New Hampshire Business Review - May-16 2014

May 1, 2014

NH Business Review Staff

Why are Dems vulnerable? Obamacare

Jennifer Horn,

New Hampshire families simply cannot afford the cost of this failed policy

Rebuilding the Rainy Day Fund should be a priority

Gene Chandler,

It’s time to bring New Hampshire back from the brink

Running on Obamacare failure denies reality

Jon Baird,

Its success in New Hampshire calls into question the whole political strategy of making opposition to health care reform your platform centerpiece

Storyscaping: the new age of marketing

Linda A. Fanaras,

It’s a concept that encourages customers to explore your brand further

Pignatelli, Bragdon add to list of State House exits

Brad Cook,

And the legacy and service of Child Health Services

Ask HR: How to get new hires productive more quickly

Delise West,

First, ‘you have to start from the feet up’

N.H.-based Altronics acquired by Quebec firm

Jeff Feingold,

Added jobs expected at Hudson plant

GT Advanced Technologies posts first-quarter loss

Bob Sanders,

Big Arizona sapphire plant expected to be complete in June

New weapons trigger Ruger sales boost

Bob Sanders,

Rifle built in N. Carolina is credited with some of the increase

New survey paints a more charitable view of Granite Staters

Kathleen Callahan,

Gallup poll says N.H. among most charitable states in the U.S.

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