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MPC, formerly Micron PC, files bankruptcy

Friday, November 14, 2008 22:33 2 Comments

I moved to Boise in 2000 to take a job as Director of IT for Micron PC in Nampa, Idaho.  The division I worked for closed a year later.  And for seven more years I watched the company struggle to keep its doors open.  Last week the company announced it was filing for bankruptcy. 
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One Small Step In the Fight Against Spam

Monday, October 20, 2008 22:30 No Comments

From a press release issued by the FTC and reported on by Findlaw: A U.S. district court has ordered a halt to the operations of a vast international spam network that peddled prescription drugs, weight loss pills and bogus male-enhancement products. The network has been identified as the largest “spam gang” in the world by [...]

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Mervyn’s, Linens and Things, Sharper Image

Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:13 No Comments

Last week we heard of the bankrupty filings of Mervyns and Linens and Things. Large retailers with major competition, and an economy where people are not purchasing new homes to decorate. In the recent trends of mega mergers, it was interesting that Bed, Bath and Beyond did not purchase Linens and Things.
Target, Inc sold Mervyns [...]

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The Future of Small Businesses

Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:38 No Comments

99.9% of the 27.2 million businesses in the United States employee less than 500 workers. 20.4 million of those are sole proprietorships with no employees. It’s Joe working for himself. 80% of new jobs are created by these small businesses. 97% of all exporters are small businesses. The numbers speak for themselves. Small businesses are [...]

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