‘Mr. Balsams’ begins a new chapter in his life
Steve Barba can remember a time when The Balsams grand hotel and the beauty of New Hampshire’s northern White Mountains were not a part of his life, but he has to go back a long way. In fact, so much…
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Utilities Watch
Though coal-fired plants already provide nearly half of our nation’s electricity, and that share is expected to hold steady over the next 20 years, the fuel is having a renaissance of sorts in the electric generation industry. The price of…
Editorial: Let’s face reality on health care
The New Hampshire Legislature and Governor Lynch deserve to take a bow for their work in ridding the state’s small businesses of the albatross known as Senate Bill 110. The bill - as many, many readers of New Hampshire Business…
What’s the deal with Texas Hold’em tournaments?
It’s a hot and sticky Monday afternoon in June, but some 40 card players are involved in games of Texas Hold’em, spread among six tables in the air-conditioned Manchester Bingo Center. The action is slow at 2 p.m., but the…
The Pfundstein Report
Celebrating our freedom from tyranny is one of the most enjoyable weekends of the summer. It nicely blends national pride with civic obligation. In the past I have written concerning my fondness for the small town parades held across the…
Senate budget endorses unfair business practices
The version of the budget recently passed by the New Hampshire Senate includes a footnote in House Bill 2 that suspends the rules that govern how the state reimburses private agencies to care for its most traumatized children. This footnote…
Portside
As if what’s commonly known about Judd Gregg’s No Child Left Behind wasn’t bad enough, did you know it also requires that local schools grant access to military recruiters and must give them names and addresses of high school students…
There’s nothing fair about the FAIR Act
Americans agree that we must preserve an equitable and efficient legal system. False claims and unnecessary bureaucracy weigh our courts down, costing all of us money and, most importantly, stealing from legitimate cases that require serious consideration and compensation. While…
Improving Performance
It was a beautiful day flying from Minneapolis to Boston. I had landed at Logan Airport about 4:30 on a Friday afternoon. No problem, this was back in the early ‘90s, when I worked for Digital Equipment. I walked to…
Banks build success on customer relationships
In an age of massive mergers and acquisitions, it is more important than ever to identify a banking partner with the optimal mixture of tradition and community customer relations. Hallmark to our business climate in New Hampshire, providing insightful customer…
