New Hampshire Business Review articles from July 2007

New Hampshire Business Review archives from July 2007

No sales impact seen from rising milk prices yet.(AGRICULTURE)
July 6, 2007... As milk prices continue to rise, consumers are feeling the pinch, whether it's buying milk at upwards of $3 a gallon or paying a dollar more for a cheese pizza. And the outlook isn't good. According to state Agriculture Commissioner Steve...

NHBR reporting wins national award.(New Hampshire Business Review)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... New Hampshire Business Review was honored by a national association of business publications for its coverage of the events leading to the Enterasys Networks trial, the trial itself and its aftermath. The newspaper won a Bronze Award for...

Rail authority could usher in a new era in N.H.(TRANSPORTATION)
July 6, 2007... Deep in the recesses of the legislative process--buried beneath budget and educational-funding battles, lost amid debates over abortion, civil unions, seatbelt use and smoking bans--a state rail authority was born. On June 13, the...

Quilting 'bee'-utiful.(Page 3 Three)
July 6, 2007... To celebrate the centuries-old textile art form of quilting, the inaugural Southern New Hampshire Quilt Festival will take place July 20-22 at Rivier College in Nashua. "I like to call it painting with fabric," said Muriel Corcoran,...

Where's the lobster?(Page 3 Three)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Mel and Tina Borrin's lobster boat is just for cruising Lake Winnipesaukee. Christened the Latitude 43[degrees], the vessel is a custom-built lobster boat designed by General Marine of Maine, which began offering sightseeing trips around...

Race for the cure.(Page 3 Three)
July 6, 2007... Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. Every 13 minutes a women dies from the disease. Every day researchers draw closer to a cure for breast cancer, but more work is needed. To support...

The Portsmouth Historical Society is presenting on exhibit of works by 19th century Portsmouth artist John Samuel Blunt, including his 'View of the Piscataqua River from Noble's Wharf, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.(John Samuel Blunt)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The Portsmouth Historical Society is presenting on exhibit of works by 19th century Portsmouth artist John Samuel Blunt, including his 'View of the Piscatoqua River from Noble's Wharf Portsmouth, New...

Little grass shack.(Page 3 Three)
July 6, 2007... CMB Cares, the nonprofit arm of College Bound Movers in Amherst, is moving all the way to Hawaii--metaphorically speaking--by hosting "A Night at the Hula Hut" to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, 7 p.m. July 21 at Frederick's...

A taste of Shangri-La comes to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, Lebanon, July 26-29, when the Drepung Loseling monks of Tibet perform sacred dances and their ethereal multiphonic singing as part of the mandala ceremony.
July 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: A taste of Shangri-La comes to the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, Lebanon, July 26-29, when the Drepung Loseling monks of Tibet perform sacred dances and their ethereal multiphonic singing...

Q & A with ... Moore Center Services CEO Paul Boynton.(INTERVIEW)(chief executive officer)(Interview)
July 6, 2007... Paul Boynton, president and chief executive officer of Moore Center Services in Manchester, began his career in human services in 1971, two years before receiving his undergraduate degree in social work from the University of New Hampshire....

Tax deferred: rooms and meals license rules changed.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... A new law requiring restaurants to renew their rooms and meals tax license every other year was signed into law in June by the governor, but its major effect shouldn't be felt for a while. Although the law goes into effect on July 1, and...

Bring 'em on: forecast sees a big summer season for N.H.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... A study conducted for the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism says that this summer could be the best yet for the state's hospitality industry. The study by the Institute for New Hampshire Studies at Plymouth Slate University...

Deal makers: StockerYale to pay $3.4m to settle suit.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... StockerYale has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a stockholder suit that claimed that its executives either manipulated the stock price or used insider information to enrich themselves at the expense of the shareholder, the company has...

Gov. John Lynch looks on as Velcro USA Inc. Engineering Manager Mark Sawitsky details the cost savings his company has realized by adopting energy-efficiency measures.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)
July 6, 2007... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Gov. John Lynch looks on as Velcro USA Inc. Engineering Manager Mark Sawitsky details the cost savings his company has realized by adopting energy-efficiency measures. They were on hand for the governor's...

Snow business: N.H. ski areas rebounded from season's slow start.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Survey)
July 6, 2007... Despite a difficult start to New Hampshire's 2006-07 ski season, the number of alpine skiers taking to the state's slopes declined only slightly, according to the trade group Ski NH. The number of cross-country skiers increased from the...

