IDAHO

A good wave lifts all boats.

"The Treasure Valley Angel Fund is the kind of jobs-and opportunity-creating machine that will help accelerate Idaho’s economic growth through the skill and experience of proven business leaders and the creative energy of entrepreneurs," Gov. Butch Otter said in a news release.

The top occupations by number of requests were engineers (153) and computer jobs (127).

An Oregon-based economic consulting group has opened an office in Boise.

When Supervalu bought Albertsons, it kept the stores it wanted — including all of the chain’s Idaho locations — and spun off the rest to a new, privately held company called Albertsons LLC, which is based in Boise but has no stores in the state.

In May, Mergermarket reported private equity firms that specialize in turning around retailers were considering buying Coldwater Creek to take advantage of its low valuation and solid cash position.

A Nampa police officer is creating a digital database that will allow his colleagues to dump their three-ring binders filled with emergency information and get it all online.

"On the surface, it is a relaxing week of morning on-stage panels and afternoon and evening biking and barbeques. But no executive comes to this conference without a prescheduled shopping list of appointments meant to explore deals or settle disputes."

As of June 2011, there were 515 Idahoans who graduated from the program practicing medicine nationwide, with 254 of those having practiced in the state.