New Hampshire Business Review - September-20 2013

September 6, 2013

NH Business Review Staff

Cheap noise in the online marketplace

Chuck Sink,

Marketers may be more transparent, but they’re as full of useless information as ever

Guardians and trustees for special needs children

Donald E. Sommese,

The ideal surrogate will bring specialized expertise and should also be able to deliver that expertise loyally, decisively and impartially

N.H.’s changing higher-education landscape

Brad Cook,

Stay Work Play tries to bring businesses and colleges together

Q&A with AARP New Hampshire President Dick Chevrefils

Michael McCord,

After serving as volunteer state president of AARP New Hampshire from 2003 to 2007 Chevrefils has returned to the job for a second go-round

Thanks to turkey pot pies, N.H. company becomes national brand

Melanie Plenda,

How a turkey pot pie recipe gave Blake’s All Natural Foods of Concord an entry into the national marketplace

Limited health networks raise the ire of snubbed hospitals

Bob Sanders,

Two new lower-cost health offerings offer proof that ‘the ground is shifting’ in N.H.’s health insurance market

N.H. Energy Summit to feature Hassan, Shaheen, Bradley

NH Business Review Staff,

Event to ‘bring into focus some of the policy options that are emerging’

Construction Tech Expo set for Oct. 8

NH Business Review Staff,

Helping the industry ‘keep up with the latest technology products and trends’

Housing economist Eisenberg to speak at St. A’s event

NH Business Review Staff,

Topic: What can your business expect from the recovery?

ROC USA president named Social Innovator of Year

NH Business Review Staff,

UNH's Carsey Institute to present honor Sept. 30

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