From the Web 03/01/2008
What I missed at the Legislature | TechIdaho | Voices.IdahoStatesman.com
tags: legislature, statesman, techboise
Boise’s technology community draws attention, again
- “According to talking points prepared by the Boise Valley Economic
Partnership and the public relations firm Porter Novelli, Forbes
believes Boise is at a crossroads.” - post by tacanderson
budget is still bare bones, but the Legislature did agree to continue
funding the Business and Jobs Development Fund with a $1.1 million
appropriation.
The Commerce Department uses the fund as a “closing fund” to give
companies the extra funding they might need to expand or grow in Idaho.
A “closing fund” is a good idea, but you could easily argue that it
should be 10 times that amount.”
- post by tacanderson