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New CFO to take over at Timberland

The Timberland Company will be replacing its chief financial officer at the end of the month, the Stratham, N.H.-based casual footwear and apparel maker disclosed Thursday. John D. Crimmins III, vice president and chief financial officer, will be leaving the…

Fiberoptic research link wins $1.2m grant

Plans for high-speed fiberoptic links connecting colleges in New Hampshire and extending into additional networks elsewhere in northern New England have received a major boost with the announcement of a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to support building the…

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…