New Hampshire Business Review - October-19 2012

October 19, 2012

N.H. companies and the foreign exchange waters

Joe Carelli,

The current environment represents an important opportunity for New Hampshire’s exporters, particularly exporters dealing with countries whose currencies have been down against the U.S. dollar

Action is needed on pending direct care worker shortage

Bob James,

Despite a growing need, and greater demand, issue remains unaddressed

Foreclosure help is on the way

Kristen Senz,

Legislative panel’s approval is final step in helping homeowners negotiating with lenders

Our water infrastructure is at stake

Don MacIsaac, Timothy Fortier,

State needs leadership on restoring funding to help cities, towns maintain water systems

Q&A with UNH Survey Center Director Andy Smith

Kathleen Callahan,

New Hampshire ‘has been undergoing a slow-going political realignment where the entire electorate shifts over time,’ says Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.

Initiative linking nonprofits with tech firms pays off

Kathleen Callahan,

Cause We Can, a charitable initiative that connects volunteer technologists with New Hampshire nonprofits to help them solve their technology challenges, logged more than 400 volunteer hours in its inaugural year, paving the way for a larger undertaking involving more…

U.S. survey: N.H. organic sales totaled $16.8m in 2011

Kathleen Callahan,

New Hampshire accounted for 14 percent of all the organic food sales in New England in 2011, eclipsing Massachusetts but barely a quarter of the organic sales recorded in Vermont. USDA-certified organic growers in New Hampshire sold $16.8 million worth…

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