Idaho Business Review IBR

A major Salt Lake City investors conference is drawing a strong contingent from Idaho, with nearly half the participating startups hailing from the Gem State. Out of 21 presenters at Investors Choice, nine will be from Idaho, according to John Williamson, ...

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IDAHO FALLS – A public safety advocacy organization is putting forth a bill for this legislative session that would make it easier for public safety groups – and, potentially, businesses – to use drones and other unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Idaho. ...

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You may think of Vacasa as a vacation rental company, but it’s really not. It’s a technology company. Just ask the new chief technology officer (CTO). “Our founder was passionate about technology in the early days of the company,” said ...

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IDAHO FALLS – Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has received a one-year grant to set up a center to facilitate the creation of commercial products from technologies developed from research at the lab, modeled after and partnering with Boise’s Trailhead incubator ...

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Work is progressing on a cybersecurity education curriculum at Boise State University, where the department recently held a meeting of potential employers to determine what they would need. “The purpose is to work with industry to identify content topics,” said ...

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A Salt Lake City-based conference intended to help support women-owned businesses will be coming to Boise in April. The conference is Women Entrepreneurs Realizing Opportunity for Capital,from the Boise State University College of Business and Economics Funding Accelerator powered by VenutreCapital.org. ...

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A Nampa factory that is intended to help automate modular construction for affordable housing is scheduled to open soon. Affordable housing is at a crisis level, and the only way to meet the demand is through manufacturing and automation, said ...

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MERIDIAN – A local software company has taken its first investment, from Salesforce Ventures, the corporate investment group of the San Francisco-based software giant. Consulting company Zennify helps other companies implement Salesforce customer relationship management software. It was formed in ...

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A number of Boise startups have received national attention lately. Ten Boise startups were named by the Tech Tribune in its annual list of the Best Startups in Boise. Named to the list for the first time were ConvertKit and Pingman ...

Idaho banks are partnering with a Portland, Oregon-based company on electronic loan applications that can get responses back in a matter of days. “It is an easy system to use and a quick process,” said Jeff McDougall, project manager with ...

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