Riverstone Networks will have two suitors in a bankruptcy auction scheduled to begin today. On Friday, the Cabletron Systems spinoff company announced that Swedish-based Ericsson made a $178 million bid for Riverstone’s assets, topping Lucent Technologies’ $170 million by the…
It is within the norm to perform selective customer management relationship techniques. But what about those who may provide a large portion of your working capital — your bank or alternative lenders? Of course, as a commercial borrower you are…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recently issued guidance to regulated financial institutions emphasizing the importance of an effective internal corporate code of conduct or ethics policy to promote fair and ethical actions that are a fundamental basis to good business…
An increasingly competitive and dynamic environment, coupled with recent changes in regulatory design, has changed the nature of banking. In response, products offered by banks have expanded to include financial planning and other services. Banks have moved beyond simple transactions…
Riding out a New Hampshire winter — happily — takes either a real love for the season or perseverance. Either way, those who choose to do it year after year have undoubtedly adopted their own harbingers of spring - certain…
A new bank that its founders say will focus on financial services for small business, other commercial interests and retail customers, is preparing to open in Manchester and Nashua later this year. But essentially, Vantage Bank, the new financial institution,…
Nowhere in the country can a full-time worker earning the federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour afford the market-rate rent on a one-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. NLIHC’s troubling calculation is based on the…
When John Mongan became mayor of Manchester, following the 18-year reign of Josaphat Benoit, astronauts had not yet orbited the earth, much less landed on the moon. Shopping malls and industrial parks were still in the future and Manchester had…
Dr. Elizabeth Malko took the clinical reins as medical director of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire in August 2005. But her devotion to wanting to “fix the system” — whether biological or corporate — actually began much…
Heidi Hertzberger was motivated her to start her own herbal products company. Curtis Grace found the inspiration that helped him resurrect and redirect his family’s gelato business. Both received their direction and encouragement at the same life-changing event — the…
