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TechHelp’s Studio Blue seeks stable funding for director post as it expands manufacturer support
Summary
Boise State’s TechHelp updated the committee on services to small and medium manufacturers and asked for modest recurring state support to preserve its Studio Blue center director role after federal grants declined.
Brad McDonald, executive director of TechHelp at Boise State University, told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 24 that TechHelp delivers engineering, design and commercialization support to small and medium manufacturers statewide and measures success through standardized impact metrics such as retained/new jobs, sales and client‑reported outcomes.
TechHelp’s Studio Blue (a new product development unit) benefited in recent years from federal grants that…
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