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"We don’t want anybody to move out of state because of this." Neither Montana nor Oregon have sales taxes.

Beefing up presentations is a crowded business space, with companies developing more eye-catching ways to attract audience, Foster said. SlideKlowd is in the business of measuring audience dynamics, which he thinks give them a unique niche.

Otter’s decision to form the group follows the rejection by voters in November of all the laws passed in 2011 to change teacher contract negotiations, reward teachers for student achievement and integrate more online learning into high school classrooms.

Idaho has one of the highest rates in the nation in which people work more than one job. He also noted that can be difficult for women with kids with no child support.

The trade delegation will visit Seoul, Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City from April 19 to 27. Locations were chosen from a survey of Idaho companies’ top export destinations, according to the Idaho Department of Commerce.

The company also closed a call center in Arizona last week, putting about 150 people out of work.

An official with Battelle Energy Alliance says the company has started efforts to eliminate 300 jobs at the Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov in eastern Idaho and could eventually eliminate 450 jobs.

Yogurt production is already under way. The company says more than 300 people are employed there, and Gov. Butch Otter said the plant is expected to hire 400 to 500 people in all.

Bringing together capabilities for selling and buying high-quality project plans with software for easily customizing those plans, Sawtooth Ideas sets the foundation for inspiration and collaboration among designers, craftsmen, hobbyists, and DIY weekend warriors.

The b|launched 2.0 competition is a job creation and new business start-up initiative that teaches young professionals how to start companies and expand their knowledge in software company start-up and development.