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You’ve got a little place on the Cape, but the inconvenience of all the airport hoopla leaves you spent before you even touch down on the tarmac. Try a timeshare. No, not as in a condo — as in a…
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Legal issues unclear in gambling case
Technology and the growing pari-mutual pool The January indictment of two officials of the Lakes Region Greyhound Park in Belmont on federal charges relating to participation in an allegedly illegal offshore Internet and phone gambling operation raises several questions about…
Commericial Notes
Q. I am a successful single-family homebuilder and have an opportunity to acquire a parcel of land that can be approved for a 20,000-square-foot office/warehouse building that I would like to build, lease out and retain for long-term investment. What…
Norton on Real Estate
Last month this column was titled “An upbeat outlook for 2005, with some key caveats.” It concluded that office job formation, jobs which will fill up vacant office buildings, would be the keystone for successful investment in the office sector.…
I-93 widening project picks up speed
The New Hampshire House last month approved borrowing the money to widen Interstate 93 from Manchester to Salem in six years. Senate approval is likely, and Gov. John Lynch favors the legislation. Meanwhile, the feds may issue a favorable record…
Farm stand’s competition: Grafton County inmates
Daryl Grasso has enjoyed her surroundings in rural New Hampshire since she and her partner Harold Brown bought a 35-acre former dairy farm in the Woodsville section of Haverhill a few years ago and began growing vegetables for sale at…
N.H. exporters set a global pace in 2004
With solid gains in foreign demand for locally made goods at the tail end of the year, state exports were much stronger overall during 2004 than in recent years. Foreign sales of goods from New Hampshire’s companies, adjusted for seasonal…
VC funding pace in N.H. continues to slow
Editor’s note: Beginning with this issue, New Hampshire Business Review will present a review of quarterly venture investing trends for companies located in the state. The research and analysis for this information has been provided by Howard Smith of Chartworth,…
Trademark owner should be master of his domain name
More than 15 years ago, Magic Johnson, the Hall of Fame basketball player, assigned his trademark rights to the “Magic Johnson” name to June Bug Enterprises Inc. At the time, JBE registered the mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
Is a severe labor shortage in the cards?
By 2010 the number of U.S. jobs will outstrip the number of workers by 10 million, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And by 2030, the agency reports, that number may jump to 35 million. But some economists…
