Do you feel lucky?I am sometimes asked about that variable we call luck and its impact on portfolio success. A recent Ibbotson/Wall Street Journal study even attempted to quantify luck as an investment variable.Here's my take: luck is more valuable…
A New Jersey-based company has reached an agreement to purchase the last North Country paper mill from Fraser Papers, but questions remain about the identity of the purchaser.Gov. John Lynch announced yesterday in a press release that Fraser Papers Inc.,…
Thanks to a spurt in European sales and accessories, The Timberland Company reported Thursday $5.2 million quarterly net income, or a dollar per diluted share -- an increase of 38 percent.The Stratham-based casual footwear and apparel company sold $432.3 million…
Twelve New Hampshire biomedical companies have been awarded a total of $2.6 million in grants to help develop new medical therapies.According to U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the grants were created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as part…
Political campaigns bring out the worst in the otherwise mild-mannered policymaker.I experienced the pull of the polls many times when I was a public servant representing New Hampshire, and I can clearly see the influence of the campaign season and…
The federal budget deficit is like the weather: Everyone complains about it, but no one does anything about it. Each party blames the other for our current fiscal situation. Detailed plans are few.Over the past 50 years, only two presidents…
If you study the lessons of "Schoolhouse Rock," as I strongly recommend we all do, you will surely remember how a bill becomes a law. Submission, hearings, amendments, back and forth between the chambers, and signed or vetoed by the…
There has been much said about the Republicans' effort to repeal Senate Bill 500, the new law that gives every inmate a period on parole with supervision and help in rejoining society. Repeal is a bad idea. Here's why:I spent…
A countersuit filed against Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. alleges that the company's Newport facility supplied machine gun parts that put the lives of U.S. troops in Afghanistan at risk and had to be recalled.The countersuit was filed by U.S.…
Home is where the constituents arePerhaps this should serve as a word of warning to other potential presidential candidates as the presidential primary season gets under way (yes, it's only 2010, but you know the drill).Last month, the president of…
Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.
Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions
The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.
For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.
When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.
UNH is home to the state’s largest school of nursing
