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TechHelp asks for small personnel increase to sustain Studio Blue workforce and manufacturing assistance
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Boise State’s TechHelp described its work helping small and medium manufacturers, highlighted impact metrics and requested $5,000 for the Studio Blue director role to preserve operations as grant funding declined.
BOISE — TechHelp, a Boise State University program that provides engineering, design and manufacturing assistance to Idaho industry, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it needs modest ongoing state support to sustain Studio Blue, its new-product-development arm.
Kevin Campbell, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, said TechHelp’s appropriation has been broadly stable around $450,000 outside of COVID-era grants. He reported TechHelp’s…
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