State aids struggling companies: DRED's Fran Allain helps
companies avoid layoffs.(BUSINESS SERVICES)(Department of Resources an
As one who works for an agency whose acronym rhymes with the word
"dread," Fran Allain is sensitive to the kind of impression an
unfortunate name might make. Allain is relatively new to the
state's . . .
Panel probes revamp of jobless fund: committee studies
'negative-rated' companies.(WORKFORCE)
With unemployment taxes likely to increase, New Hampshire lawmakers
are feeling more pressure to do something about "negative-rated
employers," those seasonal companies whose workers receive more . . .
The survey taker says ...(last word)(Survey)
Wonder why your fast-food burger with three onions sits on a
four-inch bun? Research. Or why your car's cupholder is just big
enough to hold a Starbucks venti-sized coffee? Research. . . .
F&J tote board.(Flotsam & Jetsam)
STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING:
With Democrats holding so many statewide offices, the Executive
Council and both houses of the Legislature. Republicans pile on against
the culprit.
VENEZUELAN OIL:
. . .
It's been making the rounds ...(Flotsam & Jetsam)(Brief
article)
* You Can say this about John Stephen and Job Bradley--they're
doing a good job of at least pretending they don t like each other.
* You're not imagining it: state Democratic Party bigwigs
really . . .
There'e no law dealing with this.(Flotsam &
Jetsam)
"There'e no law dealing with this. There's no
forthwith. There's nothing."
--Secretary of State Bill Gardner on the perfectly legal weeks-long
delay by Senate President Sylvia Larsen in sending . . .
School daze.(Flotsam & Jetsam)(Brief article)
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A question springs to mind as yet another extension is granted to
the 12 New Hampshire communities that insist on being dragged kicking
and screaming to set up public . . .
What's in a label.(Flotsam & Jetsam)(Brief
article)
There's nonpartisan and there's "nonpartisan".
For instance, an example of the latter came to set up shop in New
Hampshire recently. Called Americans for Prosperity, it's a group
that says its . . .
It's like tires on a car.(Flotsam & Jetsam)
"It's like tires on a car, it's really important but
you don't pay any attention to them."
--State Transportation Commissioner George Campbell explains to a
Portsmouth chamber meeting why they . . .
Get it?(Flotsam & Jetsam)(Brief article)
From the Stolen Jokes file comes this interesting parable:
A woman walks into a bridal shop and tells the sales clerk
she's looking for a wedding gown for her fourth wedding.
"Of course, . . .
As observers eagerly wait to see when, or if, Gov. John Lynch
gets a chance to sign a bill to mandate health insurance companies
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Caption: As observers eagerly wait to see when, or if, Gov. John
Lynch gets a chance to sign a bill to mandate health insurance companies
to cover bariatric surgery and . . .
Jewett to start new medical office building.(FROM THE
MARKETPLACE)(Brief article)
Jewett Construction of Raymond has been awarded a contract at
Tarrytown Medical Park in Manchester. Site improvements and a new
building will give New England Brace a new facility to . . .
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative.(UTILITIES)
Bob Reals of Plymouth, Gail Paine of Intervale, and Chip Kimball of
Sandwich have been elected to the board of directors of New Hampshire
Electric . . .
National Grid.(UTILITIES)
William T. Sherry of Windham, has been named director of New
Hampshire government relations by National Grid. The company has also
named Debra Hale of Hooksett as its manager of government . . .
Gambit Communications.(TECHNOLOGY)
Gambit Communications, a Nashua provider of network and SNMP
simulation tools, has released a new version of its MIMIC Simulator
software, featuring easier to create and faster simulations. . . .
Daystar Computer Services.(TECHNOLOGY)
Daystar Computer Services of Newington has been selected by Healthy
Achievers, a Portsmouth-based provider of workplace wellness programs,
to design and develop a custom application to serve the . . .
VKernel Corp.(TECHNOLOGY )(company partners with Lighthouse
Computer Services Inc.)(Brief article)
VKernel Corp., a Portsmouth provider of virtual appliances for
managing virtual server environments, has become a value-added reseller
for Lighthouse Virtualization Group LLC, a subsidiary of . . .
VUEWorks Inc.(TECHNOLOGY)
Concord-based GIS solutions provider VUEWorks Inc. has appointed
Alex von Svoboda as vice president of sales and marketing. Most
recently, van Svoboda served as Autodesk's channel . . .
North Conway ski resorts have been named among the best resorts
in the East for skiing and riding by SnowEast magazine readers.(
North Conway ski resorts have been named among the best resorts in
the East for skiing and riding by SnowEast magazine readers. Wildcat
Mountain took the number one position in the "Favorite . . .
Waterville Valley Resort Association.(TRAVEL &
TOURISM)(Website overview)
The Waterville Valley Resort Association has launched a new Web
site, visitwatervillevalley.com, designed by SilverTech of Manchester,
to promote year-round travel to the White Mountain resort. In . . .
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