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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Jennifer Brown, co-owner of Brown Graphix in Goffstown, is only too happy to show off the back of a denim shirt bearing the handiwork of her business. It’s one of 40 or so that will be worn by volunteers at…
