Power Lunch: John Lynch
Over a Caesar salad, the former New Hampshire governor describes his unusual trajectory from a Wall Street turnaround expert to the best coach his children ever had to the state’s longest-serving governor. When he left the job in 2012 after serving eight years as governor of New Hampshire, John Lynch became the only governor in the state’s history to serve four terms. In fact, only two other governors have served even three terms. If...
Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work
Chicago — Jimmy John Liautaud, the founder of the sandwich chain bearing his name, is a passionate salesman of a simple philosophy: Work hard. Push forward. Learn from mistakes. It’s a philosophy that has served him well since he took a $25,000 loan from his father in 1983 to open his first sandwich shop in the downstate Illinois city of Charleston after high school. He enrolled at Eastern Illinois University only to drop out before...
John Deere Appeals Inclusion In Auto Dealer Protection Law
Concord— John Deere and other farm and heavy equipment manufacturers told the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday that a new state law looping them into protections designed for automobile and truck dealers unconstitutionally interferes with their existing and future contracts with dealers. Lawyers for John Deere and the state faced off over the so-called Auto Dealers Bill of Rights law, which lawmakers expanded to encompass...
Two for Tea
Chelsea — For Taylor Katz and Misha Johnson, herbal farming is just another creative endeavor. The couple started Free Verse Farm three years ago in Norwich and last October found a permanent home for the enterprise in Chelsea. They grow herbs and then create their own recipes for teas, culinary herbs and herbal remedies that they sell through a CSA, online and at area farmers markets. “We try to focus on making products with herbs...
Cleaning Up Papa John’s Menu Costs Chain $100 Million a Year
Papa John’s International Inc. is spending $100 million a year to eliminate artificial ingredients and other additives from its menu, underscoring the cost of the restaurant industry’s shift to more natural foods. The company removed monosodium glutamate, or MSG, from its ranch dressing last year and pulled trans fats from its garlic sauce. Now Papa John’s has homed in on a list of 14 ingredients, including corn syrup, artificial...
