New Hampshire Business Review - March 16 2007

Big drop seen in Feb. construction deals

Contracts announced in February for future residential, nonresidential and nonbuilding construction in New Hampshire are below the level reported in February 2006, according to McGraw Hill Construction data. The Lexington, Mass.-based firm reported that future residential construction decreased by 52…

Pre-existing health insurance riders gain

The New Hampshire House voted Tuesday to allow health insurers to offer individual policies containing riders that exempt those policies from covering a policyholder’s pre-existing conditions. The House voted overwhelmingly, 333-16, to pass the bill. Supporters argued that even limited…

Small firms targeted by N.H. OSHA effort

A new alliance formed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ OSHA Consultation Program and the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center is aimed at keeping the state’s smaller businesses up to date…

WBC relaunches Manchester sessions

The Women’s Business Center is bringing its monthly WomenBiz Roundtables back to the Manchester area. Entrepreneurial women from the area are invited to attend the WBC’s Welcome Back Roundtable session on Wednesday, April 4. This first meeting will be held…