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New England consumers plan to increase their gift budgets by 5 percent this holiday season, according to a survey of retail spending and trends. The survey of 828 consumers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont was commissioned…

New Hampshire-based e-forecasting’s U.S. leading economic index posted gains in November, rising by 0.7 percent to a reading of 109.7, following a decline of 0.2 percent in October. According to e-forecasting, which has its headquarters in Durham, its index --…

Verizon Communications Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of 40.5 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable Feb. 1, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 10, 2006.

Nashua-based iCAD Inc.'s reseller in China has signed a five-year contract to supply the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association with at least 100 computer-aided devices that help detect breast cancer. In a Nov. 30 press release, iCAD said it received an initial…

A half-day seminar focusing on helping businesses learn how to manage energy costs will be held Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester. The seminar, which begins at 8 a.m., will feature a discussion of the…

A Harrisville firm claiming "the world’s most powerful and effective biting insect control system" is in the middle of a legal battle over rights to use the technology. American Biophysics Corp., based in Rhode Island, filed suit in federal court…

TD Banknorth Insurance Agency and its parent company - TD Banknorth -- are being sued by an insurance account executive who claims she was fired after complaining about sexual discrimination. Kathleen A. Sousa, an Amherst resident who first started working…

Retail giant Target and the Salvation Army have announced a partnership to aid the victims of New Hampshire’s October floods, hurricane survivors along the Gulf Coast, and other needy families. Through Jan. 26, visitors to the Target/Salvation Army Wish List…

Commercial real estate market conditions nationally gathered strength in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to a survey conducted by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. SIOR’s survey in November of its members resulted in a Commercial Real Estate…

Starting in January, consumers covered by Cigna health insurance will be able ti find out not only how much those two aspirin cost, but how much their doctors are charging them for their services. Connecticut-based Cigna will be expanding its…