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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August 3, 2018
Comments Off on Boise State offers ‘Netflix for college’
Boise State University is looking for partners for a program that lets employees or customers earn a bachelor’s degree online, paying month-to-month in a model that has raised comparisons to the Netflix movie subscription service. Officials from Boise State’s College ...
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June 13, 2018
Comments Off on Boise State financial technology startup raises $200,000
An Eagle startup has raised $200,000 as part of a new program at Boise State University intended to support Idaho’s entrepreneurial community. SpriteRE, founded in April, helps match online consumers with digital lenders and expedite that process using artificial intelligence, ...
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In a move intended to make it easier for Idaho businesses to incorporate automation, Boise State University is partnering with a Taiwanese robotics company to create a robotics lab in the university’s school of engineering. NEXCOM, a Taiwanese company, created ...
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May 2, 2018
Comments Off on Stolen Fresno disk contained Boise State football player data
A December theft of an external hard disk drive from Fresno State University, which wasn’t publicized until March, turned out to include data about Boise State University athletes, the university revealed on April 30. Of the estimated 15,000 student athlete ...
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Boise-based Micron Technology Inc. is banking on Boise State University to supply its next generation of materials scientists and viable new materials for the future. Micron Technology Foundation supplied $25 million to the construction of the $50 million Micron Center ...
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March 23, 2018
Comments Off on Good news for Micron is good news for Idaho
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter has famously said, “When Micron sneezes, Boise catches a cold.” When Micron Technology Inc. is healthy, Boise and Idaho are healthy too. That’s why the company’s earnings report on March 22 was good news for the ...
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March 23, 2018
Comments Off on Two stadiums jockey for construction starts near downtown Boise
The owners of the Boise Hawks baseball team would like to have a downtown Boise stadium ideal for soccer and baseball ready for the United Soccer League season starting in spring 2020. The open questions: Where would a downtown stadium ...
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February 26, 2018
Comments Off on Taco Bell Arena will get new name in 2019
The era of the 15-year Taco Ball Arena will end July 31, 2019, as the naming rights agreement with Meridian-based Taco Bell franchisee ES-O-En Management LLC expires. ES-O-En chose not to renew the agreement, and Boise State University is finding ...
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Idaho farmland is being gobbled up by the minute to house the swelling population in America’s No. 1 fastest-growing state. While some rural areas, such as Lemhi County, have programs in place like the Lemhi Trust to preserve farmland, the ...
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