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ArchivesMove Over Silicon Valley, Metro Center is HereBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.Businesses and town officials from the Manchester area think when it comes to attracting new business to the region, they can make a stronger case standing together. This group believes Londonderry, Gofftstown, Hooksett, Manchester and ten other towns will form the nucleus for the nation's next Silicon Valley or Research Triangle. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein went to the unveiling and filed this report. listen:
  Maine Law Restricts Sale of Cold MedsBy Sara Nics on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.A new law will go into effect next month in Maine that will restrict the sale of some over the counter cold medicines. Drugs that include pseudo-ephedrine will be kept behind the counter and sold in limited quantities. MPBN News Reporter Sara Nics reports from Bangor that the new law is a pre-emptive strike against methamphetamine abuse. listen:
Educated Women Not WorkingBy Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.Civic and Business leaders met in Bedford Tuesday to discuss how women are faring in the workplace. An updated report finds New Hampshire women hold fewer top positions, get paid less than their male counterparts, and struggle to manage both work and family life. New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein has more. listen:
The Economic Status of WomenBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.In New Hampshire, 2 percent of working women earn more than $100,000 a year, 8 percent of CEOs are women, 58 percent of current college graduates are women, 67 percent of workers at or near minimum wage are women. These are the findings of new study on the Economic Status of Women in the Granite State. We'll take a closer look at what the report found, where women are doing well, where they aren't, and what the economic status of women means for the health of the state. Laura is joined by Ross Gittell, Professor of Management at UNH's Whittemore School of Business and Economics and Marjorie Smith, State Representative from Durham and Chair of the New Hampshire Women's Policy Institute. listen:
New England's Weather and ClimateBy Shay Zeller on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.It may be true that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it, but climatologist Barry Keim is doing his best to at least help us understand it. He's the co-author of New England Weather, New England Climate which succeeds in explaining why New England is the ultimate destination of nearly all storm tracks nationwide. Barry Keim is the former New Hampshire State Climatologist at the University of New Hampshire and is currently assistant professor of Geography and Anthropology and State Climatologist at Louisiana State University. listen:
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