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This morning's public memorial service for the late Micron CEO Steve Appleton has begun at Taco Bell Arena; you can watch live here or here, courtesy of TV stations KTVB-7 and KBOI2.
KTVB-TV is reporting that Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash at the Boise airport this morning; you can see their full report here. Appleton has owned more than 20 airplanes and was a stunt pilot who survived another crash in 2004 in the Idaho desert. The Associated Press reported that a small plane, an experimental fixed-wing single-engine Lancair, crashed just before 9 a.m. today, and that Ada County dispatch reported it received reports of a small plane that was on fire before it landed. The airport remained open with one runway in use. Micron's board released this statement, saying, “Our hearts go out to his wife, Dalynn, his children and his family during this tragic time. Steve's passion and energy left an indelible mark on Micron, the Idaho community and the technology industry at large.” Appleton was 51; he is survived by his wife and four children. Click below for a full report from the Associated Press.
Micron Technology, formerly the state’s largest private employer, announced today that it’ll phase out manufacturing of 200 mm wafers at its Boise plant, meaning 500 layoffs “in the near term” and “as many as 2,000 positions by the end of the company’s fiscal year.” In a press release, Steve Appleton, Micron chairman and CEO, said, “We remained hopeful that the demand for these products would stabilize in the marketplace and start to improve as we moved into the spring. Unfortunately, a better environment has not materialized, and we are at a point where we wanted to let our employees and the community know in advance what will occur later this summer.”
Gov. Butch Otter responded with a pledge of state assistance, including extending hours at Treasure Valley unemployment offices. “All of state government stands ready to assist people facing the challenges of unemployment, job training and placement needs,” Otter said. “I am directing Roger Madsen and his crew at the Idaho Department of Labor to extend their hours at Treasure Valley employment offices, and I want to assure everyone that our state employees and resources are focused on serving Idaho citizens at this difficult time.” Click below to read Micron’s press release and the full story from AP reporter John Miller, which includes this tidbit: Once the new layoffs are complete, not only will Micron no longer be Idaho’s largest private employer, it will trail St. Luke’s hospitals and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
which have some 7,500 workers each.
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