Shaheen, Sununu voice domestic priorities.(VOTERS'
GUIDE)(Jeanne Shaheen)(John Sununu)(Interview)
AARP asks major candidates in selected races questions about the
issues most important to its members and their families. AARP
doesn't edit the candidates' answers. Here's what the
candidates for . . .
Managing the multigenerational workforce: employers face
challenges in integrating not only the skills but the different values
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Financial needs, health-care concerns and an overall desire to
remain mentally and physically active are keeping people in the
workplace well beyond what was once . . .
StockerYale Inc.(The Bottom Line)
The Irish subsidiary of StockerYale Inc. (STKR) has moved into a
new modern production facility in Cork in order to meet increased demand
for its LED systems business, the company said. The leased . . .
After six years overseeing storefront facelifts and fetes, Nan
Hagen, Main Street Concords executive director, is resigning at t
After six years overseeing storefront facelifts and fetes, Nan
Hagen, Main Street Concords executive director, is resigning at the end
of the year. The organization has helped pay for facade . . .
Dover Corp., an international conglomerate that owns the former
Markem Corp. in Keene, is planning a switch in some of its opera
Dover Corp., an international conglomerate that owns the former
Markem Corp. in Keene, is planning a switch in some of its operations in
the city. Markem-Imaje, a Dover subsidiary whose executive . . .
N.H. exports top $300m again: exports of manufactured goods
jumped 6.1 percent in July.(EXPORTS)
In the last three years, strong global demand and a weak dollar
have propelled state exports contributing to strong economic growth and
the creation of export-related jobs. How long will the good . . .
Stock check.(The Bottom Line)(Statistical table)
Stock Check
Representing a basket of stocks from N.H.-based companies or those
doing a significant amount of business in the state
10/3 9/19 . . .
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc.(The Bottom Line)(Brief
article)
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc. (NHTB), parent company of Lake
Sunapee Bank, said it took a non-cash charge of $497,614 in the quarter
ended Sept. 30 because of its investment in Fannie Mae, . . .
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission has agreed to
expand a state program that offers discounted electricity bills to
p
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission has agreed to expand
a state program that offers discounted electricity bills to people with
low incomes. The program is funded by electric customers . . .
Laidlaw Energy Group Inc., the company building a wood-fired
power plant in Berlin, says it has reached agreement to sell all th
Laidlaw Energy Group Inc., the company building a wood-fired power
plant in Berlin, says it has reached agreement to sell all the power to
Public Service of New Hampshire. The 66-megawatt plant . . .
The non-ethics of the financial bailout: we need tough measures
and moral courage to swallow some rather bitter medicine.(CORPOR
No words can accurately describe the current financial meltdown.
The. non-ethics of the bailout plan defies brief.
As a former investment banker, I can attest to the fact that few,
if any, people . . .
First RGGI auction sets carbon price at $3.07:
higher-than-expected price for carbon allowances has good and bad news
for N.H.(E
The right to emit greenhouse gases in the Northeast is a little
more valuable than expected.
That, at least, is one way to read the results of the nation's
first-ever auction of carbon . . .
Anheuser-Busch.(The Bottom Line)(InBev S.A. acquired
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.)(Brief article)
InBev SA shareholders have voted to back the company's $ 52
billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch (BUD), a deal that would form the
world's largest brewer under the name Anheuser-Busch . . .
David Perry, president of Port Electronics Corp. of Salem, has
been selected as the New Hampshire Minority Small Business Person
David Perry, president of Port Electronics Corp. of Salem, has been
selected as the New Hampshire Minority Small Business Person of the Year
for 2008 by the New Hampshire district office of the . . .
Eighty production workers are losing their jobs at Thompson
Center Arms in Rochester, a unit of firearms maker Smith & Wesson
Ho
Eighty production workers are losing their jobs at Thompson Center
Arms in Rochester, a unit of firearms maker Smith & Wesson Holding
Corp. This latest round of staffing cuts follows a 36-position . . .
Out of touch with N.H. conservatives?(PORTSIDE)(Column)
While waiting in line to buy some beer, the guy in front of me
noticed my Obama button. He volunteered: "I'm changing my
registration. I've always been a Republican. I haven't changed
my values one . . .
Wireless passes the test in North Country: broadband service to
be rolled out in region over the next
year.(TELECOMMUNICATIONS)(
Long-awaited services are expected to be rolled out across the
region over the next year now that testing of the Wireless LING
broadband project has been completed in western Coos County.
"We . . .
Speedway Motorsports Inc.(The Bottom Line)
Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) has declared a cash dividend of 34
cents per share of common stock. The annual dividend will be payable on
Oct. 31 to shareholders of record as of Oct. . . .
Business executive Kurt Sanborn of Bow is accused of stealing
from the company that owns the Lowell Spinners baseball team and i
Business executive Kurt Sanborn of Bow is accused of stealing from
the company that owns the Lowell Spinners baseball team and is a partner
with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. A federal prosecutor . . .
The slowing economy and high fuel costs are slowing things down
at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New
Hampshire.(Manchest
The slowing economy and high fuel costs are slowing things down at
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire. Passenger traffic
in August was down 11 percent from the previous August, and . . .
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