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Indiana halts support of fertilizer plant on U.S. bomb concerns

Friday, May 17, 2013

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence yesterday pulled his support of a plan by a Pakistani company to build a fertilizer plant after the Pentagon raised concerns that its products were being used to make bombs. Pence said yesterday he withdrew state incentives for the project near the Illinois border because the Defense Department said it needs more time to evaluate whether the Lahore-based Fatima Group has created a less-explosive fertilizer. The … 0

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013, file photo, people are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has returned more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000. No other major stock index is even close. The U.S. Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, for instance, has delivered a terrific first four months. It's up 14 percent. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Falling yen to make Japan’s goods more affordable

Friday, May 17, 2013

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods – from cars to televisions – are going on sale. Credit Japan’s drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra money flooding its financial system is helping shrink the value of the yen. A U.S. dollar now buys about 100 yen. Last … 0

European discomfort with U.S. farming could derail trade talks

Friday, May 17, 2013

Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell. Now, the opposition to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe. Many in Europe worry that a trade pact would ease regulations that … 0

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Ronald Briggs of Epsom places a flower in memory of his nephew, Michel Briggs, in a wreath during the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony; Friday, May 17, 2013. The names of 44 officers who died in the line of duty were read ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff PHOTOS: Event honors officers killed in line of duty in N.H.
Amy McKean loads a box of T-shirts into a vehicle with Rock 'N Race team coordinator Donna Killion at St. Peter's Church in Concord; Tuesday, May 14, 2013. McKean's Rock 'N Race team, Amy's Advocates, raises more money for the Concord Hospital fundraiser than any other team. A survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma, McKean organizes a team that now number 127 runners and walkers. Though it is the second-largest team, it has raised more money over the last few years than any other group. (ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff) Ray Duckler: Amy and her Advocates raise money for Concord cancer center like no other team
Joseph Foster is interviewed by WMUR before the ceremony where he is sworn in as state Attorney General on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) PHOTOS: Incoming Attorney General Joe Foster’s swearing-in ceremony
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New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone yesterday, closing above 15,000 for the first time just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the 2008 financial crisis. Good economic reports, strong corporate earnings … 0

Johann Hepner, of Reading, Mass. reaches out to Don Dinh, one of the instructors at Fearless Flyers Academy on May 5, 2013. Fearless Flyers Academy, a business offering classes in trapeze, trampoline and aerial skills, opened this month in Salisbury. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

Flying trapeze instructors open business in Salisbury

Sunday, May 5, 2013

For those who wish they could learn to fly, Salisbury now has just the place: Fearless Flyers Academy. On Saturday, Ally and Don Dinh held their first official flying trapeze classes at their new business, located at 350 … 1

Business notes for May 6

Sunday, May 5, 2013

CONCORD HOSPITAL launched its new website, concordhospital.org, aimed at reinforcing and promoting the hospital’s brand and engaging the community through enhanced functionality and content. The new website features a powerful search function. Other new features include provider, location and service directories, clinical trials, and a class and event … 0

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Business people for May 6

Sunday, May 5, 2013

MARY D e VEAU, president and CEO of Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, was elected by the Visiting Nurse Associations of America’s Board of Directors as its new chair. DeVeau has been president and CEO of Concord Regional … 0

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Bow woman honored for community health work

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Tess Stack Kuenning of Bow, executive director of Bi-State Primary Care Association, was named the 2013 Geiger Gibson Distinguished Visitor in Community Health Policy at the George Washington University. The program provides an opportunity for leaders in the … 0

In this photo made Tuesday, April 30, 2013, Kurt Zentmaier poses in his warehouse full of guitars in Claremont, N.H. Zentmaier is president of Rondo Music which sells its guitars online only and doesn't want an Internet sales tax. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

N.H. online retailers balk at new U.S. sales tax bill

Sunday, May 5, 2013

When Rondo Music moved from New Jersey to New Hampshire in 2005, company president Kurt Zentmaier was happy to discard a long row of binders stuffed with paperwork on churches, charities and other customers claiming to be exempt … 1

U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a forum on Inclusive Economic Growth and Development at the Old Custom House in San Jose, Costa Rica, Saturday, May 4, 2013. Concluding his three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, Obama cheered Mexican economic advances and pressed for other Central American leaders to deal with poverty and security, while reaching out to a politically powerful Latino audience back home. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Costa Rica: U.S. issues trail Obama in Latin America

Saturday, May 4, 2013

President Obama’s trip to Latin America had a decidedly domestic feel, with issues such as immigration, energy and education that are in the forefront of U.S. political debate also dominating his talks with regional leaders. The shared priorities … 0

Concord Farmers Market to open at Steeplegate Mall

Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Heights will have its own farmers market this summer. The organization that runs the market in downtown Concord will open a market in the Steeplegate Mall parking lot on Wednesday afternoons. Wayne Hall, president of the Concord Farmers Market, said the market will include many of the … 0

City and state back out of Concord Steam contracts

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Concord Steam missed a deadline this week to notify the city of financing for its proposed plant in the South End. City and state officials are now backing out of contracts to purchase power and steam heat from the long-delayed plant. “I think the city has tried its … 2

In this Thursday, April 11, 2013, photo, people wait in line before the Dr. King Career Fair at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. The government issues the April jobs report on Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Solid job gains in April ease fears about economy

Saturday, May 4, 2013

The U.S. economy showed in April that it’s healthier than many had feared, adding a solid 165,000 jobs and driving the unemployment rate down a notch to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. Not only that, but many … 0

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