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The United States and Canada have announced a two-year extension of the Softwood Lumber Agreement, which those in New Hampshire's lumber industry say is good news."Most everybody that I know that's producing softwood lumber right now would think it's positive,"…

Should municipalities and nonprofits be required to reimburse the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security after a longtime employee quits and gets a job somewhere else, only to be shortly laid off?That's the question raised by Senate Bill 257, and…

Should the state expressly ban games and contests involving alcohol at bars -- games like beer pong? Or does a law like that run the risk of targeting people simply for betting a beer over a game of darts?Senate Bill…

Isaacson Steel Inc. wants to sell off some of its warehouse business for $225,000, but the fate of the larger bankrupt company - Berlin-based Isaacson Structural Steel Inc. -- is still up in the air, according to recent bankruptcy court…

ProPhotonix Ltd. says it expects to report about $17 million in revenue for 2011, an increase over the $15.2 million it reported the previous year.In an earnings preview released last week, the Salem-based company said the gain came despite a…

Stay Work Play -- the organization whose goal it is to encourage 20-to-30-year-olds to pursue their careers in New Hampshire -- is looking for small and large businesses and other organizations around the state that share its focus on retaining…

A deadlocked New Hampshire Senate did not approve a bill Tuesday that would eliminate a workers' compensation fund for the disabled, despite the recommendation of its commerce committee to do so.The fund involved is known as the "second injury" fund,…

On one side are businesses, insurance companies, health care providers and the state Insurance Department. On the other are House leadership, conservative senators and a think tank. All of them mingled in a crowded House Commerce Committee meeting to testify…

A bill that would exempt foods produced and sold in New Hampshire from federal food safety regulations is running into opposition from some of the very groups the bill says it would help.A hearing on House Bill 1650 is scheduled…

A bill that would limit credit and debit card fees has New Hampshire retailers and banks going head to head.The fee in question -- the interchange fee -- is the amount that a credit card user's bank charges the retailer's…