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Chinese company wants to buy Boise’s Micron Technology Inc. for $23 billion

Two U.S. analysts say the acquisition is a long shot based on a lowball offer, possible security concerns and a pile of regulations the company would have to navigate.

Letter shows Idaho Governor Otter knew of broadband money woes

Gov. Butch Otter knew for months that the federal government had withheld funding for Idaho’s now-failed school broadband program, but lawmakers remained in the dark until much later.

Idaho Power’s Integrated Resource Plan – 20-year plan for Idaho and Oregon

The IRP describes the company’s projected need for additional electricity and the resources necessary to meet that need while balancing reliability, environmental responsibility, efficiency and cost.

Port of Lewiston is getting its fiber

A 14-mile, fiber-optic network that the Port of Lewiston is pursuing will make a backup system available to telecommunications providers at an affordable price, said Port of Whitman County Executive Director Joe Poire.

Idaho’s early childhood education supporters plan another run at getting state support

A coalition of working and former Idaho CEOs and other advocates of early childhood education hopes to present a proposal that would seek state dollars to help pay for community-based preschool.

Boise, Idaho’s Silverback Learning Solutions has raised $2.4 million and is about to double its reach

The Mileposts Student Achievement Solution enables schools to create personalized learning plans, manage interventions, monitor achievement and gain insights to improve instruction to any class, group, or individual student.

Governor Otter stresses continued effort to strengthen Idaho schools, state economy in speech to business group

"Our continued focus has to got to be on education," the governor said. "Why? Because that’s our future. Why? Because that’s our economy."

Idaho based Netacent trying to sell its unemployment software to other states

The integrated test suite contains thousands of pre-configured test cases to evaluate every aspect of your system and how it handles ICON data. When you see that all the ICON Data Station tests pass, you can be sure that the system is handling all ICON data correctly.

What Makes Bonner County, Idaho Different?

Bonner County in Idaho’s Panhandle, is quietly sustaining steady growth through a diverse mix of economic activity, and by playing to its strengths.

STEM supporters step up effort to improve math, science education

Employers say the state and schools must do more, and in earlier grades, to fatten the pipeline of students choosing STEM careers.