Idaho News & Events

This past summer, a big European company bought a fast-growing organic baby food firm dubbed Happy Family from its two founding partners for "hundreds of millions of dollars."

"This competition to launch two start-ups per series creates real commerce for our region and ensures that Boise’s entrepreneurial spirit will live on through another generation."

Public education in Idaho is "like a vehicle that has gone without maintenance." Mike Lanza, a Boise parent

Representatives from 17 Idaho companies traveled with Otter on his nine-day trade mission to Russia in November. The group split time between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

This particular case came to light because of the diligence of tech-savvy customers who questioned why a flashlight app would be interested in a phone’s geolocation. The FTC said consumer concerns posted online helped to tip off the agency.

A proposed Idaho ballot measure would lift the minimum hourly pay to $9.80 by 2017.

"Because we have been blessed personally, it’s our job to reach out to the community," Christopher James said.

The group is focusing its effort on creating a market for locally grown meat and building a facility to process and package the meat. A cooperative of small-scale producers would ensure the volume of meat needed to satisfy the demand.

The supermarket chain is smaller now but based once again in Boise, where the CEO says it’s finding new life.

Blad told the Idaho State Journal (http://bit.ly/1eauXIi) in a story on Saturday that 410 workers will be out of a job following the plant’s scheduled closure in June.