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U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe last Friday approved settlement terms involving four former top executives with the former Cabletron Systems, who had faced civil fraud charges, allowing them to pay less than a million dollars for their involvement…

New Hampshire collects the sixth largest amount of excise taxes per capita among the 50 states, according to a newly released white paper.In "Excise Taxes in the States," researchers Thomas Stratmann and William Bruntrager of the Mercatus Center at George…

GT Solar International Inc., which recently expanded its facility in Salem, Mass., is planning to expand its headquarters in Merrimack, N.H., as well.The maker of equipment and materials for the manufacture of solar cells LED lights, told NHBR Tuesday that…

An investor in the bankrupt USA Springs will front the $1.2 million needed to close a $60 million, five-year loan underwritten by a Swiss company that will enable the company to complete its controversial water bottling plant in Nottingham, according…

Employment in southern New Hampshire won't return to its pre-recession peak until the latter part of 2014, according to a recently released report.The report, prepared by IHS Global Insight for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, examined the economies of more…

State tourism officials expect a 3 percent increase in tourist spending this summer, resulting in an estimated total of $1.68 billion spent by visitors to New Hampshire.Officials of the state Division of Travel and Tourism Development said they expect some…

Four former executives of Cabletron Systems have agreed to pay a total of almost $700,000 to settle charges lodged by the Securities and Exchange Commission.The SEC charged that the four were involved in a scheme to inflate revenue by millions…

In its earnings reports and conference call, Gap Inc. said it would shutter as many as 200 stores over the next two years, but it is unclear what, if any, impact there will be on New Hampshire.In its filings with…

Newly released data from the New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the so-called "Great Recession" of 2008 was severe and abrupt in its impact on jobs - but not nearly as bad as…

Hampton-based Unitil Corp. has announced a quarterly dividend of 34.5 cents per share payable on Aug. 15 to stockholders of record as of Aug. 1.Unitil has about 73,000 electric customers in New Hampshire and 55,500 natural gas customers in New…