Recently added articles from New Hampshire Business Review:
First round of stimulus funds is quickly putting some people back to work.(STIMULUS PROJECTS)
May 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What a difference winning $29 million in contracts makes. Before the federal economic stimulus package came along, Pike Industries was about to lay off 60 people in New Hampshire. Now the Belmont-based paving company plans to hire another 50. ...
Working it out: N.H. nonprofits must get creative in recession.(NONPROFITS)(New Hampshire)
May 22, 2009; ... The United Way of the Greater Seacoast's recent announcement that it would cross the border and merge with the Massachusetts-based United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley--a move that officials said was an effort to streamline operations and increase fund-raising--may be a ...
2nd Business Bowl a battle of sexes.
May 22, 2009 ... Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs was just an appetizer. The main course in the battle of the sexes will actually take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, as a team of six female business professionals takes on a team of six male business professionals as part of the second annual New ...
UNH sustainability director Tom Kelly.(Q&A)(University of New Hampshire)(Interview)
May 22, 2009; ... Tom Kelly is the founding director of the University of New Hampshire's Office of Sustainability. His job which he's held since 1997--is a model of what sustainability is all about--he collaborates with faculty, staff, students and people outside the campus in developing curriculum, ...
42 percent of Americans surveyed plan a leisure trip this summer.(take 5)
May 22, 2009 ... A new Associated Press-Gfk Poll has found that only 42 percent of Americans surveyed plan a leisure trip this summer, down from the 49 percent who said they ...
28 percent found meetings to be a waste of time.(take 5)
May 22, 2009 ... If you count yourself as someone who's not exactly a fan of meetings, join the club. An OfficeTeam survey of executives found that 28 percent ...
77 percent of professionals interviewed for an Accountemps survey cited at least one positive effect the downturn has had on their jobs.(take 5)(Survey)(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... Some 77 percent of professionals interviewed for an Accountemps survey cited at least one positive effect the downturn has had on their jobs. Among them: the ability, to tackle ...
Just over half of the 1,071 CPAs surveyed said they were pessimistic or very pessimistic about how the U.S. economy will perform over the next 12 months.(take 5)(Certified public accountants)(Survey)(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... Chief financial officers and other executive-level certified public accountants are less pessimistic about the economy than they were three months ago, according to a survey by the Americana Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North ...
The average manager reported sleeping 19 percent less than the recommended eight hours a night.(take 5)(Survey)(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... The recession is causing the world to lose sleep--literally, according to the Financial Times, which cites a survey conducted by Philips, the Dutch health-care and electronics group, in five countries. The average manager reported sleeping 19 percent less than the recommended ...
Leading the way: 2nd Women's Leadership Summit planned at SNHU.(Conference news)
May 22, 2009 ... Economic challenges will be the topic of the 2009 Women's Leadership Summit, scheduled for Friday, June 12, at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The daylong event, "Winning Strategies for New Realities," will give professional women from throughout New Hampshire ...
Party time: 'Best of NH' set for June 25.(New Hampshire )(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... The eighth annual Best of NH Party, which celebrates New Hampshire Magazine's Best of NH winners, will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Manchester's Verizon Wireless Arena. Partygoers can sample food and drink from more than 60 winning restaurants--the Mountain ...
The SaveTheloka.com Campaign achieved its first goal, raising $10,514 from over 150 donors in just 14 days.(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The SaveTheloka.com Campaign achieved its first goal, raising $10,514 from over 150 donors in just 14 days. The money was used toward a $10,000 non-refundable deposit to take ownership of the Ioka Theater in downtown Exeter with the ...
Fuel processor: Mascoma produces ethanol in single step.(Brief article)
May 22, 2009; ... Mascoma Corp., a biofuels research company based in Lebanon, has announced major advances in its quest to produce big fuel from cellulose. Research with a bacterium that grows at high temperatures and certain strains of yeast that can metabolize cellulose has resulted in a high ...
Room to smoke: N.H. Senate oks cigar bars.(New Hampshire )(Brief article)
May 22, 2009; ... Some 26 cigar shops around the state will be able to serve liquor, if an amended version of House Bill 392 becomes law. The New Hampshire Senate passed the bill May 13 after adding certain clarifications that proponents say would make sure that the cigar bars wouldn't compete ...
So long, NSHA: Conn. firm to purchase Nashua Corp. for $44m.(mergers between Nashua Corp. and Connecticut Printers Inc.)(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... Nashua Corp., one of Nashua's oldest companies has been acquired by a Connecticut printing industry giant. The company announced the merger with Cenveo Inc. on May 7. Founded in 1848, Nashua Corp. manufactures labels and specialty paper products, including duct tape ....
Dover's Children's Museum of New Hampshire has been recognized as a 2009 Editors' Choice in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England, on sale now through the end of the August.(Brief article)
May 22, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Dover's Children's Museum of New Hampshire has been recognized as a 2009 Editors' Choice in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England, on sale now through the end of ...
Just the fax: N.H. firm subject of 'junk fax' suit.(New Hampshire)(Brief article)
May 22, 2009; ... A Seacoast business equipment financing firm is the target of a $5 million class action lawsuit for allegedly sending unsolicited junk faxes. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Concord by Menachem Raitport, of the Crown Kosher Meat Market in Brooklyn, charges that the ...
Bottom's up: N.H. leading indicator falls in March.(New Hampshire)(Brief article)
May 22, 2009; ... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The NHBR/e-forecasting.com New Hampshire Leading Economic Indicator decreased again in March, falling to 112.8--a drop of 0.9 percent from February. Under the index, the year 2000 equals 100. Five of the eight components had a negative contribution ...
Elaborate 'swag bags' produced by Val Wilson and Mike Liston of Bedford-based Off The Wall Promotions for the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are filled with products from New Hampshire businesses.
May 22, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Elaborate 'swag bags' produced by Val Wilson and Mike Liston of Bedford-based Off The Wall Promotions for the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards are filled ...
In a second round of layoffs this year, printing press manufacturer Goss International has cut its workforce by 170 people, with most of the cuts in New Hampshire.(Durham)
May 22, 2009 ... Durham: In a second round of layoffs this year, printing press manufacturer Goss International has cut its workforce by 170 people, with most of the cuts in New Hampshire. Most of layoffs ...