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Coherent Inc., the California-based company that last month bought the North American assets of struggling Salem, N.H.-based StockerYale Inc., plans to keep the Salem plant open, the company's chief executive said in an earnings call last week. “We intend to…

While a growing number of signs point to New Hampshire's economy beginning to emerge from the deepest national recession since the Depression, it will take several years for employment figures to reach less painful and more acceptable levels. That prognosis…

The number of new hires reported by New Hampshire employers through the first 10 months of 2009 is about 25 percent lower than last year's figures over the same period. Through October, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security said…

The Executive Council has put the reappointment of the presiding officer of the state Air Resources Council on hold, an action that may delay deliberations over whether to allow installation of a mercury scrubber at Public Service of New Hampshire's…

CPEX Pharmaceuticals lost money in its third quarter, but the company's losses are slowing and it still has a lot of money in the bank, the company announced Wednesday. The Exeter, N.H.-based developer of drug alternative delivery systems posted a…

Women who own a small business have a new tool to help them learn more about federal contracting opportunities. The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a free online training course, “Winning Federal Contracts: A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs.” It…

GT Solar Inc. cleared the first hurdle in its suit against an Italian citizen for allegedly stealing technology from the firm's partner and giving it to a California competitor. On Friday, the U.S. District Court in Concord ruled that the…

Some 200 health-care leaders, human resources professionals and other business executives from around New Hampshire came together Tuesday at the 2009 NHBR Health Care Forum to learn and discuss the benefits of employee health and wellness programs. The event, hosted…

When the New Hampshire Legislature meets next week to consider Gov. John Lynch's vetoes, most of the attention will be on overturning his rejection of a bill legalizing medical marijuana. However, another bill will be on the agenda as well…

The New Hampshire Association of Realtors said residential sales for the third quarter of 2009 rose 3 percent over sales in the third quarter of 2008 – the first time since the fourth quarter of 2004 the state has seen…