http://www.eagletribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:05:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_292080800.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_292080800.html Eagle-Tribune Publisher Al Getler talks with Mike Blinder about the importance of businesses maintaining an effective Web presence. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311190036.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311190036.html After a rocky year, the economy finally seems to be on the rebound. But is the recession truly over? And what's the outlook for 2010? Robert Cuomo, dean of Merrimack College's Girard School of Business and International Commerce, will attempt to answer those questions in the latest installment of the "Weathering the Storm Part 2: 'Has the Rain Stopped?'" breakfast series this Thursday, Nov. 12. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311190005.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311190005.html NEW YORK and mdash; Consumers, enticed by cooler weather and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185925.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185925.html I'm 20 years old, and I'm working my way through college. I've never been in debt, and I've already got a good emergency fund in place. But it seems like there are so many things to plan for down the road. How do you prioritize and manage saving for a better car, investing, marriage, kids, and everything else in life? It all seems so overwhelming. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185955.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185955.html I'm at London Gatwick Airport two hours before my flight home to Charlotte. I wandered into the Ted Baker store. I love Ted Baker clothing. I found a few things I liked, but they didn't have one of the items I wanted in my size. I was assured I could get it online. Great! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185916.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185916.html ANDOVER and mdash; Jason Edgar and Jeffrey McDonald have been appointed as vice presidents/portfolio managers with Enterprise Investment Advisors. Prior to joining Enterprise, Edgar was a portfolio manager at Sovereign Bank's Wealth Management Group, where he managed over $1 billion in client assets. He has also worked as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management in Boston. McDonald also worked as a portfolio manager in the Wealth Management Group with Sovereign, managing client assets of over $1 billion. In addition, he served as a fixed income manager for a $3 billion pension fund in New York, worked on the institutional fixed income trading desk at Fidelity in Boston, and developed a wealth management practice at Merrill Lynch. A resident of Andover, he is a graduate of Fairfield University and Bentley College. Both individuals will work out of Enterprise's Andover office, located at 8 High St. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185908.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185908.html Nov. 12 ANDOVER and mdash; Mark Broth and Anthony Augeri, labor and employment attorneys at Devine Millimet, will present "Fair and Effective Employee Discipline," an employment workshop, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Devine Millimet's Andover office, 300 Brickstone Square, ninth floor. There is no cost to attend, but space is limited and registration is required. To register or for more information, contact Darnell Filleul at 978-475-9100, e-mail dfilleul@devinemillimet.com or visit www.devinemillimet.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185838.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185838.html WINDHAM, N.H. and mdash; Imagine a spectacular home on 13-plus private acres with plenty of room for horses, barns, out buildings and parking for an RV. Then imagine this 2-year-old home with fabulous designer details, a wonderful first-floor master bedroom suite and an enormous sun or party room overlooking the serene yard in desirable Windham. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185826.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_311185826.html EPPING, N.H. and mdash; In a struggling real estate market, one development is setting the bar high. The Prescott Orchards development has seen a tremendous increase in home sales of late, with 24 new homes going under contract since July. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:54:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_260095447.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_260095447.html METHUEN and mdash; Have you visited downtown Methuen lately? When you do, you will see that the landscape has changed a bit. The area has several businesses, stately brick buildings that house banks and gorgeous historic buildings such as the world renowned Music Hall and the historic Nevins Memorial Library. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_308152552.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_308152552.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) and mdash; Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and a lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_308152519.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_308152519.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; JPMorgan Chase and amp; Co. has agreed to a settlement worth more than $700 million over federal regulators' charges that it made unlawful payments to friends of public officials to win municipal bond business in Jefferson County, Ala. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_304192959.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_304192959.html Do you have an opinion on whether or not pre-paid legal is a product worth purchasing? I'm not mad about pre-paid legal. But a lot of folks who recommend and advocate it don't like me very much, because I tell people it's a bad idea. Here's why: Pre-paid legal will cost you about $300 a year. If you take $300 a year and multiply that out over 10 years, you're looking at $3,000. The truth is that the average American consumer doesn't spend $3,000 on legal bills in this amount of time. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_304192947.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_304192947.html I get a ton of e-mails asking to solve sales dilemmas. Here are a few that may relate to your job, your life, and most important, your sales thought process right now: In the current economic downturn, how should I attempt to sell to municipalities that have no funding through the budget? Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_304192919.html http://www.eagletribune.com/pubiz/local_story_304192919.html HAMPSTEAD, N.H. and mdash; Brandon Robertson has joined the staff at Dube Plus Construction, a general contractor located in Hampstead. Robertson, a resident of Sandown, N.H., attended Plymouth State University, where he received his bachelor's degree in marketing with a minor in communication.