Flotsam & Jetsam
Keeping councilor Nothing tells the story better than a recent Concord Monitor article on the - dare we say? - invulnerability of Executive Councilor Ray Burton in his (and we do mean HIS) North Country District 1. In a 1,000-word…
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Q&A with: Economic Development Director Stuart Arnett
Stuart Arnett has been director of the Division of Economic Development in the state’s Department of Resources and Economic Development since 1999. Earlier this year, he resigned to join Gregory S. Franklin Associates, a Lebanon-based consulting firm doing economic analysis…
Flexibility marks today’s long-term care insurance
Second of two parts. Long-term care insurance is like no other company benefit, for many reasons. Employers today have great flexibility in how they might ultimately provide such coverage. For instance: • The insurance can be entirely employer-funded, entirely employee-funded,…
Lost River Gorge: a great find
With names like “Sun Alter,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Cave of Silence” and “Judgment Hall of Pluto,” the caves of Lost River Gorge do much to spark the imagination of visitors. Located at Kinsman Notch in North Woodstock, Lost River Gorge brings…
Minding the store - from anywhere
When Brian Smith informs business owners that nearly 50 percent of their inventory shrinkage can be attributed to internal theft, they listen. Quoting findings from national studies, Smith - a self-proclaimed technogeek who developed a passion for digital surveillance while…
State computer upgrade seen as saving millions
NH First, a 2-1/2-year project aimed at replacing state government’s aging computer and paper financial management system with state-of-the-art software, was lauded by Gov. John Lynch at a July 26 ceremony announcing the project’s launch in Concord. The governor said…
N.H. colleges prepare for a possible pandemic
With scientists saying the current strain of the avian flu virus found in various places around the world is most fatal to those aged 15 to 35 — just the demographic of students at colleges and universities — New Hampshire’s…
Seasoning mix creator’s plans as big as all outdoors
Stashed in a box somewhere in Tom Trayer’s kitchen is an aged, melted plastic bottle bearing the remnants of a concoction of spices he mixed together 24 years ago to save space on a family camping trip. The faded bottle,…
Concord building earns LEED Silver certification
The recently completed addition to the New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange Office in Concord has earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification - a distinction awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council for buildings that meet…
Bentley posts strong second quarter
Exeter-based Bentley Pharmaceuticals recorded growing revenues for the quarter ended June 30. Consolidated revenues for the second quarter were nearly $29 million, up 17 percent from $24.7 million. Consolidated net income was flat for the second quarter of 2006 at…
