Micron CEO Steve Appleton, 51, dies in plane crash

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Steve Appleton, the CEO and chairman of semiconductor company Micron Technology, died this morning in a small plane crash in Boise, Idaho, the company said in a statement a short time ago. Appleton, 51, was an avid pilot. He was the only person in the plane at the time of the accident at the Boise… Read More…

What a long strange trip it has been: Highway 12 Ventures to wind down new investing

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Venture capital firms are bit like old soldiers. They never really die, they just sort of fade away. And that appears to be what’s happening at Highway 12 Ventures, the 11-year-old Boise venture capital firm which announced today that it will not pursue a new fund and as a result wind down operations over time…. Read More…