The Canadian ambassador to the United States will speak to members of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce at a special chamber luncheon early next month. Frank McKenna will be the featured speaker as part of at the Bank of…
Harold Turner learned the hard way that it pays to be careful about a company’s electronic data. Turner, president of The H.L. Turner Group Inc., a Concord engineering and architectural firm, said his company got involved in a bruising intellectual…
The Friday before Hurricane Katrina hit, Roy Alston - a consultant who was working with the Redevelopment Authority of New Orleans - had decided he would no longer put it off. He would cough up the $12,400 to cover tuition…
Sohl’s studies focus on the trends of early equity financing in New Hampshire and throughout the country
First, a correction and clarification. In the last column I stated that new Senate President Ted Gatsas was put in office by a majority of Democrats even though he is a Republican, similar to the way Speaker Doug Scamman was…
Following monthly gains of 2.1 percent in June, exports from New Hampshire rose by 2.4 percent in July - the fifth consecutive monthly increase in foreign sales, resulting in the best showing in more than four years. All told, foreign…
With the rise in valuations of many middle-market companies in recent years, owners of privately held businesses are once again confronting the decision of whether or not to sell. Owners who are not ready to retire completely but want to…
The two faces of Ruth Doug Scamman’s not the only high-ranking state elected official to leave voters’ heads spinning in recent weeks. Scamman had constituents doing their best Linda Blair imitations after deciding that first he would, and then that…
All banks rely on third-party vendors to assist them in their banking business. Banking regulators expect boards of directors and management to oversee bank vendors and manage the associated risks of such use. A bank must conduct adequate due diligence…
On Aug. 8, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005 — the first major piece of energy legislation in more than a decade. It includes provisions that are likely to benefit virtually every aspect of the…