Employees of Polaris Direct pose with the Rochester firm's owners to mark the company's recognition as the June winner of the Not Your Typical Business Award, presented each month by Citizens and New Hampshire Business Review.(NEWS & ANALYSIS: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Employees of Polaris Direct pose with the Rochester firm's owners to mark the company's recognition as the June winner of the Not Your Typical Business Award, presented each month by Citizens and New...

Gov. John Lynch has signed a measure banning smoking in Hampshire restaurants.(Concord)(governor)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Gov. John Lynch has signed a measure banning smoking in Hampshire restaurants. "Smoking is banned in almost every other workplace in New Hampshire," Lynch said. "We should not continue to subject our hard-working citizens in the restaurant...

The Housing Partnership.(Portsmouth)(Dick Ingram appointed)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Dick Ingram, president of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, has been named executive director of The Housing Partnership. Ingram will assume his new role beginning July 16. He was chosen to fill the position left open by the departure...

Concord Hospital has fired Verus Inc., the Washington-based company charged with managing its online billing system that left the personal information of more than 9,000 patients unprotected on the Internet for more than a month.(Concord)
July 6, 2007... Concord Hospital has fired Verus Inc., the Washington-based company charged with managing its online billing system that left the personal information of more than 9,000 patients unprotected on the Internet for more than a month. Hospital...

Verizon.(Manchester)(Verizon Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Erle B. Pierce, vice president for government and public affairs for Verizon in New Hampshire is retiring from the company, effective July 1, after 32 years of service. Pierce began his career with New England Telephone in 1975. In 1991, he...

Chester College of New England.(Chester)(appointments)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Chester College of New England has announced it has named former Manchester Mayor and Southern New Hampshire University Executive-in-Residence Robert Baines as interim president while the college engages in a search for a new and permanent...

Children's Alliance of New Hampshire.(Concord)(Ellen Shemitz plans to step down as president )(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... After more than eight years at the helm of the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire, Ellen Shemitz has announced plans to step down as president of the organization this summer. The alliance most recently has advocated on such issues as public...

Global Relief Technologies, a data collection and management firm, has been named a winner of the "Innovation Rocks!" award from the New Hampshire Business Resource Center and the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development.(Portsmouth)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Global Relief Technologies, a data collection and management firm, has been named a winner of the "Innovation Rocks!" award from the New Hampshire Business Resource Center and the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development. The award,...

Members of the Manchester Newspaper Guild, the largest bargaining unit at the Union Leader Corp., have ratified a four-year contract that provides 3.75 percent in raises over the next two years and a $1,500 signing bonus for full-time, Guild-covered workers at The New Hampshire Union Leader.(Manchester)
July 6, 2007... Members of the Manchester Newspaper Guild, the largest bargaining unit at the Union Leader Corp., have ratified a four-year contract that provides 3.75 percent in raises over the next two years and a $1,500 signing bonus for full-time,...

U.S. Sens. Judd Gregg and John E. Sununu say a budget bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee includes $15 million to be shared by new Job Corps centers in New Hampshire, Wyoming and Iowa.(Washington, D.C.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... U.S. Sens. Judd Gregg and John E. Sununu say a budget bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee includes $15 million to be shared by new Job Corps centers in New Hampshire, Wyoming and Iowa. The New Hampshire center will be in...

Chittenden Corp., Vermont's largest banking company and parent of Portsmouth-based Ocean National Bank, is being sold to People's United Financial Inc. of Connecticut for $1.9 billion in cash and stock.(Burlington, Vt.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Burlington, Vt.: Chittenden Corp., Vermont's largest banking company and parent of Portsmouth-based Ocean National Bank, is being sold to People's United Financial Inc. of Connecticut for $1.9 billion in cash and stock. Chittenden President and...

Laidlaw Energy and a partner have formed a limited liability corporation with $1 million in equity capital to be used to purchase the pulp mill property in Berlin.(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Laidlaw Energy and a partner have formed a limited liability corporation with $1 million in equity capital to be used to purchase the pulp mill property in Berlin. Laidlaw and the New York real estate firm, Triangle Equities, have formed...

Gov. John Lynch has signed into law a measure that raises the school dropout age from 16 to 18.(Concord)
July 6, 2007... Gov. John Lynch has signed into law a measure that raises the school dropout age from 16 to 18. Lynch, who campaigned hard for the change, said keeping students in school will prepare them for better jobs and help the state stay competitive.

The eight remaining Hooters restaurants owned and operated by Massachusetts-based R.J. Fitz L.P., including three in New Hampshire, have closed their doors for good.(Boston)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The eight remaining Hooters restaurants owned and operated by Massachusetts-based R.J. Fitz L.P., including three in New Hampshire, have closed their doors for good. R.J. Fitz, which originally operated 12 of the restaurants in New Hampshire,...

