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If you’re a company planning on reducing your payroll by more than 50 employees, you will have to answer to the state, if a Keene state representative has his way. Rep. Charles Weed, D-Keene, has filed a bill that would…

The competition trashed Wheelabrator Technologies in its bid for the waste-to-energy incinerator contract for Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas County, which is home to the cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, accepted a $615 million bid from Veolia ES of Lombard,…

The Fitch bond rating firm has rated the city of Manchester’s 2007 general obligation bonds “AA+” and its school facility revenue bonds “AA.” The New York company said that the ratings on the $33 million of general obligation bonds reflected…

Businesses seeking skilled employees have been invited to take part in a pair of job fairs for workers about to be displaced by Collins & Aikman. The fairs are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at the…

The New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development has begun airing radio ads in Massachusetts aimed at highlighting New Hampshire’s business climate. The radio campaign, which is being broadcast on radio station WEEI-AM in Boston for the next two…

Contracts for future nonresidential construction in New Hampshire rose dramatically in December. According to McGraw Hill Construction, based in Lexington, Mass., contracts for future nonresidential construction increased by 130 percent, to $69.3 million, in December 2006, up from the $30…

The New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative has launched a new Web site aimed at helping employers find answers to questions about health plans available in the Granite State. In a nutshell, NHHealthInfo.org is a Web site of Web sites, or…

Tom Chappell, founder of Tom’s of Maine, will discuss how he and his family took an idea for environmentally friendly products and grew it into the one of the nation’s leading brands of natural care products “The Story of Tom’s…

The Timberland Company has once again been included on Fortune magazine's “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. A manufacturer of footwear, clothing and accessories, Timberland was ranked 78th on this year’s list. It’s the ninth consecutive year that the…

Hanover resident Ray Barrette has taken back the reins at White Mountains Insurance Group, replacing former board Chairman Jack Byrne and Chief Executive Officer Steve Fass, both of whom are retiring from their positions, the company announced Monday. “I can’t…