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Former Cabletron Systems Chief Executive Officer Piyush Patel may be called as a witness by attorneys for former executives of the defunct company's largest spinoff, Enterasys Networks, according to the list of potential witnesses for the defense. The list was…

A health club in Wichita, Kan., will become the first franchise location for O’Naturals, the natural and organic fast-casual restaurant founded by the owner of New Hampshire-based yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm. Portland, Maine-based O'Naturals, founded in 2001 and with three…

Wolfeboro-based Community Bank and Trust Company’s earnings shrank in the third quarter, thanks to a sharp rise in the cost of money, according to the bank’s most recent earnings statement. As a result, the bank earned $1.794 million in the…

Scaling a mountain of losses in its retail sector was not enough to give Rock of Ages’ quarterly results much of a lift. The Concord-based granite quarrier posted a retail income profit of $226,000 in the third quarter ended Sept.…

Writing a column five days before an election which will be published four days after the results are known is a tough assignment. Therefore, this will not be about the winners and losers or about predictions that are guaranteed to…

A continued decline in contracts for future residential and nonresidential construction in New Hampshire is tracked in the latest report on the state’s construction industry, although future nonbuilding construction contracts improved in September. According to the report by McGraw Hill…

A jewelry store is suing Concord in federal court, challenging the city’s latest ordinance banning changeable electronic signs, arguing that it is a unconstitutional violation of commercial free speech. In a suit filed Oct. 25, Naser Jewelers Inc. said that…

After announcing on Sept. 29 a delay in the start of a softwood lumber trade agreement between the two nations, the United States and Canada negotiated a new start date in mid-October. On Sept. 29, representatives from the U.S. and…

Footwear manufacturer The Timberland Company has reported a 25 percent decline in third quarter profits, citing low sales of boots and children’s shoes. The company also said it expects to see a decline of 30 percent in full-year earnings per…

The tragic death of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs, allegedly murdered by a serial criminal who was captured after a tense search in Manchester and, ultimately, an arrest in Dorchester, Mass., raises the issue of capital punishment in New Hampshire.…