Idaho Business Review IBR

Idaho has lost 6,300 of its high tech jobs – about 11 percent in that sector. But there’s good news too: Between 2007 and 2009, Idaho gained 250 small high-tech companies. Entrepreneurs who lost their jobs or just left them ...

Fresh off a long holiday weekend, many of the world’s most influential media and technology executives are expected to arrive July 6 at a posh resort to ponder new idea, possible deals and have a little fun, too. The five-day ...

By Ralph Bartholdt Better service, hometown participation, no overseas operators and users can pay their bills in town. When Frontier Communications takes over Verizon’s rural services in North Idaho, customers can expect to put a face on the name, something ...

Atlantic Power Corp. says it will buy a 27 per cent interest in Idaho Wind Partners 1, which owns 11 wind farms in Idaho, for $40 million. Atlantic will indirectly own an interest in IWP, a partnership among GE Energy ...

Hoku Corporation, a clean energy products and services company, has completed a second credit agreement with a New York branch of the China Construction Bank. China Construction Bank, the second largest commercial bank by assets in China, has agreed to ...

As part of their first official act related to the formation of the Ada Renewable Industrial Complex at the Hidden Hollow Landfill, Ada County Commissioners signed an agreement with Dynamis Energy to design, build and operate a waste-to-energy plant that ...

The nonprofit Winning Workplaces recently recognized Boise-based Biomark Inc. for delivering strong results by fostering an outstanding work environment. Inc. Magazine co-hosted the project, and in its June issue featured Biomark and the 19 other honorees selected from among more ...

Micron Technology Inc. on June 28 posted a quarterly profit as the company cited better prices for computer memory chips and a big accounting gain from an acquisition. The results were announced after the market closed June 28. The company ...

Ben Quintana, the director of public relations for the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, is a proud multitasker. “I have to be,” said Quintana, who keeps his followers on Twitter and other social media up-to-date with photos and messages about ...

The Melni Innovation Group was voted the Entrepreneurial Idol for the State of Idaho and awarded a $10,000 cash prize from Idaho National Laboratory, as well as web site assistance from Valice, Inc., at the recent Idaho TechLaunch 7.0 competition. ...