Otter signs business ethics month in Idaho decree
POSTED: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 01:18 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Better Business Bureau, business managment, ethics
Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter signed a proclamation on March 11, naming March Business Ethics Month.
The proclamation says, “Business owner who embrace the Better Business Bureau’s Standards for Trust advertise honestly, tell the truth, are transparent, honor promises, are responsive, safeguard privacy, and embody integrity.”
“We are grateful to have this recognition of the importance of [...]
Disney Institute provides models, examples for success 
POSTED: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:49 PM PTBY: Ken Levy
Tags: City of Boise, College of Western Idaho, Disney Institute, Doubletree Riverside, Education, managment
What would Disney do?
Attendees of a daylong presentation, “Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence” got a taste of the formulas that associate the company with its unbeatable track record and unmistakable brand recognition.
Presented March 11 at Boise’s Doubletree Riverside by the Disney Institute, the program covered best business practices and philosophies designed to help [...]
Green building report examines barriers, best practices
POSTED: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10:31 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Boise State University, green building
All over the world, individuals, corporations and nations are pledging to “go green,” but progress too often is slowed or stopped by lack of information, resources or precedent. A team of researchers at Boise State University has addressed these challenges in a new report titled “Green Building in the Pacific Northwest: Next Steps for an [...]
INL institute to foster nuclear research with universities nationwide
POSTED: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 10:30 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Department of Energy, DOE, Education, Idaho National Laboratory, INL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, Oregon State University, The Ohio State University, University of New Mexico
Idaho National Laboratory is teaming up with five universities to form the Institute for Nuclear Technology (I-NEST), which lab officials said exists to help define the lab’s long-term nuclear energy research and development strategy. The universities involved are the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, Oregon State University, The Ohio State University [...]
Boise State construction management students impress at regional competition
POSTED: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 10:24 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Boise State University, Construction, Education
Construction management (CM) students in Boise State University’s College of Engineering received awards in four categories at the recent Associated Schools of Construction Inter-Scholastic Regional Competition and Conference.
Boise State entered teams in eight divisions, winning second place in Design-Build, Commercial and Heavy Civil, and third place in Risk Management. The winning teams competed against [...]
High-achieving students partner to grow Idaho’s economy
POSTED: Monday, March 8, 2010 at 12:05 PM PTBY: Robb Hicken
Tags: Boise State, Power Cordz, TechConnect, WaterCooler
Down economy, pay cuts and furloughs don’t sound enticing as a student preparing to enter business. That is why Lisa Frazier is working hard to get real-world experience.
A marketing major at Boise State, Frazier has seen what it takes to be competitive. She has won several awards in student competitions for graphic design and [...]
Allen receives University of Idaho honor
POSTED: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 01:46 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Deloitte LLP, University of Idaho
When shaking Sharon Allen’s hand, and exchanging salutations, it becomes apparent who the corporate chairwoman is.
Allen brings the strength of her leadership into every situation; award ceremony, interview or general luncheon, which has made her one of the world’s most influential accounting and consulting company executives. You see, Idaho-native Sharon Allen is chair of Deloitte [...]
UI leads on sustainable business solutions
POSTED: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 08:58 AM PTBY: Dani Grigg
Tags: MaryJanesFarm, Patagonia, Sustainability, University of Idaho
National clothing maker Patagonia is tackling sustainable design in the right way: It produces its clothing in an environmentally low-impact way, and it attaches a value to that production that makes customers willing to pay a little more for the product.
Each jacket, shirt and hat carries a small Patagonia label.
“When you wear [...]
Idaho looks to Utah for research expansion ideas
POSTED: Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:46 AM PTBY: Zach Hagadone
Tags: Blackfin Technology, Boise State University, Idaho Innovation Council, Idaho Legislature, Idaho Technology Council, Jay Larsen, state of Idaho, University of Utah
Jay Larsen, president of the Idaho Technology Council, looks to Utah for an example of how the public and private sectors can partner for strong research outcomes.
He said R&D at the University of Utah last year spawned 20 new businesses, and since 2005 has spurred development of 83 - 78 of which are still in [...]
Knowledge/technology transfer key to growth
POSTED: Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:45 AM PTBY: Robb Hicken
Tags: Bob Kustra, Boise State University, Holland & Hart, Idaho Technology Council, Jack McIver, Mary Givens, University of Idaho
Speaking as one, representatives from universities in Idaho agreed there is a bottleneck in getting knowledge and technology out of the universities and into the hands of the private sector where it can be further researched, developed and commercialized.
“Research is an important part of not only knowledge discovery, but solutions to problems, and therefore, job [...]
