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Green Business Initiative Sees Rewards, But Faces Challenges

Amanda Loder — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:30:00 +0000

A taxpayer-funded eco-business program is paying off for New Hampshire. The Green Launching Pad at the University of New Hampshire has given grants to more than a dozen start-ups in the state. But it hasn’t awarded any new funds since last year.

Let A Stranger Drive Your Car? More Owners Say 'Yes'

Charla Bear — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:55:00 +0000

It would be difficult for some people to let a stranger drive off with one of their most valuable possessions. But not for Stanford graduate student Katie Hagey.

Hagey is one of a growing number of individual car owners who have started renting their wheels to people they don't know through car-sharing startup companies resembling the better-known Zipcar.

Hagey makes an extra $150 a month by renting out her car via Wheelz, a Silicon Valley car-sharing startup.

America's Funeral Industry Sees New Life

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:48:19 +0000

Funeral homes are adapting to recent trends of eco-friendliness and personalization in effort to keep the business thriving. We take a look at what consumers are asking for and how the traditional spirituality of a funeral is becoming less common.