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Measure targets seasonal worker shortage

New Hampshire’s two United States senators have signed on as co-sponsors of legislation aimed at extending the exemption for documented seasonal workers to meet the need of businesses in the Granite State and elsewhere. Under the measure being co-sponsored by…

Cremation Society taps online market

A loved one passes away. You reach for the phone to begin making arrangements, wind up sharing emotional moments planning final goodbyes with a complete stranger and spend thousands of dollars on ornate caskets and formal services. That’s just the…

Riverstone deal marks end of era

Cabletron Systems’ last remaining public vestige - Riverstone Networks - is no more, at least as far as the stock market is concerned. On Friday, Feb. 10, Riverstone stock could no longer be traded publicly, its securities license has been…

AARP seeks ‘best employers’

The deadline for nominations is March 20 for businesses business looking to be named to AARP’s “Best Employers for Workers 50+” list. Employers that offer workplace practices and policies that greatly benefit these workers are encouraged to apply. Companies, nonprofit…

S&P raises Chittenden rating

Standard & Poor's Rating Services recently raised its ratings on Chittenden Corporation, parent company of Ocean National Bank. The ratings action, taken on Feb. 10, raised the ratings on Chittenden and its subsidiaries from 'BBB' to 'BBB+,' with a stable…

BAE demonstrates unmanned aerial system

Representatives from BAE Systems in Nashua were in Fort Benning, Georgia, yesterday to demonstrate the company’s newest unmanned aerial system for members for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and representatives from the United States Army. The new technology, complete…

House OKs unemployment tax hike

The New Hampshire House passed without debate a bill that would raise the unemployment tax by a little more than 12 percent. Under the measure, would affect the first $9,000 of a worker’s wages - the threshold is currently $8,000.…