New Hampshire Business Review - September 26 2008

What automakers are offering for 2009

Splashy sports cars, new pickup trucks and powerful yet fuel-thrifty diesel engines highlight the 2009 model year. Some, like Ford and Saturn, have improved their gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles for 2009. And German automakers like Volkswagen, Mercedes and BMW are selling…

N.H. can lead in boosting solar energy

While New Hampshire may be better known for its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the presence of the solar energy industry here is hard to deny. There are more than 30 solar manufacturers, installers and dealers based in the Granite State, and…

There’s no windfall to save us this time

New Hampshire’s current budget “crisis” is widely attributed to excessive spending. Unfortunately, the simplicity of the argument obscures the uncomfortable fact of a failed and outdated revenue structure. Nowhere are the consequences of this failure more evident than the likely…

Rain affects expo, festival events

Due to a stormy weather forecast, organizers have made a few changes to the Merrimack Fall Festival and Business Expo scheduled for Saturday. Most events and exhibits will now be held indoors at the James Mastricola school complex and the…

Bumpers stolen from dealership

Seven chrome bumpers were stolen off Dodge pickup trucks at Contemporary Chrysler and Dodge earlier this week. Police Chief Fred Douglas said the bumpers, which were unbolted from the trucks, were reported stolen overnight from the Elm St. dealership Monday.…