Much is at stake in GBAD board election 
By Sean Olson
The polls open for the Greater Boise Auditorium District May 21, giving voters the chance to put in their two cents about how the district should spend an estimated $45 million. The district, a Legislature-created entity that manages revenues from a 5 percent tax on hotel rooms in much of the Boise Metro area, is [...]
Kerry McCullough is interim CEO for Idaho Falls chamber
Kerry McCullough has been named interim CEO for the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce. McCullough has been the programs and events coordinator for more than three years. She fills the position vacated by Robb Chiles, who resigned two weeks ago. McCullough will continue to plan events such as the annual golf tournament, Independence Day [...]
Government agencies ask everyone to help prevent wildfires this summer
With scant precipitation, ongoing drought and higher-than-normal temperatures predicted for the summer, the spark from a chainsaw, a welding torch or a dragging trailer chain could result in disaster, not just for Idaho wildlands, but also for businesses and individuals found liable. Putting out fires is expensive, said Jessica Gardetto, public affairs specialist with the [...]
Last Planner is a handy tool for Lean interior design
“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” – [...]
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Government agencies ask everyone to help prevent wildfires this summer
With scant precipitation, ongoing drought and higher-than-normal temperatures predicted for the summer, the spark from a chainsaw, a welding torch or a dragging trailer [...]
Education
New Boise State art building will gather scattered department in one place
Boise State University plans to consolidate its art programs under one roof in a new building on campus. Conceptual design sketches of the 90,000-120,000-square-foot [...]
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Investment bank to open capital to mid-sized companies
Headwaters MB, a merchant bank based in Denver, has opened a Boise office. Managing director Jerry Sturgill hopes the new office can help mid-sized [...]
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Home health care industry faces leaner growth
If the growth of the senior citizen population is any indication, the home health care industry should be poised for success. There are more [...]
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Sylvia Hampel, owner of Clearview Cleaning, purchased 4,763 square feet of office space at 4977 Fairview Ave. in Boise. This location will be the company’s [...]
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Amid transitions, CradlePoint is growing
Boise tech company CradlePoint, which makes networking routers and software, is adding 50 employees and new production space in Boise this year as the [...]
Last month, the Idaho Business Review published an opinion piece by my friend, Marc Johnson, about the Greater Boise Auditorium District. With the upcoming election for seats on the district board, and with a renewed focus on the potential use of the district’s cash reserves and ongoing resources, it’s a good time to be talking [...]
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced last year that Delano Regional Medical Center, an acute-care hospital in California’s San Joaquin Valley, agreed to pay $975,000 to settle a class action national origin discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of a class of approximately 70 Filipino-American hospital workers. The employees alleged that the hospital’s English-only rule [...]
