New Hampshire Business Review - November-1 2013

October 21, 2013

NH Business Review Staff

Uncertainty around real estate transfer tax haunts property transfers

Jason E. Cole, Justin T. Vartanian,

Court rulings add confusion to transfers between related parties

Questions you should ask before investing in real estate

Dan Scanlon,

You need more than just a calculator when deciding to invest in a particular building

Does it matter that interest rates are up a little?

Chris Masiello,

We are now experiencing a rare time when low interest rates and reasonable home prices are happily coexisting

N.H. community colleges offer free manufacturing course

NH Business Review Staff,

'This initiative should help to level the playing field for those who are interested in entering advanced manufacturing but who feel they do not know where the entry point is'

Q&A with UNH benefactor Marcy Carsey

Michael McCord,

'There is too much ideology and too many ideological presumptions in our policymaking at all levels'

Non-solicitation agreements really do have teeth

Cameron G. Shilling,

Employers should seek appropriate relief from the courts to enforce the agreements

UNHM’s Emerging Technology Center tackles business needs

Kim Wall,

UNHM program brings industry, students together to solve business problems

3D printing system added at UNH Innovation Lab

NH Business Review Staff,

For the first time, University of New Hampshire students will be able to rapidly prototype new products with a 3D printer and 3D image scanning system that are part of the new Innovation Lab at the Peter T. Paul College…

Manchester manufacturer enlists students to fix the ‘skills gap’

Ray Carbone,

Training is a two-way street through Electropac jobs program

Calls for shutdown of Merrimack Station are misguided

Tim Sink,

Bow coal plant plays important economic role

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