Improving Performance
“It’s always safer to do nothing!” So said the late Dr. W. Edwards Deming again and again and again. Dr. Deming was one of the Americans who taught the Japanese and so many others around the world how to build…
New Hampshire Business Review - 2005
Brass Tacks
Q. I and three of my co-workers are forming a partnership to pursue a good business opportunity. Each of us is contributing something different in terms of money and expertise, and each will provide different inputs once the business is…
Firm benefits from processes developed at UNH
The New Hampshire Industrial Research Center at the University of New Hampshire has awarded a second grant to Regal Sleeving and Tubing of Newmarket to help support continued development of more efficient production processes by UNH researchers. Regal Sleeving was…
Chief investment officer named by Dartmouth
David H. Russ, who oversaw the University of California’s multibillion-dollar investments, has been named chief investment officer of Dartmouth College. Russ, who starts his new job Aug. 1, succeeds Jonathon C. King, who joined the University of North Carolina at…
American Express unit to pay record $7.4m settlement
The financial advisory division of American Express Co. has agreed to pay a record-setting settlement to resolve allegations by the state Bureau of Securities Regulation that it steered clients into the company’s under-performing mutual funds instead of their more attractive…
Small-claims mediation to begin in 13 courts
Thirteen New Hampshire district courts will soon be able to offer mediation as an option to deal with small-claims lawsuits now that Gov. John Lynch has signed legislation allowing the practice. “I think mediation is so important for our court…
Some key points about commercial mortgage points
Q. Can you explain the financial implications of a commercial mortgage loan that has an application, origination or processing fee required by the lender? A. The fees that you reference are typically called points, but are called many things by…
Why America’s future still remains bright
I am sitting in the shade on my patio this Fourth of July weekend. Saturday and Sunday had magnificent weather. That moves 2005 from a 2.0 to a 3.0 on a scale of 1 to 10! But I get frequent…
Off The Clock
Baseball in the Granite State has become more than just batters, pitchers and balls. An evening at the ballpark now provides contests, giveaways, bands, even gourmet food. At a recent Nashua Pride game, fans could take in some terrific baseball…
The Last Word
I live in the Panama Canal Zone. No, there hasn’t been any attempt to connect the Souhegan River to Hampton Beach with a man-made waterway. I, like probably two-thirds of you, can empathize with the malaria-ridden laborers of the early…
