Dennis Bakke was one of the most powerful men in America five years ago. He was chief executive officer and co-founder of AES, the global energy giant, which ran power plants in more than 30 countries. Company stock was riding…
On Nov. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule establishing the level of environmental due diligence required of landowners wishing to qualify for certain protections from strict liability for cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,…
E-learning promises to slash training costs and/or extend the reach of training enormously. Though downsides exist, the math is compelling. Compared with face-to-face training - namely live classroom events - e-learning can cut costs by 80 to 90 percent. Consider…
When I think of Italian wines, a red wine usually comes to mind, perhaps a Chianti or that Lambrusco my parents drank in the ‘70s and still haunts my nightmares. For an Italian white wine, if I could name more…
They were MBA students who needed experience. He was an executive director for an orchestra that was struggling in its message. A business professor put them together to make beautiful music. Eric Douart, professor at Rivier College in Nashua, directed…
It all started with a simple request from on high: During the Persian Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush wanted to watch CNN on Air Force One - something that was unheard of in 1991. Fourteen years (and two presidents)…
Riverstone still in the red Two private investment firms have offered to buy Enterasys Networks Inc., a move that would end the company’s short but troubled history as a publicly held company. If the company is transformed into a privately…
The report released Monday by the governor's commission studying agencies for the developmentally disabled warns that the quality of care in this $142 million industry has eroded in five years for lack of funding. According to the report, the average…
New Hampshire consumers’ confidence in both the state and national economies has declined markedly, according to the most recent results of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center’s Granite State Poll. According to the poll -- which was conducted Oct.…
Fitch Ratings has assigned an AA rating to the state of New Hampshire’s $75 million 2005 Series C general obligation refunding bonds. Fitch said it based its ratings on New Hampshire’s strong economy, good debt position, job and income growth,…
