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New Hampshire will be getting approximately $205,000 as part of a $31 million, 45-state settlement with an Oregon tobacco company. The settlement resolves a dispute over Portland, Ore.-based Carolina Tobacco Co.'s status as manufacturer of its Roger brand of cigarettes…

StockerYale has agreed to sell 2 million shares at a discount, and offered options on another million in order to raise more than $2 million in capital from a private investment firm, according to a filing with the Securities and…

Small-business owners and managers will get a chance next week to meet with some of the state’s top officials to discuss issues affecting their companies. Small Business Day at the State House will feature appearances by Gov. John Lynch and…

Salem-based Southern New Hampshire Bank and Trust will be changing its name to Bank of New England - a name that may seem familiar to the region’s bank customers. The locally owned and privately held financial institution was founded some…

Community Bank and Trust ended the year making slightly less money than the previous quarter and year, mainly because the spread narrowed between the cost of money and the income it produced. The Wolfeboro-based bank reported a net income for…

The New Hampshire Industrial Research Center, which supports short-term collaborations among New Hampshire companies and the engineers and scientists at the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College and other academic institutions, has issued a new request for proposals for funding…

Bottomline Technologies lost $2,100,000 in the second quarter ending -- the same amount it compensated its executives in stock -- the Portsmouth-based payroll software company reported after trading Wednesday. The company reported $29.7 million in revenue for the quarter that…

An amendment submitted by Senator John Sununu that would bolster support for the nation’s Women’s Business Centers has been unanimously passed by the Senate. Added to the minimum wage bill, the amendment - which included provisions added by Sens. John…

The four convicted former Enterasys Networks executives asked US District Judge Paul Barbadoro on Wednesday to delay their sentencing by nearly a month. The defendants -- former CEO Robert Gagalis, Bruce Kay, former vice president of finance, Robert Barber, a…

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…