Time Warner Deal Expected Today
Charter Communications is close to a $55 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable, a merger that would create a powerful cable and broadband Internet contender in an industry long lacking competition. The companies are expected to announce their proposed merger early this morning, with Charter agreeing to pay about $195 a share for Time Warner Cable — $100 in cash and the rest in stock, according to people directly familiar with the...
Creating Community Through Creativity
When I was asked to write a piece on “the creative economy” here in the Upper Valley, I thought of how people living and working locally can sell their goods and services locally as a way to invigorate our local economic engine. Upon further reflection, it became apparent to me that the notion of a creative economy should be, almost by definition, a way to create a new economy, or economies, by being creative with the local talents...
