If you can’t deploy your resources in building and selling in a softening real estate market, then you should deploy them in other ways that save money and position your business to take advantage of opportunities when the market rebounds.…
The end of October was a whirlwind of activity involving the issues of infrastructure, economic vitality, utility/energy costs and regional competitiveness in the 21st century global economy. Serving on committees in Manchester and Concord, as well as on the Community…
Giving gifts is great, but shopping for gifts is not so great. Gift certificates are nice but can seem so impersonal, and the crowds at stores can dampen even Santa’s holiday spirit. To help you out, we’ve put a new…
A Texas-based low-cost health insurer, under investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office, is now being scrutinized by the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly filed suit Oct. 23 in Suffolk County Superior Court, alleging that…
With international trade data for the first half of the year completed, the United States was the second largest exporter of goods in the world with foreign sales of $506 billion. Germany was the world’s leading exporter, selling abroad $530…
Elizabeth and Doug thought they were doing everything right with their finances. Elizabeth quit her graphic design job to freelance two years ago and was building up her list of clients. She was careful about rolling over the $75,000 she…
Signed into law on Aug. 17 the federal Pension Protection Act of 2006 is designed to improve funding of defined benefit pension plans, both to protect workers and to limit costly bailouts of failed plans by the Pension Benefit Guaranty…
There is a new battle between a David, in the form of the state of New Hampshire, and a Goliath, in the form of the pharmaceutical industry’s self-styled “health information companies” playing out in U.S. District Court in Concord. The…
Environmental Power Corporation, developer, owner and operator of renewable energy production facilities, and Swift & Company, the world’s second-largest beef and pork processor have entered into an agreement involving construction and operation of a renewable gas facility at Swift’s Grand…
When Karl Comtois, his wife and his five young children were on the verge of losing their Manchester home in foreclosure in August 2005, MAK Investments LLC knocked on their door to come to their rescue. “Our job is to…
