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WaterCooler: almost full - almost open

It’s nearing completion. Despite zoning battles, red tape galore and personal significant investment, Mark Rivers is almost ready to open the WaterCooler.
Mark let me wander through the building last week with my camera (sorry I’m no photographer). He also walked me down the row of nearly completed offices. All but two of them [...]

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Boise makes second Forbes top 10 list

Seriously who at BVEP has blackmail photos on Forbes?
For the second time this week Boise has made a Forbes top 10 list.  We were #7 for up and coming tech cities.  Now we’re at #2 for Best Places for Business and Careers.  Business?  Maybe. Careers?  Tell that to all the people on the Monday [...]

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New measurements, still top 10

We’ve made various Forbes lists before so for many of us this becoming old hat. But it’s always nice to be noticed even if we’ve slipped to #7. And as much as people rail on Micron (I’ve taken a few shots myself) they are the main reason we keep making these lists. [...]

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TechBoise Meet-up - Find your cause

Tuesday, March 11th 5:30 at the Lush
We are planning our second TechBoise Meet-up.  We had a surprisingly well attended first event considering the near blizzard conditions people had to fight.  This event promises to be more weather friendly (it can’t be any worse).
Here’s the official announcement
What’s Going On Find Your [...]

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Appleton to step down?

Is this real? I think I need to pinch myself. Thanks to Russ over at matr.net for the heads up. The story he links to comes fromTech Confidential
Big changes are afoot at Micron Technology Inc., which has been struggling in the wake of a downturn in the hyper-cyclical dynamic random access memory [...]

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Boise Blogger Meetup (Finally!) Scheduled

Well it’s taken a handful of people, 2 years and some cattle prods, but we have finally set a date for the next Boise Blogger Meetup.
Find Your Cause - Boise Bloggers
Perhaps no other forum in the world can lay claim to the heart of American culture quite the way blogging can.
State your cause ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú [...]

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Changes and Focus for the New Year

First off I would like to thank everyone who has made this an incredible year. I’m very excited about 2008 and what it will bring.
Over a year ago when I was debating how to launch this site I had a lot of questions. I knew that the only way to get those questions [...]

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part 1: what idaho can learn from germany

Interesting to see how they integrate education over the lifecourse with workforce development. It’s not as smooth as they claim, nor do the well-publicized details match reality.. but it definitely has things we can learn from. And it REALLY helps rural Germany.
One key is that this is largely driven by “demand side” considerations - what [...]

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News

Micron could still expand in Boise
Building another plant?
Next-Generation Local Search Site Launches in Boise
New search engine Grayboxx testing the waters
$185M funding for Hoku
Hoku Scientific goes through Merrill Lynch to obtain funds
Micron stock climbs on Samsung acquisition reports
Merger?
Lots of stuff happening.
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News

Idahoan creates skin care products
Dermatologist founds company
Economic slump is not expected to last
The valley is coming back
Boise firm’s technology could lighten load for soldiers
Tech company here could help US soldiers with a rechargable battery
Start-ups: Small start-ups thrive in Idaho but seldom become lots biggerGrowing our gazelles
How do we move to the next step?
Hope everyone had [...]

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