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Mall Traffic Decline Threatens Existence of Brookstone

Matthew McDonald

Brookstone has warned all 90 employees at its headquarters in Merrimack, New Hampshire that they might lose their jobs.

In August, the maker of quirky gadgets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and began closing its remaining 101 mall locations "following continued deterioration of traditional retail mall traffic," according to a company statement quoted by The Union Leader.

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Electricity Market in New England Nearing ‘Crisis Point,’ Advocate Says

Matthew McDonald

New England Power Generators Association president Dan Dolan issued a warning about the future of New England wholesale electricity-generation markets one day after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected his organization's petition to operate under less restrictive emissions standards, as allowed by the commonwealth's 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act.

The administration of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker regulates electric companies the same way as other companies that produce power, according to the Boston Business Journal.

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