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An increase in duty-free allowances for Canadian visitors to the United States could help boost cross-border shopping in New Hampshire and other border states this summer to levels not seen in two decades, according to a top Canadian economist."Canadians will…

The Business and Industry Association's annual policy development process begins June 14, kicking off a series of 10 roundtable discussions with business and opinion leaders around the state.The roundtables are an open forum for business leaders to talk about their…

A multi-state lawsuit against Home Depot for allegedly not paying its workers overtime has been split up, meaning the two New Hampshire plaintiffs will have to stand on their own against the Atlanta-based corporation.The original suit, filed in Connecticut June…

A $500,000 grant has been approved by the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority to help fund Smuttynose Brewing Company's expansion into a larger facility in Hampton.Pending confirmation of the grant by the Executive Council, Smuttynose is expected to double…

Nashua-based iCAD Inc. is the target of a patent infringement suit filed by an Israeli corporation that markets and commercializes technology emerging from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science.Yeda Research and Development Company alleges that iCAD -- which makes cancer-detection systems…

Stephen Bebis, founder of the Golf Town retail chain in Canada, has been named the new CEO of Merrimack-based specialty retailer Brookstone.Bebis replaces Ron Boire, who recently stepped from the post to become chief merchandising officer of Sears Holdings Corp.Bebis…

p>Both of New Hampshire's U.S. senators voted Tuesday to reauthorize the Export-Import bank, a measure that passed the Senate despite political pressure from some conservative groups to eliminate the official export credit agency of the United States.Republican Kelly Ayotte and…

The number of housing units sold in New Hampshire increased in April over the same month the previous year, but the median price continued to fall below last year's levels, according to a RE/MAX of New England housing report.RE/MAX reported…

The Keene-based MacMillin Company, one of New Hampshire's oldest and largest construction firms, has merged with D.E.W. Construction, Corp., a larger general contractor based in Williston, Vt.The merger, announced Tuesday by the firms, will create a company with "great synergy,"…

Former Presstek CEO Edward J. Marino has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine to settle charges that he leaked inside information about his former company's poor quarterly performance to an investment adviser who within minutes forwarded a message to dump…