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Idaho based Microbial-Vac Systems wins Innovation Award

And in tech news outside of Boise; Krissa at Idaho TechConnect sent this over
Local Business Owner Earns International Recognition for Innovative Product
Jerome, ID – Dr. Bruce Bradley, owner of Microbial-Vac Systems, Inc. (MSI) has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Food Safety Innovation Award by the International Association for Food Protection.  Dr. Bradley [...]

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HP and Micron can’t carry the Valley forever

Here’s my news tip for Boise (especially any elected or wannabe/soon to be elected officials):
LaserJet’s and DRAM are not going to carry the valley like they once did.
Can we expect to see more layoffs in Boise? It’s too hard to realistically predict any specific events tied to any specific market activity. Maybe not now. [...]

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Transportation, Taxes and Talent

This is disappointing. From what I understand, the bill is asking to allowing voters the right to vote on being taxed or not. I think any bill that has anything to do with potential increased taxes will reach stiff opposition.
It’s a sad reality of politics. If this bill were passed and the [...]

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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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I’m sorry, your baby’s ugly.

I don’t know how I missed this article by Mark Solon, but it made me laugh. It reminded me of the saying “No is the second best answer you can get.”
I always encourage my start up friends to pitch investors even if you don’t want their money because they’ll tell you all the holes [...]

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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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