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Q&A with: Educator Mary Heath

To say that Mary Heath has held many different positions in education would be quite an understatement. Named dean of the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester earlier this year, Heath before that was New Hampshire's…

Q&A with: Clean Air-Cool Planet's Roger Stephenson

Portsmouth-based Clean Air-Cool Planet, which finds and promotes solutions to global climate change, recently received a $400,000 grant from the state to help more than two dozen towns develop plans to renovate their most energy-inefficient municipal buildings. CA-CP, which works…

Q&A with: Winemaker Amy LaBelle

Autumn is a busy time for most winemakers, but it's an even busier time of year for LaBelle Winery in Amherst as it begins production of not only grape wine, but wines made from apple, blueberry, raspberry and even jalapeno…

Q&A with: Revenue Commissioner Kevin Clougherty

Kevin A. Clougherty knows numbers. He has encountered budget numbers, audit numbers and revenue numbers during three decades as a corporate executive, public servant and educator. But even Clougherty, the longtime finance director for the city of Manchester, hadn't faced…

The keys to writing the right resume

Editor's note: This is the start of a series of articles focusing on the job-search and application process. In this day of networking -- online, in-person and otherwise — job-seekers still need one fundamental element when looking for a new…

Q&A with: Bus company exec Jim Jalbert

Jim Jalbert says he's "very passionate about transportation and bus." It would be hard to argue that point. Jalbert, who's president of the Portsmouth-based bus line C&J, also is co-owner of Boston Express, the bus company C&J operates with Concord…

Q&A with: Dairy farmer Jeff Holmes

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July announced a temporary increase in the amount paid for dairy products through the Dairy Product Price Support Program, Jeff Holmes and more than 100 New Hampshire dairy farmers breathed a sigh of…

Q&A with: Former AG Phil McLaughlin

Phil McLaughlin is no stranger to the American justice system, public service and politics. After serving as a U.S. Navy lieutenant from 1967 to 1971, he graduated from Boston College Law School in 1974 and was admitted to the New…

How to pink slip-proof your job

We are living in a tough working market, with unemployment rates creeping up to all-time highs. Many have found their positions cut. Companies once strong in their market are now closing their doors; others are beginning to get nervous, and…

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