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Balihoo adds media veteran Jack Haire to Board

Media planning software firm Balihoo has added media veteran Jack Haire to its Board of Directors. Haire joins the Balihoo board after an extensive career in the media that included serving as the publisher of Time Magazine, and later as the President of the Fortune/Money group. Balihoo’s VP of marketing Shane Vaughn provided TechBoise with […]

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A little better perspective

I appreciate Tac’s nice welcome to TechBoise and I look forward to adding my thoughts on Boise’s tech scene.
One thing I have to say, is that after a couple of months away from the newspaper business I have a more positive outlook about what’s happening in Boise.
It’s easy when you’re in the thick of bad […]

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Ben Quintana named BVEP’s Poster Boy

A big congratulations to Ben Quintana for his new position with BVEP. An IBR Staffer wrote:
BVEP executive director Paul Hiller said, “By adding Quintana to our direct selling efforts, it significantly expands our ability to showcase what our region has to offer. I have been continually impressed with his work at the chamber, and […]

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Mercaldo sells stake in Gold Link Media to start Mesch Media

Many of you may remember Ken Dey’s article about Gold Link Media that ran just 7 short weeks ago. Some may find it weird that since that time Josh Mercaldo has sold his stake in the company and has now started his own media consultancy, Mesh Media. In that interview Josh said:
I’m not […]

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I’m sure Don and Clement will get along great.

I missed this announcement somehow:
C. L. “Butch” Otter - The State of Idaho News Release Don Dietrich Named Commerce Director
Dietrich, who had been administrator of the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Division, has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a master’s degree in business administration. He previously was director of international business development […]

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Goodbye Ken Dey

If this were a few weeks ago I’d swear this was a horrible April Fools Day joke.  I’m in utter shock.
When I said that Eddie was one of the few local reporters that ‘got it’ I was really only referring to Ken Dey.  No one else covers as much local tech as they did.  There […]

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Goodbye Eddie Kovsky

I received an email this weekend that saddened me.
After nearly two years with the Idaho Business Review, I’ve decided to resign my position and move on to new challenges. There were a lot of factors that went into this decision; no single event has led up to this point.
I’ll still be with the IBR […]

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Ellick sick? Or sick and tired?

When I heard that Butch had named a former tech executive to be the head of the Department of Commerce I was optimistic. Maybe Butch wasn’t the Luddite technophobe I thought he was.
Well today from New West comes a report that Elick has “gone on leave”. Hmmmmm
It’s pretty obvious, from Ellick’s […]

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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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