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R&D tax credit revival urged

Several trade associations have voiced support for a Senate bill that would restore a research and development tax credit against the business profits tax. SB 380, sponsored by Sen. Bob O'Dell, R-Lempster, would let a firm take a research and…

Senate OKs collections bill

The state will contract out collection of $6 million in bad debt if House Bill 153 makes it into law. The House passed the bill last year and the Senate finally passed it on Wednesday, amending it to put the…

2004 N.H. workforce deaths tallied

Workforce fatalities in New Hampshire accounted for 9 percent of on-the-job deaths in the New England region during 2004, with the highest number of losses occurring in the construction industry, according to federal Department of Labor statistics. Of the 15…

Chittenden earnings rise

Chittenden Corporation, the Vermont-based parent company of Ocean National Bank in New Hampshire , earned a record $83 million in fiscal year 2005, an 11 percent increase, the company announced Thursday. Earnings were $1.77 per diluted share, with some $21.8…