As more businesses offer their employees consumer-directed health-care benefits packages, it’s important to promote a better understanding of them — the legal and operational complexities involved in administering them, and the level of preparedness of the health payers to implement…
For some, the holiday season is the same from year to year. A party here, a gathering there, a handful of chocolates or a plate full of hors d’oeuvres - it doesn’t really matter as long as there’s something tasty…
When Pennichuck Corp. shareholders receive their one-time payout after the company’s novel $390,000 mid-December settlement with state and federal securities regulators, the money will mainly come out of the pocket of Maurice Arel, the firm’s former chief executive officer. The…
You wouldn’t think that such small start-up software firm in the North Country town of Jackson would be indicative of the state’s long-awaited and much-delayed climb out of the economic doldrums of the last three years. But in many ways…
As the end of 2004 draws near, it is a fitting time to take stock of the past year’s events and make some predictions for what we can expect to happen in the New Hampshire economy during 2005. First, let’s…
Chugging right along What started out as a hobby for Tom and Debbie Smith has kept them in business — and in trains, cars, rockets, planes and tanks — for 22 years. “I got a train set when I was…
Craig, we hardly knew ye Others may have mixed feelings about the coming departure of Craig Benson from the Corner Office, but F&J knows which side our bread is buttered on. No other governor in history gave so much to…
Having a blue Christmas? Hanukkah wasn’t all that happy? You’re not alone. Researchers say that 25 million Americans may feel more jangled than jingle bells at this time of year. I decided to take a closer look at the “holiday…
Several recent events have pointed out the unique role of New Hampshire’s Executive Council, a vestige of colonial America. In colonial times, when the predecessor to the current New Hampshire state constitution was drafted, the king of England appointed the…
Q. I operate a relatively new business, and my accountant tells me that, at this stage of development, cash flow is more important than profit. What say you? A. Lumps of cash must be expended from time to time for…
