New Hampshire Business Review - March 26 2010

NHBR About Town

Karen Caruso of Southern New Hampshire University admires the college’s BOB Award for Best MBA Program. (Photos by Jodie Andruskevich)See more photos from the 2010 "Best of Business" Awards, held March 11 at the Grappone Center in Concord at nhbrnetwork.com.Submit…

Making Manchester more efficient

Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas appointed a task force on consolidations and efficiencies in his inaugural address and gave it until March 15 to study city government and report its findings. I had the job of chairing this group, and the…

Playing it SAFE

New Hampshire lost more than half its mortgage loan officers on Jan. 1, when a new law went into effect requiring them to be licensed.Some decided not to apply; others failed the test.Before the champagne toasts on Dec. 31, there…

Is access to broadband a right?

On March 9, Michael J. Copps of the Federal Communications Commission challenged the American people at the “American Digital Inclusion Summit” to expand opportunity through universal broadband access. In his remarks he asked us to engage in a conversation about…

The Music Hall’s next steps

Last month Portsmouth was named one of the most romantic cities in all North America. Add that to its treasure chest of top national rankings — one of the most historic, top 20 in lifestyle — and it’s a compelling…