Betty James, who co-founded Slinky company, dies (AP via Yahoo! News) Betty James, who co-founded the company that made the Slinky and beat the odds as a single mother in the late 1950s to become a successful executive, has died. She was 90.

Keene's Holden Co. sold to NJ firm (The Nashua Telegraph) A Keene metal fabricating supplier has been sold to a New Jersey-based metal company, an acquisition that will lead to a "significant capital investment in Keene," according to company officials. Holden Co., located across 5 acres on Optical Avenue, was acquired by EVS Metal Inc. ... - By Jessica Arriens Keene Sentinel