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"International trade continues to offer Idaho a major avenue for economic expansion," Commerce & Labor director Roger B. Madsen said. "Every dollar the Legislature earmarks for international trade and every day Gov. Kempthorne promotes Idaho overseas pays significant dividends."

"It really is true," Powell said. "People who are staying in their jobs stay there because of the kinds of skills their managers have."

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Regence BlueShield of Idaho will unveil a new Web site to its 2.8 million members in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington on Monday. The site, htp://www.MyRegence.com , was designed to put health care information — claims, costs, health issues and community events — on one site personalized for each member of Regence BlueShield.

Biomedical research is among four "core competencies" that the Science and Technology Council works to promote and advocate, said Rick Ritter, director of technology outreach at the TECenter at Boise State University West in Nampa.

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"It rides perfectly, and doesn’t tip," she said. "We have a neighbor with a walker, and it’s stable for her. I can’t imagine anyone would have a wood dock."

Lean manufacturing is a new way of looking at production that starts from the premise that adding value for the customer is the primary goal. "One of the goals of a lean organization is to push down the ability to say, ‘Yes’," Buck said. "The closer the decision can come to the person doing the work, the more efficient the process."

LabMentors reports it has delivered more than 500,000 lab exercises this year.

It was bad news for the Nampa economy and the laid-off workers but good news to residents of a nearby housing subdivision who had been trying to get government help to reduce odors from the plant.