N.H. attorney has a national impact
Scott O’Connell’s varied caseload includes representing N.H. hospitals in their suit over Medicaid payments and helping to work for the release of a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay
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Q&A with YWCA of N.H. Executive Director Monica Zulauf
Monica Zulauf is executive director of the YWCA of New Hampshire, which -- as the state's largest crisis center for victims of domestic and sexual violence -- aided 2,500 victims last year alone. But the nonprofit, which has been in…
Entrepreneur puts thrift store to nonprofit's advantage
Unable to find a job Cori Sarsfield created one for herself
Q&A with Bankers Association President Christiana Thornton
Christiana Thornton, a former aide to former U.S. John E. Sununu and a lobbyist for the New Hampshire Bankers Association, took over as the association's president in September 2011, replacing the organization's longtime president, Jerry Little. NHBR caught up with…
At 67, Tom Rath remains the one and only
‘You would be hard-pressed to find someone with a bigger Rolodex in our state,’ says former U.S. Sen. Warren Rudman of his longtime friend
Q&A with Crotched Mountain CEO Don Shumway
By any measure, Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield has been one of the great New Hampshire success stories since its founding in 1953. Its creation was a model of civic collaboration between the state's business and medical communities. Their…
Health Innovator Award: Eptam Plastics Inc.
For its forward-thinking in finding innovative ways to keep its employees healthy, Eptam Plastics, Inc., has been recognized by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England and NHBR as the most recent Health Innovator Award honoree.
Q&A with Campaign finance reformer John Rauh
Given the reality of what has been the most money-saturated election season in American history, one would think that John Rauh, founder of Concord-based Americans for Campaign Reform, would be discouraged. If anything, Rauh -- who says he "profoundly disagreed"…
How does a crib manufacturer win a Defense Dept. contract?
With state help, Whitney Bros. of Keene is awarded an Army contract for 3,000 cribs
Q&A with UNH Survey Center Director Andy Smith
New Hampshire ‘has been undergoing a slow-going political realignment where the entire electorate shifts over time,’ says Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.
Q&A with WMUR-TV President and GM Jeff Bartlett
Jeff Bartlett, president and general manager of WMUR-TV since February 2001, has had a career that has taken him around the country, from Fayetteville, Ark., where he was president and general manger of KHBS/KHOG-TV before joining WMUR, to such landmark…
Former retail mecca hopes for a rebirth in Keene
A coffee stand surrounded by empty counters. Stores that used to sell everything from underwear to pets, sitting empty and dark. A very occasional handful of people strolling by, taking in the sad spectacle of what the Colony Mill Marketplace…
QA with 'Life planner' Robin Young
When Windham financial professional Robin Young mentions terms like “visioning,” “passage” and “holistic,” you know that this is a very different kind of financial planner. Young, owner and president of Windham-based Northstar Financial Planning, practices life planning, a method of…
Q&A with 'Mommy' blogger/author Janet Frongillo
Janet Frongillo practically missed the email when it arrived in her inbox last fall. It was from a literary agent, wondering whether the Bedford resident and blogger would be interested in writing a book. Indeed she was, and that book…
Cleaning business is nonprofit's latest for-profit venture
Families in Transition launches new commercial cleaning service as a source of revenue
NHBR About Town: Plaistow Lions Club
As part of its annual giving, the Plaistow Lions Club donated $1,000 to Merrimack Valley Hospice in support of its hospice house, which services the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire. From left with the donation are Paul Rene, secretary…
NHBR About Town: Kingston Auction Company
Kathy Kingston, center, of Kingston Auction Company in Hampton, receives the 2012 International Auctioneers Championship Chuck Cumberlin Memorial Sportsmanship Award -- given annually to an outstanding auctioneer -- from 2011 IAC champions Camille Booker and Joseph Mast at the 63rd…
