Flotsam & Jetsam
Return to sender Those politicians sure do like to rail against the media when it’s convenient. And it appears at least some of them think it’s OK to take credit for something the media actually accomplished. The Senate GOP PAC…
New Hampshire Business Review - October 27 2006
Letters to the Editor
Two sides to every aisle To the editor: If air passenger traffic over Manchester and the surround communities of southern New Hampshire is encouraged to grow by 87 percent or 143 percent by 2020 (“87% Manchester air traffic increase seen…
UNH report says predatory lending worse in rural areas
Predatory mortgage lending is prevalent in rural areas, according to a new policy brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. The report, “Subprime and Predatory Lending in Rural America: Mortgage Lending Practices that Can Trap Low-Income…
Off the Clock: Dinner, a play and history
On a recent Friday evening, Claire Getz and her husband Michael put a twist on their typical dinner-and-a-movie routine. Tired of the cineplex choices, the couple instead opted to take in the live production of “Smokey Joe’s Café” at the…
Report says N.H. employers unprepared for aging workers
Granite State businesses are largely unprepared for the potential labor shortage and loss of knowledge that will take place as the state’s workforce ages, according to Deborah Russell, AARP’s national director of workforce issues. “There’s just simply going to be…
White Mountains unit’s IPO price is set
White Mountains Insurance Group plans to sell off about a fifth of its largest subsidiary, OneBeacon Insurance, with an initial public offering of between $24 and $26 per share, the company has revealed in filings with the Security and Exchange…
Joint program brings wellness to the workplace
At D.D. Bean & Sons, a match manufacturing company in Jaffrey, employee Linda Gravel beams as fitness counselor Paul Pillsbury measures her body fat ratio, using a set of digital calipers that look like an electronic parrot head chomping on…
NHTI-UNH program boosts bachelor’s degree in nursing
The New Hampshire Technical Institute and the University of New Hampshire have signed a collaborative agreement that will enable students enrolled in NHTI’s associate of science degree nursing program to have a dual-admission option with UNH’s bachelor of science nursing…
Accounting rules hurt Bottomline’s bottom line
Bottomline Technologies was in the red for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, thanks to new accounting rules that now make it count stock compensation to its top executives as an expense, according to on Thursday. The Portsmouth-based payment…
Standex quarterly financials mixed
Standex International reported financials were essentially flat from the previous year, and any modest gains that were made resulted from the sale of several business units. The Salem-based diversified manufacturer lost ground on sales, netting $149.5 million in the first…
