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The U. S. Small Business Administration has opened a Business Assistance Center in Keene to help businesses affected by recent flooding. The center, located at the Keene Recreation Center, 312 Washington St., will be open from 2 to 8 p.m.…

List broker Millard Group of Peterborough has been acquired by infoUSA, an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of business and consumer information with over $340 million in 2004 sales. Sale price was not disclosed. The acquisition represents part of infoUSA’s consolidation strategy…

The Timberland Company, the Stratham-based designer and manufacturer of outdoor footwear and apparel, has entered into a purchase agreement with SmartWool Corporation of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a maker of performance socks, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. Timberland…

The rising cost of home heating is keeping phones ringing at insulation contractors throughout the Granite State. "It’s seasonal. We always see an increase in demand this time of year, but the demand this year is higher than years past,"…

Continental Industries of Hinsdale lied to federal investigators about export shipment of military parts, according to a U.S. attorney’s criminal summons filed in federal court on November 3. The charges spring from a three-year investigation into two companies - one…

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…