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Earlier this spring, New Hampshire lawmakers voted down an increase in the state's minimum wage.

The bill would have raised the minimum to $6.65 an hour over the next two years.

Opponents argued the bill would hurt area businesses.

But a growing number of employers in New Hampshire and Vermont are finding that higher wages don't have to hurt the bottom line.

The Keene Sentinel's Dan Gearino reports on several businesses that are paying what's called a living wage.