Velcro USA is asking the Somersworth Planning Board to approve a building expansion that it says will add 90 jobs, spread over three shifts.(Somersworth)
July 6, 2007... Velcro USA is asking the Somersworth Planning Board to approve a building expansion that it says will add 90 jobs, spread over three shifts. The board will see final plans in July.

Legislature goes home, leaving question marks.
July 6, 2007... After weathering a 94-degree day at the State House, the New Hampshire Legislature went home June 27. The House and Senate both adopted House Bills 1 and 2, the state budget and the budget trailer bill, as well as the capital budget--all of...

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc.(The week that was)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The board of directors of New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc. (NHTB), parent company of Lake Sunapee Bank, has authorized a stock repurchase plan allowing the company to repurchase up to 5 percent of its common stock outstanding as of June 14....

Bentley Pharmaceuticals.(The week that was)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Bentley Pharmaceuticals' (BTL) testing of nasal delivery of insulin is going well, the company said. The provider of generic drugs, which hopes to capitalize on the demand from diabetics for alternatives to injections, is in the second phase of...

The Timberland Company.(The week that was)(Financial report)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The Timberland Company (TBL) reported that net income fell 65 percent to $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to first-quarter 2006 net income of more than $26 million. First-quarter earnings per share were 15 cents--22 cents...

Stock check.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Statistical table)
July 6, 2007... Stock Check 1/14 12/31 MARKET SYMBOL NAME CLOSING CLOSING CAP 6-29 6-15 Market Symbol Name ...

Machinery sales set the April pace for N.H. exports.(N.H. EXPORTS)(Statistical data)
July 6, 2007... Exports of goods made in the Granite State fell to $232.6 million in April, a 5 percent drop from March. But were exporting companies better off in April of this year than a year ago? The latest numbers for sales abroad show that New...

N.H. furniture supplier files Chapter 11.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Sunset Trading)(GPS Furniture International)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... GPS Furniture International, now mostly known as Sunset Trading, will still be selling furniture, despite filing for bankruptcy protection in June. A bankruptcy judge ruled that the company--located in Londonderry right outside the...

Firm has 'unique partnership' with customers, community: Lifecycle Partners provides cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution to surplus IT equipment disposal.(Lifecycle Partners LLC)
July 6, 2007... The success of a company today is at least in part dependent on its ability to keep pace with the changing world of technology. For many companies, however, the arrival of new technology presents the dilemma of how best to dispose of surplus IT...

Campaign financing revamp, new poker rules fail.
July 6, 2007... Budgets, nursing homes and cigarette taxes may grab the headlines, but here are some of the other measures that lawmakers voted on in the last-minute flurry of legislative action on June 27. The following doesn't include all of the fee...

Lawmakers pass $10.3b budget.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The New Hampshire Legislature has approved a two-year, $10.3 billion state budget that was hailed by authors as the most honest in decades and by critics as headed for a deficit sinkhole that will force higher taxes. House Minority Leader...

New Hampshire wins GraniteCare waiver.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
July 6, 2007... Granite Staters eligible for Medicaid are one step closer to being part of a program that proponents say will offer lower prices on their outpatient procedures--and may also mean less money out of taxpayers' pockets. The state Department...

EPA files complaints against oil firm, landlord.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Draper Energy Co.)(Queen City)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... A southern New Hampshire oil company may face up to $157,500 in penalties and a Queen City landlord may face up to $92,800 in fines by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in two separate complaints by the agency's New England office. ...

Medicare proposal puts seniors at risk.
July 6, 2007... Everyone is aware of the growing health-care crisis in our country. With millions of uninsured, too many people can't access the care that they need when they need it. Seventy-five percent of the costs of health care in our country are...

What will wood energy cost?(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
July 6, 2007... To the editor: I enjoy reading about the North Country's wood-to-energy program. One thing that is conspicuous by its absence is the cost of the electricity produced, i.e., how much does PSNH or another utility pay the generating facility...

Payday loans help to make ends meet.(management and laws and regulations of payday loans)
July 6, 2007... The face of the payday loan industry is one many may not expect--it is a wife and mother who used a payday advance to meet her family's financial obligations while her husband received only a portion of his salary through worker's compensation;...

Why not try a N.H. education summit?(management and educational aspects of summits)
July 6, 2007... Every now and then in the legislative process, we get to a point of asking, "Now what?" Such is the case with the standoff on a constitutional education funding amendment. We're not in a crisis mode quite yet, meaning that we still have...

