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TechHelp at Boise State details Studio Blue work, seeks small state support for director amid grant decline
Summary
Boise State's TechHelp presented program metrics, explained Studio Blue's product-development work for manufacturers statewide and requested modest recurring state support for the Studio Blue director after federal grant funding declined.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard from TechHelp, a Boise State University program that supports small and medium-sized manufacturers through design, prototyping, testing and market-development services. Brad McDonald, TechHelp's executive director, described the Studio Blue product-development unit and sought a small recurring appropriation to sustain a partially grant-funded director position.
Program and performance measures
McDonald said TechHelp is part of a national manufacturing-extension network and uses…
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