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Timberland sales rise $5.2m

Thanks to a spurt in European sales and accessories, The Timberland Company reported Thursday $5.2 million quarterly net income, or a dollar per diluted share -- an increase of 38 percent.The Stratham-based casual footwear and apparel company sold $432.3 million…

12 N.H. biomed firms win U.S. grants

Twelve New Hampshire biomedical companies have been awarded a total of $2.6 million in grants to help develop new medical therapies.According to U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the grants were created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as part…

N.H. bankruptcy filings fall in Oct.

The number of New Hampshire bankruptcies dipped a bit in October, another indication that the economy has been treading water over the past few months, but it's not sinking. Some 439 bankruptcies were filed last month, down from 466 in…

Study: N.H. solar jobs on growth curve

Solar energy jobs will continue on an upward growth path in New Hampshire and nationwide next year, according to a newly released report that quantifies the nation’s current and projected future solar employment.The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit that funds solar…

Centrix reports quarterly gains

Centrix Bank reported another strong quarter despite a slight uptick in nonperforming assets. Net income for the Bedford-based community bank for the third quarter (which ended Sept. 30) almost doubled to $1.2 million or 39 cents a diluted share bringing…

Standex reports earnings gain

Standex posted earnings gains for the first fiscal quarter of 2011, which ended Sept. 30. Net income was just shy of $11 million, or 88 cents per basic share, as compared to $9.8 million, or 79 cents per share, reported…

Bottomline acquires UK firm

Bottomline Technologies is spending nearly $8 million to acquire SMA Financial Ltd., a London-based provider of off-site cloud software for automated payments and financial messaging, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.In a press release (which…

ProPhotonix reports $500k loss

ProPhotonix Limited - formerly known as StockerYale Inc. -- disclosed Tuesday that it lost a half million dollars last quarter.The Salem-based company, as it tries to raise capital on the London stock exchange, however, did not reveal how much cash…