When, oh when, will Alfas come back to us?
At the end of July, more than 600 Alfa Romeo owners from across the nation will converge on New Hampshire with their cars, passions and dreams in tow for a few days of Alfa talk, Alfa ogling, Alfa fun and…
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Making a day of it in the Dartmouth-Sunapee region
The natural beauty of Lake Sunapee and the vibrant cultural offerings of the area surrounding Dartmouth College are well worth spending a day or more exploring the eastern half of our state. The Drive Coming from the southern parts of…
BRASS TACKS: It takes guts, vision to be a ‘breakout’ manager
Q. Some time ago you offered a list of reasons companies are negligent when it comes to fostering dramatic innovation (you called it “breakout” innovation). In my experience, the real problem is managers who lack creativity and guts. Agree? A.…
Commissions, study panels emerged from 2004 session
Compared to recent years, the 2004 session of the New Hampshire Legislature was pretty quiet on the utility front. If there was one characteristic common to most utility-related pieces of legislation this year, it was the desire to study the…
COOK ON CONCORD: N.H. is losing a significant leader
Leadership courses often note the ironic contrast between people with leadership qualities and those occupying leadership positions, whether elected or otherwise. Such courses ask for people to think about why many people who are leaders are not in leadership positions…
Improving Performance: It’s good to take risks, but test the waters first
The winds on Lake Massabesic were blowing 10-20 mph out of the west with gusts to 30 or more. We were sailing back toward the club, when I noticed an overturned kayak and someone in the water. We quickly sailed…
Who elected this guy? None of us
In their thirst for more of our money, state administrative officials have confused the closing of an inadvertent loophole in the tax code and making a decision to impose new taxes. In doing so, they have crossed the line between…
Let’s end the energy wars, both foreign and domestic
I am a Republican who backs the war in Iraq because a genocidal tyrant was toppled. However, few will secretly disagree that oil explains why the United States intervened in Iraq, but unleashed only rhetoric against genocide in Rwanda. Oil…
Association Health Plans offer false promises
There is no doubt that the skyrocketing cost of health insurance is one of the biggest concerns for New Hampshire small-business owners. Ever-increasing premiums are forcing many of us to make difficult decisions, like whether to cut health benefits for…
The retirement system’s essential service
The New Hampshire Retirement System deserves much praise for its efforts in keeping at least portions of corporate America on the straight and narrow. The retirement system, as New Hampshire Business Review’s Bob Sanders reports on our front page, has…
