I'm pretty sure it was Richard Cyr that attracted Cate St. to LLEG. Richard Cyr was trying to find financing for LLEG early on. Richard had ties to a financial company, to Cate Street and eventually to a Cate St. company known as Red Desert out west which purifies contaminated water from oil refineries as I recall. If you google Red Desert, or Cate St. Capital, Richard's name appears, and is instrumental in marketing for the firm. At the time Cate got involved, a great deal of the preliminary work had already been accomplished and I'm sure Cate St. had assurance from PSNH that NO ONE would stop this project as PSNH has the PUC wrapped around their jobs.
from a google reference;
"Richard is an energetic entrepreneur with extensive experience working with and advising over 150 companies. He brings a thorough knowledge of successful marketing, sales and business management expertise to the table. Co-founder and President of “Cyr & Knowles”, a full-service advertising agency which specialized in real estate development marketing; the firm has provided Integrated Marketing Communications services since 1987. Known for his result oriented approach,
ichard developed a proprietary methodology of developing and implementing marketing plans, giving clients the ability to track results and maximize their return on investment. With Richard as President, “Cyr & Knowles” consistently ranked in the top 1% of most profitable agencies for its size throughout the country and won multiple professional awards over the span of its existence including six national, four regional, and twenty-eight state wide for marketing excellence."
