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How a Just-Formed Truffle Group Scored an Early Win

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The Idaho Truffle Growers Association, trying to cultivate an industry from a challenging fungus, saw near-immediate support for its mission in the form of a large research grant from the state. It didn’t take long for the Idaho Truffle Growers Association to see results. million handed out by the department this year.

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Wisconsin Grocers Want to Tap the Fresh Beer Market

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While filling growlers in grocery and convenient stores is a growing national trend—with stores everywhere from Seattle to Boise, Idaho , to upstate New York now offering beer on tap—most grocery stores in Wisconsin operate under a Class A liquor license, which limits them to the sale of pre-packaged beer.

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Best of the Web: March 2014

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The Idaho Statesman. ASAE 2014 Marketing Membership & Communications Conference. Best of the Web AM&P ASAE Associations CalSAE creativity Exchange Events Graymail Infographic Membership & Marketing Conference Mentoring Snapchat TSAE' Here’s How to Find One. Nicole Fallon. Business News Daily. Kristin Piombino.

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Marketing the Future: Learn From the Mac’s Initial Missteps

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production—and has been steadily losing market share to other apple varieties. We vividly remember the genius marketing of the original Apple Macintosh in 1984—but we forget that the device initially fell flat with business customers. On December 31, 1983, a minute-long ad played on a local CBS affiliate in tiny Twin Falls, Idaho.

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New Association Will Accredit Healthy Destinations

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Health nut or not, if you’re in the market for a health-focused travel destination, a newly formed association may be able to help you find what you’re looking for. use of IHDA’s “Approved Healthy Destination” logo on marketing materials. IHDA’s support in developing and implementing health promotion programs.

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Invest in Yourself: Book Recommendations for Young Professionals

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No matter what, this approach will give you a broader, deeper and better perspective on management, leadership, markets and organizations and provide you with a method of self-reflection. Educated: A Memoir – Growing up in rural Idaho, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn’t go to school.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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It should also be noted that the list reflects my interests: associations, events, travel, tech, government, education, social media, communications, marketing, public relations, and jobs. Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. Marketing Strategist.