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New Hampshire retailers are generally in good spirits about the upcoming holiday shopping season. According to a survey conducted of its members by the Retail Merchants Association of New Hampshire, most retailers responding are optimistic about the upcoming key retail…

The strongest economy among the six New England states is expected once again to be New Hampshire’s, according to according to new by a University of New Hampshire economist. Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor at the Whittemore School of…

Markem Corporation is suing Sun Chemical for stealing its patented "Hot Melt Ink" technology. Hot Melt Ink, also known as dry ink, is solid at room temperature, melts when printed and then dries on contact with paper. The Keene-based company…

Penacook-based Riverside Millwork Company, or RIVCO, has been acquired in a buyout by the current management team. The acquisition, noted CEO Lynn C. Bartley in an internal announcement, means that "for the first time since 1988 RIVCO is once again…

The federal Bureau of Prisons plans to release its draft environmental impact statement for a proposed prison in Berlin by the end of the month. That’s what Berlin City Planner Pamela Laflamme told the Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corp. last…

A special public hearing, "Rebuilding Southern New Hampshire Through Brownfields Investments," will be held later this month to weight the benefits of a brownfields program as well as a grant proposal to conduct an inventory and assessment of potential sites…

A legislative commission studying how small groups can poll their resources in buying health insurance is backing legislation that would let chambers of commerce and trade associations form a purchasing alliance to keep premiums down. The Greater Claremont Chamber of…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil case against former Tyco International Ltd. top executives L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark H. Swartz has been given the green light following a federal judge’s decision to lift a stay on discovery in…

Postal workers don’t have to ring twice in New Hampshire. The state was one of eight territories in the country where 97 percent of postal customers voiced their satisfaction with the Postal Service. Other regions scoring at least 97 percent…

Gerald Mulligan will take over in January as the new chief executive officer of LSB Corporation, parent company of Massachusetts-based Lawrence Savings Bank. The company said Mulligan will replace Paul Miller, who is stepping down in anticipation of retirement. Mulligan…