What do the Federal Reserve and a Ouija board have in common? Both are equally adept at predicting the economic state three months from now. So when the Fed recently announced its intent to keep interest rates near zero for…
Three and a half years have passed since the onset of the financial and economic crisis of 2008, yet despite what politicians campaigning across New Hampshire have been saying about the U.S. economy, the New Hampshire economy appears to be…
Every emerging information technology has a coming of age when it is presented in the phrase, "The Year of ...". Having lived through a number of these, I'm a bit skeptical whenever this phrase is applied to a technology change…
And then there's the venerable Postal Service. Started by Benjamin Franklin, one of our founding fathers, it still uses some of his techniques for sorting mail."Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the…
The latest attempt to control New Hampshire's high energy costs appears in House Bill 1238, which requires Public Service of New Hampshire to divest itself of it its power plants.With the fourth-highest energy costs in the nation, New Hampshire businesses…
Celebrants gather at the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects' 28th annual awards banquet, which was held Jan. 20 at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. (Photo by John Hession)
Representatives from RiverMead and JSA Architects break ground on the construction of the Village at RiverMead. Designed by JSA, the $30 million expansion of RiverMead -- a continuing care retirement community in Peterborough -- will include independent living housing and…
Steve Webb, market president for TD Bank, stands with Maureen Beauregard, president of Families in Transition, after presenting a $20,000 check to the nonprofit on behalf of the TD Charitable Foundation. The grant will provide services to those living in…
Ken Robinson, left, general counsel of Northeast Delta Dental, presents a $33,000 check to fellow Concord Rotarians Don Bennert, center, president of the Concord Rotary Club of Concord, and Randy Guay. The funds represent the net proceeds of the 2011…
Al Felgar, right, president of Frisbie Memorial Hospital, stands with Dr. Matthew Kamil, left, endocrinologist at the hospital's Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate, and his wife, Robin, who donated to the hospital's legacy society to commemorate a birthing room in honor…
