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Idaho Steel makes for a homegrown success story.

The job cuts and other changes will save the company $300 million, Micron says

"A lot of companies try to differentiate themselves based on their products," Remeis said. "This process allows them to get their products out faster while also doing it better."

Below are workshops offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Boise District Office and our resource partners.

Opened in 2008, it was a place for entrepreneurs to share the challenges of establishing companies with others on similar quests, where coffee and conversation flowed, where speakers talked and performers performed.

At least 4,400 workers were approved for Idaho visa programs last year

Experts and data suggest that teachers are leaving the profession not only because of pay, but because of rising health care costs, low morale and declines in the number of out-of-state personnel seeking Idaho teaching certificates.

He said Idaho needs to press on to produce more college-educated adults — restating the state’s goal to get 60 percent of its 25- to 34-year-olds to hold a college degree or certificate by 2020.

Thanks to large employers like Micron, Idaho has the second-fastest-growing tech sector in the country behind Utah.