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The Timberland Company, maker of footwear and apparel for outdoor enthusiasts, reported Thursday that net income fell 65 percent to $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2007, compared to first-quarter 2006 net income of more than $26 million. First-quarter…

Granite Staters eligible for Medicaid are one step closer to being part of a program that proponents say will offer lower prices on their outpatient procedures — and may also mean less money out of taxpayers’ pockets. The state Department…

A second Enterasys executive received a long prison sentence Friday afternoon on charges of fraud and a conspiracy to inflate the high-tech company's revenue. Earlier in the day, David Boey, sales director at Enterasys Networks’ Asia Pacific Division was sentenced…

Erle B. Pierce, vice president for government and public affairs for Verizon in New Hampshire, is retiring from the company, effective July 1, after 32 years of service. “Erle has served in many departments over the span of his 32-year…

Bentley Pharmaceuticals’ testing of nasal delivery of insulin is going well, the company said Monday. The Exeter-based provider of generic drugs, which hopes to capitalize on the demand from diabetics for alternatives to injections, is in the second phase of…

StockerYale has agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle a stockholder suit that claimed that its executives either manipulated the stock price or used insider information to enrich themselves at the expense of the shareholders, the company announced…

Some 31 participants have graduated as members of the 2007 class of Leadership New Hampshire, the 15th year of the statewide leadership development program. Graduates include senior executives, government officials, entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives. This year’s graduates are: • Tim…

The New Hampshire Association of Realtors has unveiled a new Web site aimed at consumers interested in learning more about the Granite State. The site, livingnh.org, provides information on such subjects as New Hampshire’s cities and towns, education, government and…

Federal Realty Investment Trust has sold two properties in Keene and a third in Maine to a New York firm for a combined price of $62.9 million. The sale of the Riverside Plaza and the Key Road Plaza in Keene…

StockerYale will be unloading more stock in order to refinance a $2.3 million loan and cut its monthly payments in half, according to the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The cash-strapped provider of photonic devices will be selling…