Idaho News & Events

The active lifestyle is part of Boise’s makeup, and according to one study, it could become a bigger factor in the city’s development and housing markets.

Conceived on campus, a game-based teaching platform branches out as a private business

Idaho’s median wage — where half the workers make more and half make less — is 87.3 percent of the national median. In some fields, the pay disparity is even greater.

Worse, Bieter said, the state seems content to sell itself as a cheap place to do business. He used as an example the state’s efforts earlier this year to attract firearms manufacturers.

"Schools across the nation continue to strive for improved student outcomes through improved staff collaboration and efficiency, better access to data to inform instructional decisions, added structure and cohesiveness for Response to Intervention (RtI) processes, and more transparent and consistent benchmarking methods to discern student progress," said Dr. Jim Lewis, CEO of Silverback Learning Solutions.

Through the statewide contract, though, a managed service will provide wireless connectivity as well as security, content filtering and project management.

Well-established firms and flurries of startups show strength and promise, experts say.

Look at a map showing broadband Internet access in Idaho and you’ll see broad swaths of online nothingness.

In December, Battelle announced it had started efforts to eliminate 300 jobs and could eventually eliminate 450 jobs. Officials said 223 employees have left, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

The companies already have a strong relationship. Affinity Amp developed website software for Bescover that serves as a marketing tool for bed and breakfasts and small inns.