Power Lunch: Bente Torjusen
Over a lunch of cheddar soup and a kale salad, the longtime leader of the AVA Gallery and Art Center talks about falling in love in Oslo, raising a family in Italy, building a thriving arts operation in the Upper Valley, and having the last laugh on the stern man who told her, “We don’t need an art gallery in Lebanon.” On the day before Halloween, Bente Torjusen, the tall, vivacious, and tastefully dressed executive director of AVA...
5 Habits That Could Help You Save Thousands
There is a good chance you have at some point in your life resolved to kick a bad money habit. Bu t instead of taking the negative approach, try to make a positive change by adopting a good money habit. That’s what these money experts did. Here are five money-saving tips they have incorporated to spend less, take control of their finances and save thousands of dollars. Put Purchases in Perspective Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, the...
Governor Talks Energy in Lebanon
West Lebanon — Gov. Maggie Hassan struck a cautious note last week about the prospect of energy projects in the state by saying the benefits of lowering the cost of energy by increasing the supply in the region must be balanced environmental concerns raised by those projects. Hassan, addressing a joint lunch sponsored by the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce and the Lebanon Rotary Club, acknowledged that “we need to increase the supply...
Power Lunch: A Conversation With Brenan Riehl, President and CEO of Bethel-Based GW Plastics
Over a lunch of sandwiches, potato chips and cookies, Brenan Riehl, the CEO and president of GW Plastics, said the key to his company’s growth and success in the high-tech contract manufacturing field is being close to his customers, wherever they are. For a few minutes, after entering the GW Plastics manufacturing facility in Bethel, I thought I had been transported to a high-technology engineering plant in Switzerland: Tall,...
Stephen Theroux: A conversation with the president and CEO of Lake Sunapee Bank
Over a lunch of fresh lobster club and crisp fries, Stephen Theroux, president and CEO of Lake Sunapee Bank, explains why he wants to make sure that, as the community bank he leads gets bigger, it must also remain small. With just 16 to 18 percent of the banking industry’s assets, community banks account for more than 46 percent of all loans to farms and small businesses in America. As Stephen Theroux and I settle down to lunch at...
