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Computer-memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology has posted a second straight profit after three years of losses. Company officials said the second quarter profits are a result of strong positioning in the market, and favorable pricing. Micron Chairman and CEO Steve ...

Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory are at a breakthrough point in developing a new test for the disease brucellosis. This disease affects wild herd animals like bison, elk and deer and can be transmitted to domestic herds. INL said ...

Idaho Falls-based RFinity, is gaining international attention for its specialized secure near field communications mobile payment transactions system. With the London-based magazine, Contactless Intelligence, nominating the hi-tech company for its Monkey Award in the category of Trailblazing and Innovation. The ...

Hoku Scientific, a materials science company focused on clean energy technologies, says it has officially changed its name to Hoku Corp. “When we founded the company, the name Hoku Scientific reflected our core research-driven business developing innovative fuel-cell technology,” Dustin ...

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has been awarded $12.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to construct a broadband network that will provide high-speed Internet access for the rural communities and surrounding areas on the reservation. The fiber-to-the-home ...

Boise-based CradlePoint Technology recently released a mobile broadband adapter that it says gives companies more options and flexibility for broadband access. The CBA750, part of CradlePoint’s “All-Connected” business series of routers, gives businesses and branch offices the ability to add ...

Ridgeline Energy and BP Wind Energy are beginning construction on what will be the largest wind project in the state. The construction site for the Goshen North wind farm in Bonneville County, when fully operational, will have a generating capacity ...

Hoku Materials, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, established to manufacture and sell polysilicon for the solar market, has received the second half of a $50 million loan for construction of its plant in Pocatello. Dustin Shindo, chairman and chief ...

A Seattle-based IT support company is opening up a branch in Boise and hopes to become a long-term player in Idaho’s technology economy. Northwest Computer Support plans a grand opening March 11 at the Microsoft offices in downtown Boise. Company ...

Jay Larsen, president of the Idaho Technology Council, looks to Utah for an example of how the public and private sectors can partner for strong research outcomes. He said R&D at the University of Utah last year spawned 20 new ...