Top Shelf
New Hampshire is home to several world-class resorts, and they are as gracious as they are beautiful — at least the parts that mere mortals see. But what about those of us who are on higher shelves? When (if) Bill…
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The Last Word
“You can observe a lot just by watching,” Yogi Berra supposedly said. Some of us observed with keen interest the entertainers performing at the recent annual awards dinner of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. It was the 50th anniversary…
N.H. sees slowdown in jobs linked to exports
The combination of a lower dollar and the level of foreign buyers’ income resulted in a decrease in overseas sales from New Hampshire’s exporting companies in February. Exports of goods made in the Granite State edged slightly down by 1.2…
Growing pains
When he arrived in Nashua 16 years ago, Roger Houston didn’t need a map to tell him he wasn’t in Colorado anymore. “When I was in Arvada (Colorado), we annexed an area the size of Nashua,” said the Gate City’s…
Commercial Notes
Q. How are investment property lenders arriving at maximum loan proceeds when underwriting today’s historically low cap rates? A. Carefully, very carefully! Capitaliza-tion - or cap — rates are at historic lows, and while capital stays abundant, interest rates stay…
Flotsam & Jetsam
The squared circle When you come down to it, the ongoing set-to over construction of a high-end outlet mall in Merrimack was really a match-up between two of New Hampshire’s more well-known political heavyweights. In this corner, carrying the water…
Norton on Real Estate
I recently returned from the spring meeting of the Counselors of Real Estate in Chicago. With a $175 round-trip fare on a Southwest direct flight, New Hampshire is connected to the U.S. and the world. There were several sessions, but…
Teaching Junior Achievers to become entrepreneurs
The March 21 board meeting for Travelin’ Style — a fledgling company with sights on creating convenient travel packs containing daily essentials for business travelers — began as any other board meeting would. President Ben Collins addressed board members, recapping…
How family-owned construction firms can plan succession
The lettering on construction vehicles traveling New Hampshire roads bearing a family name or the “& Sons” insignia indicates to us that many New Hampshire building and construction companies are family businesses. To keep a family business strong through the…
Legal pendulum’s still swinging in developers’ favor
Shortly after the catastrophic events of Sept. 11, 2001, in an article for these pages entitled, “Legal Pendulum Swings In Favor of Developers,” I offered the observation that recent case decisions applicable to real estate development in New Hampshire suggested…
