Letters to the Editor
Minimum wage article points out issues To the editor: I am writing in response to the article by Bob Sanders published Feb. 7 in the online addition of New Hampshire Business Review (A version of “Tips at heart of N.H.…
New Hampshire Business Review - February 16 2007
Wetlands, other concerns slow pace of massive Hudson project
As two separate groups have joined forces in their effort to stop what is proposed to be the largest shopping center in New England, the Hudson Planning Board dealt the developer a setback in its plans. The project, planned by…
Extension institute targets natural resource entrepreneurs
Perhaps you’ve dreamed of raising Asian vegetables for a growing ethnic market, adding summer income to your Christmas tree farm with a pick-your-own cut-flower operation, or even growing a commercial crop of shitake mushrooms in your woodlot. Maybe you’ve considered…
February EYE Award Winners: Jessica Keefe and Jim Connolly, octo studios
From the time she was a little girl Jessica Keefe knew she wanted to own her own business. After building her first professional Web site as a senior at Syracuse University, Keefe knew what that business would be - her…
N.H. chosen for Cigna credentialing site
Cigna’s New Hampshire operation has been chosen as the site for the health insurer’s national credentialing center. The company is consolidating functions and is moving its credentialing operations from Tampa, Fla., and Houston, Texas, to Cigna’s New Hampshire facility in…
Off the Clock: Indoor sports facilities put the fun in fitness
A winter with lots of cold but little snow can make staying active difficult. While time spent on the ol’ treadmill or visits to the local gym can get the job done, it can also get stale with the same…
Web site helps employers shop for health plans
The New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative has launched a new Web site aimed at helping employers find answers to questions about health plans available in the Granite State. In a nutshell, NHHealthInfo.org is a Web site of Web sites, or…
Littleton area real estate market slows
Last year, real estate agencies across the state and Grafton County experienced an overall downturn in sales. A 0.54 percent fall in prices reflected a 10.8 percent downturn in the sale of residential properties in Grafton County from 2005 to…
Flotsam & Jetsam
The heat is on Whether or not critics are right about the state’s Sexual Predators Act, it’s pretty apparent the measure will be revisited at some point this legislative session - for some tweaks at the very least, and possibly…
Grocers not happy with cigarette tax proposal
Governor Lynch’s proposed 28-cent-per-pack increase in the tax on cigarettes isn't going over well with those who sell them. “I’m very disappointed,” said John Dumais, president of the New Hampshire Grocers Association. Dumais said he had sent a letter to…
