Whittemore News

Economy's impact on housing topic of CEO Forum
11/06/2009 - Foster's Daily Democrat

The impact of the economy on the housing market, and the rental market in particular will be the topic of the next University of New Hampshire CEO Forum Thursday, Nov. 19.

Funding shortfall stymies tech-transfer capabilities
11/04/2009 - Boston Business Journal

Nationwide, angels invested $9.1 billion in the first half of the year, down 27 percent from the amount they invested in the first half of 2008, according to the University of New Hampshire Center for Venture Research.

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Wine Stage
11/04/2009 - Mi scusi, mi scusi!

Student Mike Longeri blogs about his experiences with the UNH Ecogastronomy Study Abroad program.

Economists gaze into crystal ball
11/03/2009 - Concord Monitor

Wyss spoke about the national economy yesterday at a session with the House and Senate members of the Ways and Means and Finance committees. Also participating were Robert Tannenwald, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Professor Ross Gittell of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire.

Little startup offers hope for our future
11/02/2009 - Foster's Daily Democrat

Inside was a little startup company called Itaconix, and what they're doing offers a lesson about the value of education, government dollars used well and the American entrepreneurial spirit...

Itaconic acid has been made from petroleum until now. UNH has discovered how to make it from bio material and Itaconix has taken that breakthrough and turned it into a viable business.

The New Rules of Angel Investing
10/29/2009 - The New York Times

Angels still have wings, but they aren’t flying quite so high. The rules of the game of angel investing have changed in the post-crisis world, Kermit Pattison writes in The New York Times. The average deal size shrank by 31 percent in the first half of this year, according to a recent study by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.

NEW Economics Courses Offered
10/29/2009 - UNH/WSBE Economics Department

Offered Spring 2010 - Economics 798
ECON 798-Economics of Climate Change and ECON 798-European Policy and Climate Change (2 credits)

U.S. Franchise Businesses Gain in Q3 as Recovery Continues Avis, Lodging Firms Gain Market Value While Restaurant Sector Slips
10/28/2009 - UNH Media Relations

“Economic conditions have continued to improve in the United States and overseas, and it has become generally expected that the end of the current recession is near,” said Hachemi Aliouche, associate director of the Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics.

UNH franchise index shows gain
10/28/2009 - The Boston Globe

Avis Budget Group and lodging firms gained market value while the restaurant sector slipped, according to a third-quarter study...from the Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics.

Study: Angel investors spend less on more
10/27/2009 - Boston Business Journal

Angel investors across the country spent fewer dollars but backed more companies during the first half of 2009 compared to last year, according to a study released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.