Morning News: CDA Tech Startup Dreams Big, Unemployment Aid Applications Increase

Families Make Big Changes To Pay For College – “A recent study by the research group Ipsos and the student loan giant, Sallie Mae, shows that approximately 70 percent of families are eliminating college choices based on cost. More students are also now choosing to enroll in community colleges, which is often the most affordable option.” NPR

CDA’s hub of a high-tech dream – “Everything about the place smacks of success, of laboring in the lap of luxury. But the truth is, this high tech rocket is yet to take off. Started in 2009 by three Coeur d’Alene guys who knew each other from their days at Lake City High School, HubWorks has developed an iPad-delivered customer order product for restaurants and bars that is being piloted in the Minneapolis area and in Hollywood, Calif.” North Idaho Business Journal

US unemployment aid applications rise to 365,000 – “The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, though the data was likely skewed higher by seasonal factors. Weekly applications increased by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 365,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. “ Associated Press

County workers could get raises – “Kootenai County’s elected department heads have prepared a preliminary $87 million budget for fiscal year 2013, with a proposed 3 percent raise for all 700 county employees. The preliminary budget also estimates a shortfall of more than $5.7 million, if the commissioners agree to all personnel requests, capital requests and additional operating costs.” Coeur d’Alene Press