Foreign investment helps region's economy.(WORLD TRADE)
July 6, 2007... Much concern has been raised in recent years about the outsourcing of American jobs. Yet there is another side to foreign investment: the growing investment by foreign companies within the United States, which is fostering economic growth here....

TV program publicizes prosthetic 'miracle'.
July 6, 2007... Heather Mills drew national attention for dancing with a prosthesis on the television program, "Dancing with the Stars," but each day, millions of persons face the challenges of amputation with courage, earning their own place among the stars....

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 6, 2007... Send calendar items tot he NHBR Calendar Editor by e-mail to editor@nhbr.com or by fax to 603-624-1310. Please include date, time, place, contact person, cost, sponsor and a brief description of the event. items must be received a month before...

Getting to 'yes': the odds are long, but not impossible.(management and services of vewnture capital companies)
July 6, 2007... I'm often asked how many opportunities our venture capital fund looks at, compared to how many we fund. The answer I used to give, when I worked in the Boston venture market, is 100-1--we looked at 100 deals, worked on 10, funded one. In...

N.H. organizations continue push for changes to patent bill.
July 6, 2007... A Salem high-tech manufacturer has been joined by five other organizations as part of a national group calling for the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to take a closer look at some of the proposals in the Patent Reform Act of 2007. ...

FairPoint promises 675 new jobs if Verizon deal goes through.(RESOURCES: technology)
July 6, 2007... FairPoint Communications, the North Carolina-based firm that wants to buy Verizon's land line business in the three northern New England states says it plans to create another 675 jobs in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, if its $2.7 billion...

Guidance offered on health-care workers and the ADA.(health aspects and laws and regulations of healthcare workers)
July 6, 2007... Like workers in other industries, health-care employees who have physical and mental disabilities are entitled to protection from discrimination under both the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and New Hampshire's Law Against...

N.H.'s largest acute care hospitals.(RESOURCES)(Survey)
July 6, 2007... RESOURCES * N.H.'s Largest Acute Care Hospitals Hospital Top Management Location Parent Parent CEO 1. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nancy Formella, pres. Medical Center ...

Foundation awards $425k to Seacoast youth program.(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... New Heights-Adventures for Teens. a Seacoast-based out-of-school program for middle- and high school-aged youth, has received $425,000 from the Foundation for Seacoast Health to support the effort. The funding helps ensure that the New...

Legislature approves lower lead limits.(laws, regulations and rules of lead products)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Lawmakers have approved a bill that would reduce the lead limits that both trigger a doctor's report to the state and an investigation into the possible source from 20 micrograms to 10 micrograms, The bill also would expand where investigators...

Future-construction gauge mixed in May.(contracts and statistics of real estate development)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... May 2007 contracts for future nonresidential and nonbuilding construction projects in New Hampshire continued to fall in May. Contracts for future residential construction, however, increased when compared to the same time period 2006. ...

Realtors launch livingnh.org.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The New Hampshire Association of Realtors has unveiled a new Web site aimed at consumers interested in learning more about the Granite State. The site, livingnh.org, provides information on such subjects as New Hampshire's cities and...

Eight Pease buildings set for wrecking ball.(remodeling and renovation of military structures)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The Pease Development Authority has announced plans to demolish eight former military buildings still located on the ground of the Pease International Tradeport. The $1 million project will begin in early July and run until the end of...

Keene properties sold in $62.9m deal.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(DEC Management Corp.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Federal Realty Investment Trust has sold two properties in Keene and a third in Maine to a New York firm for a combined price of $62.9 million. The sale of the Riverside Plaza and the Key Road Plaza in Keene and the Bath Shopping Center in...

GT Solar doubles plant size.(design and construction and building and facilities of factories of business enterprises)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The Merrimack Planning Board has given final approval to a plan by GT Solar that will more than double the size of its plant. The expansion will lead to as many as 100 hires in the next two years, Fred Kocher, a company spokesman, told the...

DOT lead-dumping sites cleared in Franklin.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... State environmental regulators cleared eight properties adjoining to two sites where Department of Transportation employees illegally dumped tons of lead paint chips for years. The Department of Environmental Services tested the sites after...

Judge backs Concord on electronic sign ban.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Naser Jewelers)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... A federal judge has upheld a Concord city ordinance that prohibits the use of electronic signs. Naser Jewelers had filed a lawsuit challenging the ordinance on the grounds that it restricts the company's speech and asked for permission to...

Traffie named president of Hutter.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(appointment of Lars A. Traffie)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Lars A. Traffie, son of the company's founder, has been named president and chief executive officer of Hurter Construction Corp. of New Ipswich. Traffie has been with Hutter for over 18 years, working as a project superintendent, project...

