UGOBE is first technology company to locate headquarters in Eagle
The City of Eagle has landed the first major technology company, UGOBE, to establish a headquarters facility in the planned Eagle-Star Technology Corridor. UGOBE officials announced in a news release Monday (Oct. 6) that the business move would potentially bring about 60 new jobs with it.
UGOBE, an inventor of robotics, has been operating a 9,000-square-foot research and
development facility in Eagle for several years. The company created the Life Form Pleo, a cute green Camarasaurus, that won many awards for best invention in 2006, and Furby, an electronic furry toy robot that sold millions worldwide for Tiger Electronics in the late 1990s.
To learn more about Pleo, click here. To see a You Tube video of Pleo bonding with dolphins at Sea World, click here.
To view a news story in the Idaho Business Review about UGOBE’s decision to move its headquarters to Eagle, click here.
C. Lloyd Mahaffey, an Eagle-based businessman and former Apple computers executive, said he expects more robotics-type companies to possibly locate in Idaho. “This creates a solid robotics foothold in the TreasureValley, which will spawn other companies over time. When one company comes, others have a tendency to follow. This opens a whole new area of technology interest in the Treasure Valley that doesn't currently exist.”
Mary May, Community Liaison for M3 Companies, has been involved in the preliminary discussions and planning for the Eagle-Star Technology Corridor. “The news about UGOBE is very exciting and a great first step for this emerging sector,” May said. “We know that our friendly community, quality schools, pro-business climate and quality of life all played a part in bringing UGOBE to Eagle.”
Technology companies that are being courted in the Eagle-Star Technology Corridor include those that create computer games for kids, software development firms, alternative energy companies and more, she said. Another goal is to create a business incubator facility for entrepreneurs, similar to the Water Cooler in Boise.
UGOBE, an inventor of robotics, has been operating a 9,000-square-foot research and
development facility in Eagle for several years. The company created the Life Form Pleo, a cute green Camarasaurus, that won many awards for best invention in 2006, and Furby, an electronic furry toy robot that sold millions worldwide for Tiger Electronics in the late 1990s.To learn more about Pleo, click here. To see a You Tube video of Pleo bonding with dolphins at Sea World, click here.
To view a news story in the Idaho Business Review about UGOBE’s decision to move its headquarters to Eagle, click here.
C. Lloyd Mahaffey, an Eagle-based businessman and former Apple computers executive, said he expects more robotics-type companies to possibly locate in Idaho. “This creates a solid robotics foothold in the TreasureValley, which will spawn other companies over time. When one company comes, others have a tendency to follow. This opens a whole new area of technology interest in the Treasure Valley that doesn't currently exist.”
Mary May, Community Liaison for M3 Companies, has been involved in the preliminary discussions and planning for the Eagle-Star Technology Corridor. “The news about UGOBE is very exciting and a great first step for this emerging sector,” May said. “We know that our friendly community, quality schools, pro-business climate and quality of life all played a part in bringing UGOBE to Eagle.”
Technology companies that are being courted in the Eagle-Star Technology Corridor include those that create computer games for kids, software development firms, alternative energy companies and more, she said. Another goal is to create a business incubator facility for entrepreneurs, similar to the Water Cooler in Boise.
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