Friday, April 11, 2008
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A Downtown businessman has a smart idea for nurturing young entrepreneurs, a responsibility city and state leaders have ignored.
BoDo developer Mark Rivers will open in June the Boise WaterCooler, a business development center dedicated to innovators.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:26 AM |
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If you read the news on Thursday, it was reported that Oracle, the California business software company, passed over the Treasure Valley for a proposed new data center that would have brought some much-needed high-paying jobs.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:20 AM |
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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Boise has been named one of six rising technology hubs in the U.S. by CNN. Other cities in the rankings include Bellevue and Portland, proving yet again the Northwest's potential is limitless.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 11:14 AM |
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According to the 11th annual Cyberstates report, the spike in investments could be a good sign for the state's technology industry.
Idaho ranks among the lowest states for job growth in the high-tech industry, but a new report shows that a spike in investment may be a sign of a brighter future for the sector.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:06 AM |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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In my garage toolbox, I have a special tool that releases the spring that holds a set of automobile drum-brake shoes in place.
If you've ever done a brake job, you know what a pain it is to do one without the right tools.
I think I last used that tool in 1988 while in the Army at Fort Benning, Ga. to do a brake job on the 1971 Ford F100 that I had just bought for $700.
Two decades later, the tool still sits in my toolbox just in case I need it again.
This week, Idaho legislators started cleaning out Idaho's economic development tool box, and I have to wonder if they may be throwing away some important tools they may need again someday.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:26 PM |
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
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Of cities in the top 10, only Boise and Raleigh, N.C., have been the most consistent top performers in recent years.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 1:07 PM |
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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He built the biggest project in Downtown Boise in many years. Now BoDo developer Mark Rivers has turned his attention - some of it, anyway - to give other entrepreneurs a place to do business.
In mid-April, Rivers will open the Boise WaterCooler in the former Boise Heating & Cooling building on the corner of 14th and Idaho streets.
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| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 3:44 PM |
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