Shares in New Hampshire-based publicly traded companies increased by an average of 5.3 percent in the second quarter, according to the latest reading of the New Hampshire Business Review/ Chartworth Stock Index. The increase stands in contrast to the 5.6…
A string of hot and humid weather has put a strain on the electric grid across the United States this summer. But for the most part, demand for electricity has been met and the power grid has withstood its toughest…
Company officials say that the Macy’s department store in Bedford will be unaffected by changes next year when Federated Department Stores begins replacing the Filene’s nameplate with the Macy’s name - including the store a couple of miles down the…
Under debate for the past 10 years, the massive energy bill signed Aug. 8 by President Bush offers long-term relief for energy customers by providing incentives aimed at increasing energy production, upgrading our energy infrastructure and developing new technologies. Equally…
The death earlier this month of Ed DeCourcy, longtime publisher of the Newport newspaper the Argus-Champion, was more than just the passing of a great newspaperman. It is a reminder of how rare such journalists are - and how they…
In 1960, I was five when my parents moved our young family from Long Island to Concord. Thank God. My dad had called home to let my mom know that he had accepted the job and that he had found…
The energy bill just passed by Congress starkly illustrates how utterly have self-serving interest groups captured Washington’s political process. After four years of effort, Congress has removed most of the good from an energy bill now designed primarily to dole…
The commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services should be out of his job. Not because Commissioner John Stephen is not doing a good job. To the contrary, he is one of the few bright spots in state…
To secure last-minute votes for the Central American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman cobbled together a deal ensuring that Central American apparel producers would use pockets and linings produced in the United States. Portman also arranged to…
“I don’t know!” To me, those are some of the most exciting words in the English language. When we say them or hear them, there’s an opportunity for some real learning and/or discovery. Where would we be if our ancestors…
