New Hampshire Business Review - July-12 2013

July 1, 2013

NH Business Review Staff

Maine firm’s Portland-Montreal passenger rail plan includes Berlin

Bob Sanders,

The intention is to connect the new rail service with Amtrak’s Downeaster

Getting the word out about manufacturing

NH Business Review Staff,

Forum focuses the economic, educational need to focus on advanced manufacturing

Paul College seeks businesses for internships

NH Business Review Staff,

Internships give students experience in a variety of areas, including real estate, marketing, sales, finance, human resources and management

SBA expands size standards

NH Business Review Staff,

Changes will make 17,000 more companies eligible to participate in SBA programs

Broadband health care network makes strides in New Hampshire

Alexandra Pecci,

Imagine someone showing stroke symptoms in a remote town that’s tucked deep in the New Hampshire woods. An ambulance brings the patient to a small critical access hospital that serves a wide geographic area, but the nearest medical center —…

Business groups left smiling after legislative session

Bob Sanders,

After little new legislation, and some failed major bills, the assessment: no harm, no foul

Q&A with N.H. Snowmobile Association Executive Director Gail Hanson

Cindy Kibbe,

Gail Hanson will be the first person to tell you snowmobile clubs are nearly as busy in the summer as they are in the winter

Employers beware of Form I-9 changes

Mona Movafaghi,

How to avoid potential pitfalls in filling out the new document

Recent legal developments highlight just how critical it is for businesses to understand restrictions on non-compete agreements

Cameron G. Shilling,

Recent legal developments highlight just how critical it is for businesses to understand with restrictions on them

Newspapers provide vital link for businesses

Jim Roche,

I recently read about yet another change in the newspaper industry. A recent Sunday night marked the last edition of the Union Leader to be printed on a Union Leader press. It is now printed on a press in Dover,…

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Health issues are starting earlier in the workforce

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