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Marketing Mistakes
If you’re running a startup, you have some difficult choices to make when it comes to marketing. On the one hand, marketing is the lifeblood of the company because good marketing attracts customers and investors alike. On the other hand, you can’t spend too much time, effort, and resources on marketing because it will be…
Continue ReadingUS to build $1.6B East Idaho facility for warships’ nuclear waste
IDAHO FALLS — Site preparation on a new $1.65 billion Expended Core Facility that handles fuel waste from the nation’s fleet of nuclear-powered warships will begin in 2017, the Navy and U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday. Located at the Naval Reactors Facility at the Idaho National Laboratory, the new facility will support the Naval…
Continue ReadingDowntown Idaho Falls Welcomes City Bagel & Bakery
There’s a new business in downtown Idaho Falls—and a delicious one at that. The space that once held Lily’s Consignment has been remodeled and is now home to City Bagel & Bakery. Located at the corner of Shoup Avenue and A street, in the 101-year-old Shane building, City Bagel & Bakery is the creation of…
Continue ReadingSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Would Bring 1,000+ Jobs to Idaho Falls
The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS — During the Intermountain Energy Summit, held in Idaho Falls earlier this week, there was discussion about Idaho National Laboratory being the preferred site to locate the construction and operation of the world’s first NuScale Power Small Modular Reactor plant. The impact…
Continue ReadingSturgis 2016 or Bust
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota is the largest motorcycle rally in America. A Mecca, so to speak, for motorcyclists in America, Canada, South American countries and even some having to cross oceans to attend. The event celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2015 and by all accounts it was an epic party. While…
Continue ReadingCraigslist East Idaho Awesome-ness
Contrary to the belief of most Americans, Idaho has more than one city in it which is reflected on Craigslist: enter Craigslist East Idaho. Last time Craigslist East Idaho offered up dinosaurs and bear bait barrels, considering what is below there is a good change we’ve managed to top all that previous awesome-ness. Bob Marley…
Continue ReadingCraigslist Boise Awesome-ness
Each time the word ‘awesome’ is typed into the search box of Craigslist Boise the searcher is rewarded with a plethora of fantastic items listed for sale that in every way are ‘awesome’. Since the last outing into the awesome underbelly of Craigslist Boise we have come up with five more top shelf listings for…
Continue ReadingMarijuana Use May Be OK With Some Life Insurance Companies
Customers’ Pot Smoking May Not Be A Deal Breaker For Life Insurers If you smoke marijuana and you’re shopping for life insurance, chances are you can find a company that won’t penalize you for your habit, but you may have to weed out several insurers to find the best policy. Eighty percent of the 148…
Continue ReadingThe Dark Side of Attraction Marketing – The Rise of Fake Review Scams
Attraction Marketing, a hot buzzword that sounds like money in your inbox may just be too good to be true. Clever web marketing self described “experts” keep writing about attraction marketing yet no one explains what this really means. Here is your answer: Attraction marketing is bait and switch content using fake online reviews and click…
Continue ReadingCan your Facebook friends help you find a job?
by: Laura Gee, Tufts University More than half of jobs are found with the help of a social tie, whether a friend, relative or distant acquaintance. For example, a friend may tell you about a job opening at her firm or a parent may offer you an internship at his company. For the eight million people…
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