Brass Tacks
Q: I’m trying to get a handle on the overall health of my business. I’m convinced that I should be doing far better than I am, but I don’t know how to pinpoint the glitches that are holding me back.…
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UNH spinout company fine-tunes MRI innovation
A University of New Hampshire physics professor’s innovations enabling magnetic resonance imaging to better see inside the lungs form the core of the university’s second spinout company, backed by three new grants from the National Institutes of Health. With $300,000…
Caveat Emptor
Since the enactment of environmental legislation of the 1980s, the word “contamination” has directly been associated with liability and risk. The sale or transfer of commercial and industrial properties with contamination has historically frustrated businesses. In fact, most potential buyers…
Off The Clock
I found the most beautiful drive into the Durham/Dover area while on assignment for something completely different. Take Route 125 to Route 155, then 155A. You’ll go past beautiful farms and through little towns like Lee — in fact, this…
The Last Word
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But what planet are politicians from? Clearly they’re not from Earth, or we would have some idea what on Earth they’re all worked up about. For that matter, it’s not just…
Old House and Barn Expo attracts 2,800
More than 2,800 people attended the third Old House and Barn Expo in Manchester the weekend of April 2-3, with attendees learning how older buildings are put together and how to care for and invest in them. Attendees identified window…
Tourism Summit puts a premium on international visitors
Travel and tourism officials from around New England are keeping their fingers crossed that the region’s summer 2005 will attract more international visitors. The industry - which met April 4-6 at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods for the…
Rising diesel costs leave truckers road-weary
Diesel fuel prices have risen more than 60 cents - over 37 percent — in the last year, with New Hampshire’s trucking and freight companies feeling the pinch. And consumers will soon. Bill Richard, terminal manager at the Concord location…
Flotsam & Jetsam
Throwing them a curve Boy that Steve Vaillancourt sure knows how to play hard ball - at the minor league level at least. Vaillancourt, a Republican state rep from Manchester, was among the most vocal opponents to a resolution proposed…
Vested for Growth loan fund gives firms funds, guidance
For SyAM Software, it meant a $750,000 loan to help the Nashua start-up company take the next step without giving it away to venture capitalists. For Bortech Corp., a small machine company in Keene, it meant a $500,000 loan, a…
