New Hampshire Business Review - September 24 2010

Future construction pace slows in August

The pace of future construction contracts slowed in August after two consecutive months of impressive increases.According to figures from industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction, the total value of future construction contracts in New Hampshire was $137.6 million, 5 percent lower…

NHBR Health Care Forum set for Oct. 6

Businesspeople from around the region will gather Oct. 6 for the second annual NHBR Health Care Forum presented by MVP Health Care, where they will be able to learn about financial incentives, employee engagement, workplace culture, payment reform initiatives and…

Cook On Concord

As those in politics know, there is no joy like winning an election and, probably the second worst thing that can happen on an election night is to lose. The worst nightmare is to tie.On primary night, Sept. 14, as…

Catalyzing clusters

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on July 7 its first lead role in support of existing regional innovation clusters.SBA’s Regional Clusters Initiative (sba.gov/clusters) will provide $600,000 in one-year contracts to as many as 15 cluster systems throughout the U.S.…

A day in the advising life

Though it can seem mysterious to outsiders, especially in chaotic economic times, the daily schedule of this financial adviser doesn't begin like the three witches of Macbeth concocting a stew of rosy assumptions or dire predictions. I'm also not the…