Geisel Faculty Still Waiting On the Details
Hanover — The presentations lacked detail, the questions were polite and the reassurances seemed heartfelt, if vague, as about 150 faculty and staff of Dartmouth College’s deficit-plagued Geisel School of Medicine gathered Monday to hear about restructuring plans. But a vein of uncertainty festered beneath the meeting’s surface civility. That was pointed out by questioners and acknowledged by leaders of Geisel and of...
Pentagon Seeks Computer Hackers
Washington — The Pentagon is looking for a few good computer hackers. Screened high-tech specialists will be brought in to try to breach the Defense Department’s public Internet pages in a pilot program aimed at finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Defense officials laid out the broad outlines of the plan Wednesday, but had few details on how it will work, what Pentagon systems would be tested and how the hackers would be...
A Small-Business Toolbox
Many small businesses have a small human resources team. In many cases, one person is responsible for handling HR, along with other duties. Those outside of HR don’t always understand or appreciate what the function can do for their organization. Effective human resource management can help an organization in two major ways. It can manage risk by helping the organization avoid costly fines and lawsuits; and it can enhance productivity...
TransCanada Asks U.S. to Suspend Pipeline Review
Toronto — TransCanada, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast, has asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the project. The move comes as the Obama administration increasingly appears likely to reject the pipeline permit application before leaving office in January 2017. TransCanada said Monday it had sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry requesting that the...
Claremont Ford Dealer Ordered — Again — to Pay Restitution
Claremont — Arrien Schiltkamp, owner of the financially troubled Claremont Ford Lincoln dealership that was forced to close over the summer, had his retail seller license permanently revoked by the state Banking Department last week and was ordered, again, to pay full restitution to consumers and an administrative fine of $265,000. Documents also show that Schiltkamp is being investigated by the Consumer Protection and Antitrust...
