A House Ways and Means subcommittee voted 6-1 Feb. 8 to limit the amount large restaurants and lodging firms can hold back as an administration fee in collecting the state’s rooms and meals tax. Lobbyists for the hospitality industry opposed…
Before taking the job as president of the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association in September 2005, Michelline Dufort served as executive director of the Anthony Spinazzola Foundation, a Boston-based organization dedicated to hunger relief, culinary education and job training…
New Hampshire’s two United States senators have signed on as co-sponsors of legislation aimed at extending the exemption for documented seasonal workers to meet the need of businesses in the Granite State and elsewhere. Under the measure being co-sponsored by…
In an effort to stem losses, officials of Toronto-based Fraser Paper say they expect to make significant changes in their pulp operations in 2006. According to the Berlin Daily Sun, Fraser Chief Executive Officer Dominic Gammiero said in a recent…
The law library at Franklin Pierce Law Center is currently the beta test site -- and the world's only law library -- to test Google’s search appliance and how it interacts with third-party content providers. The test, which began in…
Tarek Saab, a graduate of Saint Anselm College in 2000 will compete for a seat next to Donald Trump on the next round of NBC's "The Apprentice," which begins later this month. Saab, currently a resident of Dallas, Texas, was…
A loved one passes away. You reach for the phone to begin making arrangements, wind up sharing emotional moments planning final goodbyes with a complete stranger and spend thousands of dollars on ornate caskets and formal services. That’s just the…
Cabletron Systems’ last remaining public vestige - Riverstone Networks - is no more, at least as far as the stock market is concerned. On Friday, Feb. 10, Riverstone stock could no longer be traded publicly, its securities license has been…
The deadline for nominations is March 20 for businesses business looking to be named to AARP’s “Best Employers for Workers 50+” list. Employers that offer workplace practices and policies that greatly benefit these workers are encouraged to apply. Companies, nonprofit…
Standard & Poor's Rating Services recently raised its ratings on Chittenden Corporation, parent company of Ocean National Bank. The ratings action, taken on Feb. 10, raised the ratings on Chittenden and its subsidiaries from 'BBB' to 'BBB+,' with a stable…
