Regional Business News

The technology sector is important to Idaho´s exports, representing 63 percent of the value of all exports. The state has one of the nation´s highest percentages of exports coming from high-tech firms: New Mexico: 79…

The Idaho Small Business Development Center and the Women´s Business Center are hosting a two-day conference on July 9 and 10 for businesses and entrepreneurs searching for research and development funding. The conference, titled “Funding…

An embryonic effort to create a high-tech manufacturing consortium in Spokane received a strong endorsement Tuesday from U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt. Bert Caldwell The Spokesman Review Staff writer The Spokane Republican attended an informational meeting…

Spokane’s growing biotech sector is planning its next big step. Washington State University-Spokane and a group representing area hospitals have a formal funding request for $5.5 million over three years on the desks of the…

So, the idea is to attract a bunch of smart, educated people to an area and new companies will automatically sprout. Right? Wrong. Julie Howard- The Idaho Statesman “It´s not necessarily that just because you…

Default Browser: Tom Sowa says ePier.com has done what many online businesses couldn’t – make a profit. You’d think there was just one online auction site, judging by the publicity eBay has received the past…

AMGEN’S PURCHASE of Immunex means that scientific talent could be recruited to other cities — or it could be the opportunity to build a stronger biotech community here. By Luke Timmerman Seattle Times business reporter…

The Salt Lake City-Ogden metropolitan area is No. 1 among the nation’s 50 largest cities in the percentage of growth of women-owned businesses, their employment levels and sales over the past five years, according to…

Spokane software developer Aurora Consulting Group says it expects to generate tens of millions of dollars in additional revenue in the next 18 months through strong ties it has forged with software giant Microsoft Corp.,…

The state could lower the sales tax by 1 or 2 percent and still have more than enough money to balance the budget and fund all its programs. Senior legislators still unwilling to pull exemptions…