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Brookstone Incorporated today announced an increase in net and same-store sales for first quarter 2007. The specialty lifestyle development and retail company reported net sales of $83 million for the 13-week period ending March 31, 2007, up 8.4 percent from…

Community Bank and Trust Company’s declined slightly in the first quarter of 2007. The Wolfeboro-based bank reported that earnings totaled $1.667 million, or 46 cents per diluted share, a penny less than the same quarter last year. The decline came…

The United States nearly doubled the number of new high-technology jobs in 2006, marking the second year of job growth in the tech sector, but New Hampshire’s tech industry noted only modest growth, according to a study released Tuesday. In…

A luncheon honoring the 2007 New Hampshire winners of the U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Week awards is planned for May 17 at C.R. Sparks in Bedford. The luncheon, hosted by the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, will…

How adopting principles of corporate social responsibility can help companies meet business challenges will be the focus of the upcoming spring conference of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility. The conference, “Sustainable Solutions & Innovative Strategies: Addressing Real Business Challenges…

For five years, the Open Doors Cultural Tour featured two trolleys that chauffeured art enthusiasts to many of downtown Manchester’s museums and galleries. While the Open Doors tours’ sixth season is set to begin Thursday, April 26, it will without…

Residents of Coos County rate the region’s remoteness as both a positive and a negative, according to a recently released survey. Commissioned by the Coos County Marketing Steering Committee, the survey -- conducted by KDPaine & Partners from its Berlin…

WellPoint, parent corporation of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in New Hampshire, has developed a program linking part of the bonuses it pays its employees to the health of its members. But questions remain over how much of an impact…

More than 9,000 volunteers will take part in 170 volunteer Earth Day efforts hosted by The Timberland Company. Company officials said in a statement released Thursday that reforestation will be the focus of Timberland’s efforts this year and are in…

The New Hampshire Insurance Department should be looked upon as a resource by those who suffered damage in the wake of this week’s rainstorm, according to a statement released Wednesday by state Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny. Information on beginning the…