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New Hampshire’s Business And Economic News In Brief
USA Springs sets possible auction in motion – “USA Springs will head to the auction block in July unless it manages to obtain a $60 million loan that has thus far been elusive. The potential lender again failed to meet its deadline Monday, according to a number of filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manchester.” New Hampshire Business Review
Fifty to be hired on biomass project within next two weeks – “Construction of the Burgess BioPower plant will begin to ramp up with 50 additional workers expected to be hired over the next two weeks.” Berlin Daily Sun
Hollis, Brookline residents have another phone service option for landlines – “Another competitor has been added to the area’s telephone mix, as Charter Communications rolls out local and long-distance service for cable TV and Internet customers in Hollis and Brookline.” Nashua Telegraph
Occupy NH Stages May Day Protest in Dover – “The Occupy Movement held May-Day rallies all over the across the country yesterday. In New Hampshire the protest was focused on immigration reform.” NHPR
Goffstown resident questions plowing of church parking lots – “Snowplowing season may be over, but the board of selectmen has been urged to discontinue snow removal operations in church parking lots.Resident Richard Meaney brought concerns to the board at a recent meeting and encouraged a review of the towns snow removal policy, which states that the town will plow church parking lots at the end of a snowstorm if the church provides a liability waiver.” New Hampshire Union-Leader
Former budget committee chair indicted for alleged welfare fraud – ”A former chair of the town’s budget committee has been indicted on a felony charge of welfare fraud… She is accused of making false statements or representations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining respite care payments for her children between Jan. 16, 2007 and Oct. 28, 2010. “ Conway Daily Sun