The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) announced on May 16 that it has received full accreditation by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). This milestone signifies that the college has received final approval to offer ...
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Biz ‘Bite:’ Chobani provides $1M for University of Idaho-led research dairy 
Chobani has announced gifting $1 million to the University of Idaho-led Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (Idaho CAFE) to help fund construction of the nation’s largest research dairy. “Sustainability is part of the fabric of Chobani. Caring for ...
Read More »Idaho National Laboratory provides funding, expertise for new College of Eastern Idaho technology building 
The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), both based in Idaho Falls, are partnering to help build Future Tech, a planned 88,000-square-foot building intended to support careers in cybersecurity, energy and agricultural technology — including at INL. In addition ...
Read More »The first Housing Innovation Hub conference 
Levi Smith, president and CEO of Franklin Building Supply, has a vision to make Boise “the place for housing innovation.” To further this goal, he has spearheaded an initiative called the Housing Innovation Hub, which had its first conference April ...
Read More »Children over brick and mortar – maximizing facility financing solutions to better serve students
Five Bluum-partner charter schools are saving millions of dollars in facilities costs and pouring those funds into programs for kids, thanks to a 2019 Idaho law that allows public charter schools to use the state’s creditworthiness to borrow money at ...
Read More »Boise State garners NSA award; New platform boon for rural security 
Boise State University (BSU) has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency. A recent partnership with a cybersecurity firm and its monitoring tools will likely enhance that distinction. BSU garnered the ...
Read More »Westphal to succeed Fillmore at SDE
The State Department of Education (SDE) has announced its Child Nutrition Programs director, Colleen Fillmore, has retired after 26 years with the organization. Fillmore retired Feb. 15. Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said Fillmore has been a great partner ...
Read More »Residential Center for Healing and Resilience by Idaho Youth Ranch begins taking shape 
Pause, take a breath, and image: 258 acres — green pastures for horses, spotted with ponds, near a forest, shaded walking trails and streams. This property, in Middleton, is intended to be a place of recovery for some of Idaho’s ...
Read More »New Market Tax Credits for old Boise building 
If she were alive today, Mrs. A. S. Tiner would be happy to see the plans to restore and remodel the building that Wayland & Fennell designed and she built in 1910 at 1010 W. Main in Boise. Recreating an ...
Read More »Chobani expands scholarship program 
Chobani, in its effort to create a more equitable future for students pursuing careers in the agriculture field, recently expanded its scholarship program with an additional $1 million for the University of Idaho and Cornell University in New York. The ...
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