings for the third quarter, but they weren't quite enough to close the gap.The Hampton-based utility reported a net loss of $100,000 -- or a loss of 1 cent per share -- for the…

Exeter Hospital is taking issue with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire over treatment of its medical staff as the contract dispute between the hospital and the state’s largest insurer heats up. Robert Noonan, vice president of…

Eliza Leadbeater of New Hampton has returned to the helm of the Belknap County Economic Development Council with her appointment as interim director of the economic development agency. She takes over the job following the departure in September of Jennifer…