Laura Woodworth-Ney is ISU’s new provost and VP for academic affairs
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 03:39 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Laura Woodworth-Ney has been promoted from associate vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University to provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective June 24. She was appointed after a nationwide search. Woodworth-Ney fills the position vacated by Barbara Adamcik, who was interim provost and vice president for academic affairs since June 2010. [...]
State council settles on first round of IGEM grants 
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 03:28 PM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
Tags: Boise State University, Idaho State University, IGEM, University of Idaho
Seven Idaho university research projects will share more than $800,000 in state grants that are the first of their kind under the Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission. Five of the seven projects are at the University of Idaho, with Boise State University and Idaho State University each getting one grant. All seven projects, which should get [...]
Colbi Ditter, Dan Stone and Tony Hart join Stoltz Marketing Group
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 02:09 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Three associates have joined Stoltz Marketing Group, a marketing communications company in Boise. Colbi Ditter is an account executive and production manager. She most recently worked as a senior account manager at Balihoo in Boise and had her own marketing-communications practice, CMD Brandsource. Before that, she was Northwest marketing director at LandAmerica Financial Group in [...]
Scott Garson is College of Idaho’s new men’s basketball coach
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 09:53 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Scott Garson has joined College of Idaho as men’s basketball head coach. He fills the position vacated by Rod Jensen, who was head coach for three seasons. Garson has worked as an assistant coach at University of California-Los Angeles since 2006, working under Ben Howland. He served as Bruins video coordinator for two seasons prior [...]
A word with Alicia Vanderschuere: ‘Everything I’ve done has prepared me for this’
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: Cady McGovern
Tags: RosieMade, USA-made, women-owned
Alicia Vanderschuere is founder and CEO of RosieMade, an online marketplace that sells products made in the United States by women-owned or women-supportive companies. In order to sell with RosieMade, a company must be owned or co-owned by a woman, must have a woman as president or CEO, or must have women in 50 percent [...]
The Price Was Right
POSTED: Monday, May 20, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: Cady McGovern
The Price Was Right is a weekly feature that compares homes sold during the previous month within a particular price range. We’ll look at Ada County homes that sold at the median price during the past month, homes that sold on the low end of the price range, homes that sold at the high end [...]
Kerry McCullough is interim CEO for Idaho Falls chamber
POSTED: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 03:53 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Kerry McCullough has been named interim CEO for the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce. McCullough has been the programs and events coordinator for more than three years. She fills the position vacated by Robb Chiles, who resigned two weeks ago. McCullough will continue to plan events such as the annual golf tournament, Independence Day [...]
Government agencies ask everyone to help prevent wildfires this summer
POSTED: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 02:58 PM PTBY: Cady McGovern
With scant precipitation, ongoing drought and higher-than-normal temperatures predicted for the summer, the spark from a chainsaw, a welding torch or a dragging trailer chain could result in disaster, not just for Idaho wildlands, but also for businesses and individuals found liable. Putting out fires is expensive, said Jessica Gardetto, public affairs specialist with the [...]
Investment bank to open capital to mid-sized companies
POSTED: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 02:55 PM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
Tags: Bill Gilbert, capital, Headwaters MB, Idaho Department of Commerce, investment banking, Jeff Sayer, Jerry Sturgill, Joseki Capital, private equity, Stan Leopard, The Caprock Group
Headwaters MB, a merchant bank based in Denver, has opened a Boise office. Managing director Jerry Sturgill hopes the new office can help mid-sized companies looking for capital or help with mergers and acquisitions. The bank, which has its own private equity fund and offers investment banking services, is a new resource for capital, which [...]
Kevin Blankmeyer joins Office Environment Company in Boise
POSTED: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 02:06 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Kevin Blankmeyer has joined Office Environment Company in Boise as an account executive. Blankmeyer has nine years of experience in commercial interior design, integration and project management. He has worked in municipal government and commercial real estate management. Blankmeyer is an alumnus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
