Here’s an interesting request from Krissa at Idaho TechConnect:
Know of any video game developers in Boise (or Idaho)?
The new SBIR solicitations from Dept of Defense are out and there is a huge demand for those skills. Rick and I were trying to think of companies in Idaho that might be interested and came up […]
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Editors note: This one seemed too good to pass up. Reposting here an article from the Times of India. Who says Tech and Ag can’t be friends?
Microsoft helps farmers by creating videos on best practices
20 Jul 2008, 0428 hrs IST, Prashanth G N,TNN
BANGALORE: A global technology giant isn’t usually expected to take much interest in […]
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 […]
I would imagine that everyone has seen the latest high tech wage data for Idaho released by the American Electronics Association last week.
The report cites wage data for 2006. I’ve written plenty of stories about this data while at the Statesman and when I was at Commerce & Labor the data was a key […]
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 […]
Technology and Agriculture have made interesting bedfellows in this state. Many have argued that ag is the withering dinosaur and tech is the shining star of the future. I myself have been caught up in this “bipartisanship”.
Many have ranted and raged about the need for the state to do more to help tech succeed […]
Many of you may remember the research that Virginia Tech professor Dr. Heike Mayer conducted last year here in the area. She has gathered her research and written a report on her findings. The Innovation Poster is available for purchase by contacting Krissa Wrigley at Idaho Tech Connect. You can also read the full […]
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 […]
Eddie Kovsky over at the IBR is reporting that SuperValu will be expanding it’s data center here in Boise. This is a good thing. How good, I don’t know. I wonder how many jobs it will create.
One thing that has consistently impressed me about Albertons/SuperValu IT employees is
a)how many of them there […]
I get this question A LOT! So what exactly is Tech in Idaho?
The last time I went to the Idaho Business Expo I got a really good cross sectional view of what people consider tech in Idaho. If you can get a way for a few hours I’d recommend attending.
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