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More than half of Idaho’s technology jobs are located in the Boise area, yet even there, they represent less than 10 percent of the jobs in the area. Idaho needs to look at ways to increase the number of technology ...

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Idahoans will now have more opportunities to use ATMs with their smartphones rather than a card, as JPMorgan Chase joins Wells Fargo in offering the service in the state. Chase began offering the service quietly in May, after piloting it ...

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The Vancouver, B.C. company eCobalt is working on a cobalt mine near Salmon where it expects to create dozens of jobs paying $70,000 to $80,000. In addition to the Salmon mine, eCobalt plans a plant near Blackfoot to process the ...

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High school students in the Magic Valley are participating in apprenticeships to help them learn manufacturing skills. Similar to the software engineering apprenticeship program and the healthcare apprenticeship program the Department of Labor also offers, the manufacturing apprenticeship program – focused ...

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Idaho banks continue to do well, according to statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) for the most recent quarter, which ended June 30. Total assets grew to $6.3 billion, an increase of 2 percent over the previous quarter, ...

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A Seattle-based software company is planning to double its footprint in Boise in the next 18 months as it pivots to compete against megavendors such as Microsoft. The company, Pyramid Analytics, makes business intelligence and analytics software, which helps companies ...

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A Coeur d’Alene company has developed software for use by state agencies and nonprofits to help remind social service clients of tasks they need to do, freeing employees for more individualized interactions. The Career Index Corp. has developed SARA, or ...

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A Salt Lake City private equity firm has decided to scrap plans to develop an Idaho-only venture capital fund. Banyan Ventures had mentioned its plans for such a fund in April at the Idaho Technology Council’s (ITC) Capital Conference, and ...

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After the most recent hearing of the state’s autonomous vehicles committee, which focused on security, attendees were frightened. “The consensus is, this is pretty scary stuff,” summarized Brian Ness, director of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), after hearing from each ...

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How is a data center like a tractor? Supporters of past failed attempts to exempt data center equipment from sales taxes will be trying another tactic in the upcoming legislative session: Equating data center equipment to agricultural and manufacturing equipment. ...

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