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Fit for franchising: From first gym in Dover, Planet Fitness building big brand	When Hachemi Aliouche wants to exercise, he uses the Planet Fitness in Portsmouth where he's been a member for several years...Planet Fitness is a winner in his book and Aliouche thinks it has huge potential beyond the 325 franchises it expects to have open by the end of this year.
UNH franchise index shows gain	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.
U.S. Franchise Businesses Gain in Q3 as Recovery Continues Avis, Lodging Firms Gain Market Value While Restaurant Sector Slips	“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 Falls 11.6% in first quarter	UNH Franchise Index Falls 11.6% in first quarter Original Publication Date: 06/08/2009 Foster's Daily Democrat - The Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Index lost 11.6 percent of its value in the first quarter of 2009, pulled down by struggling financial markets.
UNH Franchise Index Falls 11.6% in first quarter	Foster's Daily Democrat - The Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Index lost 11.6 percent of its value in the first quarter of 2009, pulled down by struggling financial markets.
UNH Franchise Index Falls 11.6 Percent as Financial Markets Spiral	UNH Media Relations - "By March 9, 2009, financial markets, as proxied by the S&P 500 Index, had dropped a shocking 25.1 percent from the beginning of the year, wiping out almost 15 years of gains. Most firms' share prices, including the components of the Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Index, lost a large amount of their market value," said Hachemi Aliouche, associate director of the Rosenberg International Center of Franchising...
Aliouche to direct UNH Franchising	Seacoastonline.com - E. Hachemi Aliouche was named associate director of the William Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University of New Hampshire.
Choice Hotels Named Best Performer in UNH Franchising Index in Q4 2008	UNH Media Relations - Choice Hotel International topped the Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Index..."Economic conditions worsened sharply this quarter with mounting job losses, tight credit, crumbling consumer and business confidence, declining consumer spending and business investment, falling home prices, and slumping exports.
Local high school seniors run to college on Dunkin'	Seacoastonline.com - Local Dunkin' Donuts franchisees partnered with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to award one $5,000 scholarship and 10 $2,000 scholarships to New Hampshire high school seniors enrolling full time at a four-year, two-year or technical college. The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolling at the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire.
Aliouche named associate director of Center of Franchising	Foster's Daily Democrat - E. Hachemi Aliouche has been named associate director of the William Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University of New Hampshire. Aliouche has served as a senior research fellow at the center since its inception. He also is an associate professor of hospitality management.