New Hampshire Business Review - February 11 2011

House panel votes to quit RGGI

New Hampshire's participation in the regional Recovery Greenhouse Gas Initiative will be history at the end of the year if the repeal passed overwhelmingly by the House Science Technology and Energy Committee and endorsed by House Speaker William O'Brien, becomes…

2011 Outstanding Women in Business

Welcome to NHBR's sixth annual Outstanding Women in Business Awards. Presented with Centrix Bank, the 2011 awards celebrate the success and achievements of women across the state's diverse business community. Each year we recognize six women who have truly excelled,…

Q&A with Restaurateur Tom Boucher

Several southern New Hampshire restaurants have fallen victim to a weak economy and saturated market and have since gone out of business.Bucking that trend has been T-Bones and Cactus Jack's, casual dining establishments that make their marks with made-from-scratch meals…

NHBR About Town

As part of Laconia Savings Bank's Prestige Plus travel program, combining financial services with travel benefits, bank representatives and 50 customers of the bank recently spent two weeks touring Greece and its islands. Pictured at a Greek dancing lesson, from…

RGGI: a tax by another name

To the editor:At last, someone has written an opinion about RGGI that is accurate and lacks the fluff of previous pieces ("Quit RGGI and boost the economy," Jan. 28-Feb. 10 NHBR).I recall when the "big sell" was on, someone wrote…

No government or limited government?

One close observer of the political scene in Concord recently characterized the attitude of the New Hampshire House as a debate between those who favor "no government" and those who favor "limited government." The observer noted that while everyone is…

'Startup' for startups adjusts

The goal of the NH-ICC has been to create an innovative platform to accelerate the development of high technology, early-stage startups and leverage the growing intellectual capitalization at UNH

2011 'boot camp' for entrepreneurs March 24-25

Registration is now open for the 2011 Stonyfield Farm Entrepreneurship Institute, a two-day "boot camp" of networking, panels and speakers designed to inspire and help community-minded entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Presented in partnership with Stonyfield Farm Inc., the Carsey Institute…