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IMA Site Tour | Aviation Specialties Unlimited | Boise

Aviation Specialties Unlimited 4632 West Aeronca St., Boise, United States

Curious to learn more about a local pioneer in aviation safety? We are! Aviation Specialties Unlimited is the recognized leader in life-saving Night Vision Solutions for the past 30 years. Founded in Boise by former AH-64 Apache Pilot, Mike Atwood in 1995. Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) tactical night vision and aviation systems and services have helped save lives by helping reduce unnecessary risks and accidents. ASU pilots employ night vision in non-military operations across the United States, including law enforcement aviation operations for rotor-wing and fixed wing aircraft.Due to the small size of this tour, please ONLY ONE representative per company.

IMA Unlocking Hidden Savings: Cost Reduction Strategies for Manufacturers Workshop

Idaho Manufacturing Alliance 5465 E. Terra Linda Way, Nampa, ID, United States

Join IMA for an exclusive, manufacturers-only workshop focused on uncovering impactful savings strategies across key operational areas. During this interactive session, industry experts will explore real-world strategies that have helped manufacturers significantly boost their bottom line.

FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food Course

Tri City Development Council 7130 West Grandridge Boulevard #Ste A Kennewick, WA 99336

Join Impact Washington for a comprehensive 2-day Preventive Controls for Animal Food workshop. This workshop will take place on June 12th and 13th, 8 AM to 5 PM, providing essential knowledge and training for Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI).

$850
Event Series Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

FREE – Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics at the University of Idaho

Hosted by the Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics at the University of Idaho
Join select sessions via Zoom — no travel required!

Monday, June 9 – Data and Programming Intro Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – Introduction & Setting Up a Python Environment
-10:50 AM–12:45 PM – Basics of Data Manipulation with Python/Pandas
-1:20–3:10 PM – Data Visualization with Grafana
-3:10–5:00 PM – Time Series Data

Tuesday, June 10 – Electronics and Sensors Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – Design a Custom Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Thursday, June 12 – Machine Vision Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – OpenCV with Python
-10:50 AM–12:45 PM – Basic Neural Networks for Machine Vision
-1:20–5:00 PM – Object Detectors

Friday, June 13 – AI Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – AI Overview and Coding Environments
-10:50 AM–12:45 PM – Decision Trees
-1:20–3:10 PM – Neural Networks
-3:10–5:00 PM – Explainable AI, Large Models, and Beyond

Event Series Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

FREE – Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics at the University of Idaho

Hosted by the Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics at the University of Idaho
Join select sessions via Zoom — no travel required!

Monday, June 9 – Data and Programming Intro Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – Introduction & Setting Up a Python Environment
-10:50 AM–12:45 PM – Basics of Data Manipulation with Python/Pandas
-1:20–3:10 PM – Data Visualization with Grafana
-3:10–5:00 PM – Time Series Data

Tuesday, June 10 – Electronics and Sensors Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – Design a Custom Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Thursday, June 12 – Machine Vision Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – OpenCV with Python
-10:50 AM–12:45 PM – Basic Neural Networks for Machine Vision
-1:20–5:00 PM – Object Detectors

Friday, June 13 – AI Day
-9:00–10:50 AM – AI Overview and Coding Environments
-10:50 AM–12:45 PM – Decision Trees
-1:20–3:10 PM – Neural Networks
-3:10–5:00 PM – Explainable AI, Large Models, and Beyond

Commerce Connections

The Idaho Department of Commerce proudly launches its new event series, Commerce Connection: Bridging Resources, bringing our team statewide to connect with communities, businesses, and professionals.
June 24 - Blaine County
June 26 - Valley County

IMA Site Tour | Idaho Correctional Industries | Kuna

Idaho Correctional Industries 13500 S Pleasant Valley Rd. Kuna, ID 83634 United States, Kuna, ID, United States

Idaho Correctional Industries (ICI) programs benefit by providing better public safety in our prisons and communities. They improve prison security by keeping Residents active and engaged while incarcerated and provide Residents who will return to our communities with opportunities to learn life and job skills and develop a work ethic that enables them to become productive employees, good neighbors and law-abiding, tax-paying citizens. The Resident training program is closely modeled after the real world. Employability and technical skills are developed and applied daily both within and out of prison.

Toyota Kata Introduction – Coeur d’Alene

North Idaho College Hedlund Building Room 420 N College Dr, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Toyota Kata is a structured, scientific approach to continuous improvement, problem-solving. It helps organizations develop a culture of experimentation, learning, and adaptability—essential skills for today’s fast-changing business environment. This course includes two half-day training sessions designed for leaders who want to apply Kata thinking to drive performance, improve processes, and develop problem-solving skills at every level of their organization.

$300

Event Series Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

Idaho Food Business Foundations

University of Idaho Food Technology Center 1908 E. Chicago Street, Caldwell, ID, United States

Turning Recipes into Revenue Starts Here!
Are you ready to launch your food business, grow your cottage food operation, or break into retail & wholesale? The Idaho Food Business Foundations workshop series is your step-by-step guide to success! 🙌
Led by Idaho food industry experts, this 8-part series covers everything from food safety to packaging, sourcing, and marketing—giving you the foundation to confidently produce, sell, and scale your product.
📅 Workshop Schedule:
🧼 7/7 – Foundations of Safe Food Handling
⚖️ 7/21 – Food Safety 2: Advanced Practices & Compliance
🥫 8/4 – Processing Methods: Small-Scale Food Manufacturing
🧽 8/18 – Sanitation 1: Cleaning & Sanitizing Basics
🔬 9/8 – Sanitation 2: Deep Cleaning & Microbial Control
🌾 9/22 – Sourcing Local: Regional Ingredients for Value-Added Foods
🏷️ 10/6 – Packaging & Labeling: Getting Retail Ready
📦 10/13 – Marketing & Distribution: Reaching Your Customer

💰 Cost: $50 per class
🎁 Special Offer: Sign up for the full series and get 50% off—just $200 for all 8 sessions!
🎓 Bonus: Attend 5 or more classes and receive 4 hours of consulting FREE to help grow your business.

