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Venture capitalist and former Apple Inc. executive Rick LeFaivre told a gathering of the Boise tech community that technology isn’t all it takes for a company to be successful, and that Boise is developing a strong startup community, though the area ...

The global economic recession was especially tough on biofuels companies, but Alex Conger’s firm, Fuel Flex International, has survived the past few years by increasing its international market, as well as turning its competitors into customers by making more parts ...

The planned Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Lab in Meridian will be constructed for students, but business groups are anticipating the financial possibilities the high-tech venture affords. The 8,000-square-foot addition to Idaho State University’s Health Science Center is one of ...

Kristi Saucerman started Auction Frogs as a way to take nonprofit organizations’ silent auctions online. The company creates custom online auctions, receiving a flat fee or a 9 percent share of auction proceeds, and the auctions are open even to ...

In a bumpy two weeks, Treasure Valley sellers of used video games were facing heavy decisions, including whether to stay in the industry at all, before they were given a reprieve. The drama began on June 10, when Microsoft, the ...

Next to sanitizers and a vacuum, cleaning staff at St. Luke’s Boise and Meridian hospitals will soon have an iPad Mini on their carts, working with software that functions as a high-tech checklist. The software is being made by an ...

A Boise medical technology company, using a $2.2 million federal grant, is working to commercialize a smartphone app that could help doctors and parents diagnose autism and other behavior issues in children at a younger age. Behavioral Imaging Solutions has ...

Ken Behrendt had already had his fill of the hidden costs of offshoring, but the Eagle Creek Software Services chief executive was having trouble finding enough qualified consultants to expand the company’s development and technical support business in the Dakotas. ...

Look at a map showing broadband Internet access in Idaho and you’ll see broad swaths of online nothingness. Add that to the many Idaho communities that have weak or otherwise limited service, and Idaho has a problem, Mike Field said. ...

It struck Nichole Albertson as odd that her customer with an uncommon last name refused to discuss her heritage. When she called the number listed on the bad check, she found out why. “The woman said, ‘It wasn’t me; this ...