A confirmation logjam that had stymied international business lending since 2015 was finally broken recently when the Senate voted to confirm three new members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank, giving the organization a quorum. “The Senate ...
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An Idaho-designed LEGO set could be coming to stores around the world — and it has a science theme designed to inspire kids to learn more about STEM fields. Catherine Riddle, a research scientist in aqueous separations and radiochemistry at ...
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While U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere has said that he expects the bank to close 10% to 15% of its branches, or about 450 branches nationwide, it’s unlikely that any of them will be in Idaho. “There are no more ...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) — the trend toward embedding computer-enabled sensors into other products — offers a massive potential for data and analysis, but it introduces massive vulnerabilities as well that businesses must prepare for. “Putting a computer into everything turns ...
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Zions Bank has created a separate North Idaho region that could presage the bank’s expansion in the area. Currently, the bank, which is based in Salt Lake City, has two branches in the region: Lewiston and Moscow. That could change, ...
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The specter of an upcoming recession loomed over the recent Capital Connect Conference, put on by the Idaho Technology Council as a snapshot of the year’s entrepreneurial activity, but results are pretty good, for now. It’s hard not to think ...
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More than a hundred people attended this year’s CEO of Influence dinner and award reception, which honored nine Idaho CEOs for their achievements in business and philanthropy. Now in its ninth year, the event was held on May 9 at ...
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More than 350 people, ranging from the governor to students, recently attended a free cybersecurity training that emphasized the shared efforts of the public and private sectors. The Fifth Annual Idaho Cybersecurity Interdependencies Summit, held on April 29, was sponsored ...
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Washington Federal Bank’s headquarters will remain in Seattle, but the bank is expanding back-office operations in Idaho because of lower costs. “The bank realized that continuing to house our back-office operations in Seattle was not going to be cost-efficient,” said ...
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Investment deals dropped to $1.73 billion in 2018, compared with $2.04 billion the previous year, but showed an 11% increase in the number of deals, according to the Deal Flow Report released May 8 at the Idaho Technology Council’s ...
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