Jack Ruderman heads the Public Utilities Commission's Sustainable Energy Division, which gives out millions of dollars each year for energy programs.Q. Outline the type of funds you oversee.A. The renewable energy fund is an offshoot of the state's renewable portfolio…
The stress of providing unpaid care at home to a loved one often spills over into the workplace, and New Hampshire is no exception: nearly one-third of Granite State adults have provided unpaid care to an adult relative or friend…
A ceremony was held earlier this month to present Tracy Beane, human resources program manager at Stonyfield Farm Yogurt in Londonderry, second from left, with the Health Innovator Award, a partnership of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and NHBR that recognizes…
Canterbury native Kate Luczko is project manager at New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility, and since May has also served as executive director of Stay Work Play, a statewide nonprofit that evolved out of the governor's task force to encourage…
Former Red Sox great Rico Petrocelli joined the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce at its 23rd Annual Golf Tournament held recently at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua. A portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to the Kids…
As founder and owner of the Manchester printing brokerage, Lisa Landry says Print Savvy is an extension of a client's own desktop.Augmenting the company's services, Landry has created a sister entity, Savvy Workshop, which offers marketing communications and promotions and…
State Labor Commissioner George Copadis, a prominent member of the Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester, is known for handing out his baklava to politicians of all persuasions. He was originally appointed by then-Gov. Craig Benson, a Republican, in 2004 and…
Multigenerational differences in the workplace might be most obvious on "Casual Fridays," when some employees walk around the office in flip-flops and cargo shorts while others cringe at the thought of even loosening their tie. In fact, because there are…
For its long history of environmental stewardship, Bennington-based Monadnock Paper Mills Inc. was recently presented with the 2010 Greenerpalooza Award as part of the Greenerpalooza III festivities at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion. On hand at the event to honor…
Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, left, shares a backstage hello with Steve Boucher, communications and legislative director for the state Department of Resources and Economic Development and NHBR Network blogger, at a recent show at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion.More…
If you said Carol Sheehan, owner of Manchester's Red Arrow Diner, was a "daddy's girl," you'd be right -- and also very wrong.In 1987, when she was in her early 20s, Sheehan embarked on a journey with her father George…
Liz Barbour, chef and owner of The Creative Feast in Hollis, travels all over the state giving cooking demonstrations and classes in people’s homes and elsewhere, teaching them how to make scrumptious, healthy meals. Now she’s taking the same concept…
A team from Merrimack County Savings Bank recently got a chance to sample two new ice cream flavors at Granite State Candy Shoppe in Concord. It was their reward for winning a recent Friends Program auction at which they won…
Since taking leadership of Waltham, Mass.-based Constant Contact in 1999, Gail Goodman has grown the e-mail and event marketing firm’s customer base to more than 350,000 worldwide. In an interview with NHBR, Goodman, who has an MBA from the Amos…
Shown strutting their stuff on the red carpet at the recent 37th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas are Val Wilson and Mike Liston, center, between presenters the Blue Man Group, at left, and Montel Williams and his guest.…
A ceremony was held last month to present the city of Concord with the Health Innovator Award, a partnership of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and NHBR that recognizes innovative and sustained efforts in bringing wellness programs to the workplace. On…
The timing could have been better. In the fall of 2008, after the financial crisis dam had burst, the directors and management of RiverWoods, the nonprofit retirement community in Exeter, had a difficult decision to make – go forward or…
