HP Boise employees reach out to small businesses 
POSTED: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11:41 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Ben Quintana, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Cece Gassner, City of Boise, Hewlett-Packard, small business
A new tool in the small-business toolbox will be available soon in the Boise area, brought to you in part by employees of Hewlett-Packard Co. in Boise. The City of Boise and the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce are on board with the effort, known as the HP Business Advocate Program.
Participants view it as a [...]
Boise company busy buying, turning around, businesses
POSTED: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11:25 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: Brigham Young University, financing, Harvard University, HB Ventures, Hewlett-Packard
HB Ventures, a year-old Boise business that buys other businesses and turns them around, sees the tough economy from all sides.
The HB Ventures portfolio comprises two acquired Huntington Learning Centers locations in Boise, one in Eagle, and one in Draper, Utah; a recently launched Huntington Supplemental Education Services franchise serving Idaho and Utah; HB Ventures [...]
Printer companies adapting to tech, other trends
POSTED: Monday, February 8, 2010 at 08:19 AM PTBY: Zach Hagadone
Tags: Hewlett-Packard, Memjet
Ink smudges, paper jams, dry cartridges, empty trays - just a few of the hassles that businesses go through every day with their printers. And that’s not to mention the cost of buying and maintaining equipment, keeping reams of paper on hand, and worrying that you’re destroying the planet.
Given all that - and combined with [...]
Engineering day looks to ignite future engineers
POSTED: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 12:00 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Boise State, Hewlett-Packard, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Power, Micron, Micron Foundation, United Water, University of Idaho, URS
Kids in preschool through high school will have the chance to participate in the world of engineering this weekend. Discover Engineering Day is coming to Boise State University Saturday, Jan. 30.
Activities include a presentation by astronaut Barbara Morgan, an opportunity to test drive Micron’s pico projector technology, a radio demonstration, a wind turbine building workshop, [...]