'Natural' development files bankruptcy.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(North Country resort)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... A North Country resort, spa and condo complex for the environmentally conscious has filed for bankruptcy protection, but its president, Laila Fekay, shrugs it off as a mere "interruption in the process," and "just a way to refinance." ...

Loan to help computer firm move to Claremont mill.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... The Executive Council has approved a $500,000 Business Finance Authority loan to help Lebanon-based Red River Computer Company move to the downtown mill district of Claremont. Red River has 70 employees and hopes to add another 50 employees...

24-lot subdivision planned in Hollis.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)
July 6, 2007... The Hollis Planning Board has gotten its first look at a proposed 24-lot subdivision. Flint Rock Corp. is proposing to build the development on 93 acres off West Hollis Road. Most of the development would be made up of single-family homes....

Hinsdale Wal-Mart moves ahead.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... A proposed Wal-Mart superstore has cleared its first regulatory hurdle after the Hinsdale Planning Board approved its initial design review. The informal hearing which is required for any major development, was a chance for board members...

Hotel, indoor water park plan delayed in Merrimack.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... Plans for a new Marriott hotel and indoor water park were put on hold in June, but company officials are expected to be back before the town's planning board this month. Marriott wants to build an eight-story hotel with 72 rooms, a...

Adapting to changing marketplace is essential for Realtors' survival.
July 6, 2007... First it was "60 Minutes." Now it's the front page, top of the fold, of The New York Times (June 8, 2007: "Home Sellers Do Better on Their Own in One City"). How many articles and TV shows is it going to take to convince every Realtor that the"...

Million dollar deals.(Table)
July 6, 2007... Million Dollar Deals COUNTY TOWN DESCRIPTION LOCATION BELK ALTON L/B 114 PIPERS POINT LN BELK ALTON LAND 70 TIMBER RIDGE RD BELK BELMONT L/B 96...

Farmers' markets abound with food and fun.(Diversions)(nhfma.org)(agriculture.nh.gov)
July 6, 2007... Should strawberries really be able to sit at the bottom of a refrigerated produce drawer for two weeks without growing blue hair? And why do store-bought tomatoes never taste "tomatoey?" Sure, today's supermarkets provide us with an...

Manchester Development Corporation.(ADVERTISING & MARKETING)
July 6, 2007... Scan Owen, president of wedu Inc. and Printers Square, both of Manchester, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Manchester Development Corporation.

Rumbletree.(ADVERTISING & MARKETING)
July 6, 2007... Portsmouth marketing agency Rumbletree has won a Lamplighter Award for its daily calendar design on behalf of Anna Jacques Hospital at the 2007 NESHCo Awards Show'. This is the second consecutive year Rumbletree has won a Lamplighter award.

Kirk Communications.(ADVERTISING & MARKETING)
July 6, 2007... Kirk Communications of Portsmouth, N.H., has been selected by North Chelmsford. Mass.-based computer storage solutions provider IMT Partners as its agency of record.

bGG Advertising.(ADVERTISING & MARKETING)
July 6, 2007... bGG Advertising, a Manchester-based advertising and public relations firm, has become the advertising and public relations agency of record for the Hampton-based Array Corp. USA, a provider of digital imaging solutions for the medical,...

Rob Brown.(BUSINESS SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Rob Brown has joined the placement firm of Staff Hunters in the Portsmouth.

Laurie Shepard.(BUSINESS SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... The Scott Lawson Group Ltd., a health and safety consulting company located in Concord, has announced that Laurie Shepard has joined the firm as a health and safety professional.

TMSi.(BUSINESS SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Portsmouth-based TMSi has been chosen as a logistics provider by Kidde, the world's largest fire safety manufacturer.

Meredith Village Savings Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Lori Borrin of Moultonborough has been promoted to assistant vice president and loan officer at Meredith Village Savings Bank and will be located at the bank's Center Harbor office.

Federal Savings Bank.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Federal Savings Bank has appointed Wendy Blouin assistant manager of its Durham branch and Melanie Yorke manager of the Woodbury Avenue office in Portsmouth.

Citizens Investment Services.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Brian Webb of Merrimack has joined Citizens Investment Services as vice president and regional sales manager, supervising financial consultants in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Lynn Rousseau.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Citizens Bank New Hampshire, Manchester, has awarded its first "Be Inspired Award" to Lynn Rousseau, an assistant vice president in Government Banking at Citizens, recognizing her outstanding commitment to the community. As part of the award a...

Bruce Croteau.(FINANCIAL SERVICES)
July 6, 2007... Bruce Croteau has joined Ocean Bank as vice president of mortgage banking at the Loudon Road office in Concord.