Idaho News & Events

Three decades later, Lewis, an electrical engineer who had become chairman of the lab’s safety committee, had a bad feeling this could happen again, with a worse outcome. And he turned out to be right.

But what are the roots of that stigma? And what keeps attracting Californians to the Gem State anyway — now more than ever?

A video showing a run-in between a security guard and a Valley County recreationist crystallized local worries about two West Texas billionaires’ purchase of a vast swath of Southwest Idaho forest that previously had been open to the public.

Micron produces the semiconductor memory and storage that is used in almost all of the gadgets that have become indispensable over the last 15 years, including mobile phones.

Attention pet owners: A company you’ve never heard of wants you to stop buying prescription medicines and supplements for your dog or cat from your veterinarian and buy its products in stores instead.

"We are hearing from the governor’s office and legislators that the state might be spending a lot of money on courses that may not be helping students," said Matt Freeman, Idaho State Board of Education executive director.

"We’re trying to build the tech ecosystem in Boise," said George Mulhern, chief executive of Cradlepoint, a company here that makes routers and other networking equipment. "And anything that would make somebody not want to move here or start a company here is going to slow down our progress."

Those who already have a 208 area code will not get a new phone number. The 986 area codes will begin being issued to new users Sept. 5.

No matter if you are a start-up or a seasoned entrepreneur, you need somewhere to work.

The latest data from mid-2016 shows that more than half of the nearly 116,000 Idahoans added since the 2010 census are over 65.