New Hampshire Business Review - October-4 2013

September 23, 2013

NH Business Review Staff

Cartoon for the week of October 4, 2013

NH Business Review Staff,

Statistics, trends reveal a rosier employment picture

Jason Alexander,

For employers, that means hiring is going to get tougher and more expensive

Remembering John H. Morison, N.H. giant

Brad Cook,

Both tangibly and as an example, his accomplishments in business and the community were substantial

Do we really pay for performance?

Ron Bourque,

Success in the workplace can often come down to dumb luck

Business ideas to challenge our thinking

John Graham,

Ideas challenging the status quo can face roadblocks in just about any company, whether in sales, marketing or, most importantly, the future

Q&A with Lobbyist Ed Dupont

Michael McCord,

Dupont is a Concord lobbyist, former Senate president and member of several state boards and commissions

N.H. Manufacturing Week tackles a stigma

Michael McCord,

Efforts to promote and educate potential workers about career paths in manufacturing will be on full view at statewide events

Your guide to the Affordable Care Act: separating the facts from the myths

Bob Sanders,

Answers to common questions about Obamacare

N.H. businesses put decisions on hold amid ACA confusion

Bob Sanders,

Incomplete, inaccurate information could mean businesses have been leaving millions of dollars in tax breaks on the table

Facing foreclosure, White Mts. resort sues Northern Pass

Bob Sanders,

‘We are really in danger of losing our business’

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Manchester to end up on the Monopoly board

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.

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Rugg family, Exeter settle land dispute

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.

(Opinion) Novus Public Affairs’ 30-year anniversary: Paul Young’s meaningful mark on NH

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.

(Opinion) A legacy of impact: the McCourts’ gift to Great Bay Community College students

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