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Ruckus Fermentation has a technology that could speed up the fermentation process needed to make beer and other alcoholic beverages. Now the startup’s founders are trying to figure out how to earn revenues from that technology. The company, which has ...

Despite the threat of lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for those who lag behind, Idaho providers have been slow to adopt electronic medical records. Health care providers had shelled out millions of dollars to properly deploy electronic record-keeping systems before ...

Boise startup Uceem Networks is looking to add more detailed security to wireless networks, so that one password won’t give everyone access to a Wi-Fi network. Founder Pat Sewall is also partnering with the last company he founded, CradlePoint, on ...

Marketron, a Hailey-based business software company that caters to the media industry, has signed a television station owner, expanding beyond its foothold with radio stations. Marketron has announced a mulit-year deal with Post-Newsweek Stations, the broadcasting division of the Washington ...

Micron Technology Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit on gains from an acquisition and higher prices for some memory chips. Micron said Oct. 10 that it earned $1.71 billion, or $1.51 per share, during the quarter ended Aug. 29. That included ...

Former Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft executive Rick Belluzzo says smaller cities like Boise can improve their technology community by creating formal programs, such as accelerators, to connect startups with potential investors and mentors. Belluzzo, who will serve as the keynote speaker ...

Locate Express, a Boise technology company that helps people find contractors and other service workers, is growing both in Boise and outside the state thanks to licensing deals and partnerships with businesses. After a successful deal with the Better Business ...

Shares of Micron Technology stock have reached prices not seen since 2006, and analysts following the company say the Boise-based company has a strong competitive position among memory chip makers. Micron’s acquisition of Elpida Memory earlier this year is helping, ...

Meaghan Humphrey is hoping her website Little Guy Local, a combination of a local deals, coupons and sweepstakes, will be a useful marketing tool for small businesses looking to get noticed. The site, right now aimed solely at Boise, is ...

BITwave USA in Eagle, the seller of a noise-canceling communication device called UClear, is building on its traction in the motorcycle and bicycle markets by releasing a similar headset for the general public. Selling to motorcyclists who want to to ...