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It may still be 2005, but it’s already 2008 in New Hampshire. Since the first recorded sighting of a presidential wannabe (John McCain) in December 2004 the swarming is on. Let me be of some help. While I can’t speak…
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CEOs help spread the word about
Can you imagine seeing a photograph of some of the Granite State’s most well-known business leaders gathered together sporting the sweatshirts of their alma mater? One higher education professional did just that, sparking the development of a new program geared…
IRS eases ‘Use It Or Lose It Rule’ for FSAs
An unpopular restriction on a widely-used employee benefit - the flexible spending account — was recently relaxed by the Internal Revenue Service. Flexible spending accounts — or FSAs — allow employees to contribute pre-tax dollars from their pay to be…
$780k settlement reached in sexual harassment case
A New Hampshire oil dealer labeled “a serial sexual harasser” will pay $780,000 to settle claims lodged by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC, filed suit against Fred J. Fuller, owner of Hudson-based Fred Fuller Oil Co. Inc.…
Feds give the green light to widen I-93
The state Department of Transportation won long-awaited federal approval last month to widen Interstate 93 between Salem and Manchester to four lanes each way - a project that may be open as soon as 2011. But there’s a huge catch:…
How a ‘junk’ case landed in state Supreme Court
As Concord attorney Joshua Gordon describes it, Charles Teryek is trapped in a legal “Catch-22.” He has been in jail for nearly six months for “willful contempt” of Carroll County Superior Court orders to remove “junk” from his half-acre residence…
A changing SCORE remains vital in N.H.
The name and purpose may remain the same but the face of one of New Hampshire’s most renowned resources for new and small businesses is changing as it embraces the evolution of commerce in the Granite State. Technology, younger retirees,…
ID theft rule casts wide net
Dover landlady Joyce Forsythe routinely runs credit checks on prospective tenants before agreeing to rent them her spare apartment. “Sometimes, applicants give you a friend’s name when they’re asked for their last landlord’s name,” Forsythe explained. “A credit check gives…
Economic forecast: partly sunny and partly cloudy
The announcement last month that Enterasys Networks would be closing its Rochester facility, putting its 300 employees out of work, quietly ends New Hampshire’s ties to what used to be Cabletron Systems, where as many as 7,000 people worked in…
Q&A with: Gordon Humphrey
When people of the Granite State hear the name “Humphrey” thoughts usually turn to politics. A Republican known for his conservative views, Gordon Humphrey served as a U.S. senator from New Hampshire for two terms. After failed gubernatorial bids in…
