New Hampshire Business Review - April 24 2009

Man accused of stealing copper

A Hudson man was charged Wednesday with stealing copper from a Merrimack company, police said. Thomas S. Carey, 31, of 7 Nottingham St., is accused of taking the metal from GT Solar, a manufacturing outfit on Daniel Webster Highway. Police…

Flotsam & Jetsam

Fight of the week You likely weren’t alone if you experienced a brief episode of PTSD if you had the pleasure of attending an April 20 joint appearance in Manchester by the chairs of the state’s two largest political parties.…

Changes ahead for Manchester

Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, up for re-election to a third term had he chosen to run, announced recently that he would not seek the office. Guinta claimed that he would seek “higher office,” assumedly because he was hearing voices from…

What’s your backup plan?

You don’t back up? You’re not alone. According to Interactive Data Corp. analyst Cynthia Doyle, up to 60 percent of corporate data resides unprotected on computers. A recent IDC report found that 40 percent of small and medium-sized businesses don’t…

Family anxiety and the economy

Recently our almost-independent oldest daughter called to say she was losing sleep over the economy. “Do you think I’m going to be OK, Dad?” she asked, “Are you and mom worried?” I suddenly realized that her questions weren’t that easy…