Friday, April 18, 2008
"Idaho still needs to beef up support for tech" - by Ken Dey. I wrap up my second tour at the Idaho Statesman on Friday. By next week, I'll be the new public relations coordinator at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.
It's a bittersweet departure. I'm looking forward to the new opportunity and the growth potential the health care industry offers, but at the same time I'll miss my many colleagues and the opportunity to in some way serve as a voice for Idaho's high technology industry.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 8:30 AM |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A bipartisan group of senators think they've found a way to overcome objections that have derailed past efforts to reduce health insurance costs for small businesses.
New legislation introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, would encourage states to set up health care purchasing pools for small businesses and the self-employed. The Small Business Health Options Program also calls for the establishment of a nationwide purchasing pool in 2011.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:39 AM |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Gov. C.L. Butch Otter has vetoed legislation to repeal income tax credits for research activity. Having just signed the personal property tax relief bill into law, it would be inconsistent and unwise to then approve legislation eliminating tax relief for some of those businesses as well as some of Idahos larger employers, Otter wrote in a letter to Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:44 PM |
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Think you have what it takes to be Idahos Entrepreneurial Idol? Contact Idaho TechConnect to find out how you can qualify for TechLaunch 5.0, the early stage venture capital educational event, May 29 at the Doubletree Riverside in Boise, Idaho.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:19 PM |
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Friday, April 11, 2008
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.
| 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.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:20 AM |
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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.
| 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.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 10:06 AM |
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 2:26 PM |
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Of cities in the top 10, only Boise and Raleigh, N.C., have been the most consistent top performers in recent years.
| Posted by Shaun Shannon at 1:07 PM |
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