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A legislator and developer is planning to introduce a bill in the next session that he says will help eliminate what he calls "roadblocks" that some towns are putting in the way of development. Rep. W. "Packy" Campbell, R-Strafford, says…

Ghosts, romance and pumpkins have captured national attention for a North Country Inn earning it recognition on the web and national television. The Inn at Jackson has been added to BedandBreakfast.com’s 2005 round up of "Great Places to Sleep With…

A final cleanup plan for the Troy Mills Landfill Superfund site in Troy has been released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Environmental Services. The final plan -- known as a record of decision -- calls…

Bank of America Corp. on Wednesday said it will make $100 million available for loans and investments, much of it slated for affordable housing, in Gulf Coast areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The Charlotte, N.C.-based BofA said it will set…

Shareholders of MCI Inc. yesterday approved the $8.44 billion takeover by Verizon Communications Inc., ending attempts by hedge funds to quash the deal. Some 88 percent of the votes cast supported the purchase. The vote was one of the biggest…

House Speaker Douglas Scamman, R-Stratham, will discuss the upcoming 2006 legislative session with Seacoast area small-business owners Oct. 20 at the Exeter Inn. Topics are expected to include reform of the state's workers' compensation system and reform to small-group health…

OneBeacon Insurance, a subsidiary of White Mountain Insurance, announced Oct. 4 that it has completed the $142 million sale of its National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company subsidiary to QBE Insurance. The sale, first announced in July, includes NFU’s…

WellPoint and Walgreens have announced a strategic partnership to provide pharmacy services to Medicare Part D beneficiaries nationwide. "Through its variety of Medicare plans and programs, WellPoint is uniquely positioned to help seniors take advantage of the new Medicare Part…

The city of Berlin may turn a 215-acre parcel of land into a new industrial park. City officials seem poised to approve a feasibility study of the land, which is located directly north of the Maynesboro Industrial Park off East…

Community Bank and Trust shareholders will be collecting some pretty hefty dividends. The Wolfeboro bank (traded under the symbol CBNH.OB) announced yesterday that it will be paying a quarterly dividend of 35 cents a share, bringing the total for this…