2nd Annual Idaho Manufacturing Golf Tournament

Ridgecrest Golf Course 3730 Ridgecrest Drive, Nampa, Idaho

Join IMA for 2nd Annual IMA Golf Tournament, network with the manufacturing community on a beautiful golf course; enjoy food, drink, networking, and 18 holes of golf on Ridgecrest Golf Course!

Event Series Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

Idaho Food Business Foundations

University of Idaho Food Technology Center 1908 E. Chicago Street, Caldwell, ID, United States

Turning Recipes into Revenue Starts Here!
Are you ready to launch your food business, grow your cottage food operation, or break into retail & wholesale? The Idaho Food Business Foundations workshop series is your step-by-step guide to success! 🙌
Led by Idaho food industry experts, this 8-part series covers everything from food safety to packaging, sourcing, and marketing—giving you the foundation to confidently produce, sell, and scale your product.
📅 Workshop Schedule:
🧼 7/7 – Foundations of Safe Food Handling
⚖️ 7/21 – Food Safety 2: Advanced Practices & Compliance
🥫 8/4 – Processing Methods: Small-Scale Food Manufacturing
🧽 8/18 – Sanitation 1: Cleaning & Sanitizing Basics
🔬 9/8 – Sanitation 2: Deep Cleaning & Microbial Control
🌾 9/22 – Sourcing Local: Regional Ingredients for Value-Added Foods
🏷️ 10/6 – Packaging & Labeling: Getting Retail Ready
📦 10/13 – Marketing & Distribution: Reaching Your Customer

💰 Cost: $50 per class
🎁 Special Offer: Sign up for the full series and get 50% off—just $200 for all 8 sessions!
🎓 Bonus: Attend 5 or more classes and receive 4 hours of consulting FREE to help grow your business.

IMA Site Tour | Gayle Manufacturing Company (GMC) and R&B Protective Coatings Inc. | Caldwell

Gayle Manufacturing Company 20409 Weitz Rd, Caldwell, ID, United States

Two Tours Rolled Into One! Who Wants To Join Us For A Rare Two-Fer Site Tour Event?

These 2 facilities have the latest state of the art automated structural steel fabrication, paint processing, handling, and machining equipment.

The first part of the plant tour will be at Gayle Manufacturing Company (GMC) in Caldwell. GMC operates this large world class facility, with extensive fabrication capabilities, sitting on 50-acres, with room for growth. The second part of the plant tour will be nearby at GMC’s partner paint company, R&B Protective Coatings, Inc., less than a ½ mile drive from GMC’s back gate. R&B just completed construction of their second location with the first being in California. R&B’s Caldwell, ID facility is located on a 4-acre parcel with an additional 10 acres to expand and built with state-of-the-art equipment to streamline the coating application.

Lean Six Sigma White Belt Course – Coeur d’Alene

North Idaho College Hedlund Building Room 420 N College Dr, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

The Lean Six Sigma White Belt (LSSWB) is a 1-day introductory course that provides a basic understanding of Lean and Six Sigma principles. It equips participants with the knowledge to support projects, understand the terminology and concepts used in Lean Six Sigma initiatives, and serves as a foundation for pursuing further training towards a Yellow Belt, which allows for more advanced roles in Lean Six Sigma projects.

$300

Event Series Zoom-Accessible Sessions – 2025 Robotics and AI Bootcamps

Idaho Food Business Foundations

University of Idaho Food Technology Center 1908 E. Chicago Street, Caldwell, ID, United States

Turning Recipes into Revenue Starts Here!
Are you ready to launch your food business, grow your cottage food operation, or break into retail & wholesale? The Idaho Food Business Foundations workshop series is your step-by-step guide to success! 🙌
Led by Idaho food industry experts, this 8-part series covers everything from food safety to packaging, sourcing, and marketing—giving you the foundation to confidently produce, sell, and scale your product.
📅 Workshop Schedule:
🧼 7/7 – Foundations of Safe Food Handling
⚖️ 7/21 – Food Safety 2: Advanced Practices & Compliance
🥫 8/4 – Processing Methods: Small-Scale Food Manufacturing
🧽 8/18 – Sanitation 1: Cleaning & Sanitizing Basics
🔬 9/8 – Sanitation 2: Deep Cleaning & Microbial Control
🌾 9/22 – Sourcing Local: Regional Ingredients for Value-Added Foods
🏷️ 10/6 – Packaging & Labeling: Getting Retail Ready
📦 10/13 – Marketing & Distribution: Reaching Your Customer

💰 Cost: $50 per class
🎁 Special Offer: Sign up for the full series and get 50% off—just $200 for all 8 sessions!
🎓 Bonus: Attend 5 or more classes and receive 4 hours of consulting FREE to help grow your business.

Field to Fork Festival – Celebrate Idaho Food & Drink with FARE

University of Idaho - Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center 10881 N Boyer Rd, Sandpoint, ID 83864, Sandpoint, ID, United States

Join us on Thursday, August 7 for the FARE Idaho Field to Fork Festival, Sandpoint, a full day dedicated to celebrating and strengthening North Idaho’s local food economy. Hosted by FARE Idaho, this gathering brings together farmers, ranchers, food producers, retailers, chefs, and community members to connect, collaborate, and explore how we can build a more resilient regional food system—together. The daytime festival is free and open to the public, with special access for buyers beginning at noon.

Free