<< Sat., Mar. 20

BUSINESS

Catholic Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock have opted not to apply for a federal designation for their jointly operated West Side clinic, despite the potential for higher Medicaid rates.


New Hampshire's unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point in February 2010 to 7.1 percent, from the January rate of 7.0 percent, the state department of Employment Security said.


About 70 percent of respondents in a UnionLeader.com poll gave the department "decent" or "good" grades.


Phone company's proposal includes converting $1.7 billion of its debt into equity.


Starting Monday, businesses can ready new employees for up to six weeks, as they continue to receive unemployment benefits.