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We must hike caps on foreign worker visas

One of the greatest constraints to continued economic growth in New England is the inability of business to hire skilled workers. Faced with an older workforce, stagnant population growth and a declining interest in science, technology and engineering and math…

H-1B visas are indentured servitude

To the editor: I am amazed that a New Hampshire attorney would openly promote the importation of non-American indentured six-year servants to be trained by loyal American workers who are then to be discarded (“H-1B visa program is broken, and…

McNair named AARP N.H. president

Ally McNair, a longtime New Hampshire television personality, has been named state president of AARP New Hampshire. In the volunteer role, McNair will oversee the work of the organization’s New Hampshire executive council, collaborate with state leadership to ensure the…

Concord chamber exec moves to NHLRA

Celia Phillips, longtime communications director of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, has left the organization to take a new position at the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association. The 29-year-old Manchester resident will be the education and programming coordinator…

Bonnie CLAC founder earns national recognition

Robert Chambers, founder of the Lebanon-based Bonnie CLAC, Cars, Loans and Counseling, has been awarded the 2007 Manhattan Institute Award for Social Entrepreneurship in recognition of his efforts toward making car ownership affordable for New Hampshire’s lower-income residents. Chambers is…