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Scott Duncan, a plumbing and HVAC contractor for Drake Mechanical, changes a check valve at a pump house on Warm Springs Avenue east of Harris Ranch in Boise. After laying off some workers during the recession, Drake has been hiring people lately to meet demand for the companys services.

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YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Making Good in Real Estate: Idaho job changes, recognition and other achievements

Pam Sprute has joined the investment services team at Thornton Oliver Keller Commercial Real Estate.
YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Making Good: Idaho job changes, recognition and other achievements

Heather Wheeler, Carrie Colby and Maurine Collins have been named the 2013 leadership team for Leadership Boise, a program of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY

Micron turns profit for first time in 2 years

Micron Technology Inc. reported its first profit in two years Wednesday.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Ada County cafe's neighbor tries to put the brakes on alcohol license

A neighbor is trying to stop the new owners of Hilltop Station restaurant near Lucky Peak Reservoir from getting a license to serve beer and wine. Under Ada County code, 75 percent of neighbors must consent to the alcohol license, but Hilltop only has two neighbors, and one said no.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Sony chief says time needed to study proposal

Sony Corp. needs more time to study a key proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to spin off a part of its entertainment unit as a way to propel its fledgling revival, the chief executive told shareholders Thursday.

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NATIONAL ECONOMY

Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow

Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year and end it by the middle of next.
NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

GAO says airline merger would reduce competition

A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.
NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases

In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening.