In a series of rapid personnel changes over the last week, GT Solar Inc. has replaced its comptroller and two board members and said goodbye to a third board member.The Merrimack-based maker of equipment and material to make solar cells…
Step into any high school classroom on career day, or check in at an unemployment center, and you are not likely to hear discussions about "manufacturing" as a future career possibility. That's too bad, because as a New England Council…
A recent Washington Post report on mismanagement at the Department of Housing & Urban Development described several instances in which nonprofit housing development organizations failed to complete projects for which they had received federal funding, at considerable cost to taxpayers.While…
Political scientists point to New England town meetings as an example of direct democracy, where decisions are made by the people, instead of by mayors, aldermen, or representatives. The current political climate provides another reason to admire town meetings: the…
The Northern Pass Transmission project proposes to build a new transmission line that will bring up to 1,200 megawatts of hourly electricity and associated electric-generating capacity into New Hampshire and New England from Quebec. That is approximately equal to the…
The purpose of my visit with Joe Ford was to learn about his professional pursuits. He recently graduated from UNH with a degree in, of all things, zoology. The word itself makes me smile and reflect back on my tender…
Sarah Palin, the former reality TV star, is actually flirting with the idea of bringing her red-white-and-blue concert tour bus to New Hampshire. But nothing's cast in stone yet, because she might lose her Fox face time if she shows…
With manufacturing shrinking, and retail and service sectors growing, there is little debate we live in a consumer spending-driven economy. We're not talking about FRM, Bernie Madoff, or any other Ponzi scheme - we're talking the Consumer Confidence Index, both…
June is here, and that brings my favorite season - golf season. I look forward to once again beginning my annual pilgrimage to find my classic golf swing of 40 years ago. Golf is a frustrating game. When you finally…
Five hospitals have joined together in an effort that they say could revolutionize the delivery of health care in New Hampshire.Granite Healthcare Network - which is made up of Concord Hospital, Elliot Hospital in Manchester, LRGHealthcare in Laconia, Southern New…
