New Hampshire Business Review articles

Recent articles from New Hampshire Business Review

Look into the crystal ball: has the economy hit bottom or simply a plateau?(Interview)
June 19, 2009... Bottom's up. Even when it comes to flowers. "Mother's Day was flat compared to last year, which these days is good news," reports Tom Massingham, president of Garrison Hill Florists in Dover, in a relatively flat voice. After suffering a 10 percent decline in 2007 and 20 percent &dines...

N.H. goes after UBS again over investments; regulators allege firm sold unsuitable Lehman securities.(SECURITIES)(New Hampshire)
June 19, 2009... Mark Rufo said he thought he had found a "good conservative investment" for his 88-year-old mother when, in 2007, he put $26,000 of her money with UBS Financial Services in Concord. The Nashua lawyer bought Asian Currency Basket Principal Protected Notes. Asian currencies appeared stable...

Nominees sought for NHBR awards.
June 19, 2009... NHBR has begun accepting nominations for the seventh annual Business Excellence Awards. Nominations can be submitted online at nhbr.com (click on the Business Excellence Awards icon). Deadline is Aug. 28. A panel of business leaders will select the winners in early September. The...

77 percent would offer the same pay to seasonal workers this year as they did last year.(take 5)
June 19, 2009... Nearly a quarter of employers plan to hire summer workers amid a competitive seasonal job market, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com. The survey of hiring managers and human resource professionals found that 77 percent would offer the same pay to seasonal workers this year as they did...

Cocaine use among U.S. employees and job applicants in the general workforce dropped nearly 30 percent in 2008.(take 5)(Survey)(Brief article)
June 19, 2009... Cocaine use among U.S. employees and lob applicants in the general workforce dropped nearly 30 percent in 2008, while positive tests for amphetamine showed a 12 percent increase according to the annual Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index. The index- based on 5.7 million urine drag...