BP protesters in Boise call for ‘Gulf justice’
By Jennifer Gonzalez
A group of Idahoans took a stand on the federal court steps in Boise challenging any preferential treatment BP may receive in upcoming lawsuits. On July 29, a panel of federal judges was expected to decide how to handle hundreds of lawsuits filed against BP resulting from the Gulf oil spill.
Balch named manager at Zions Bank branch
Zions Bank has hired Matt Balch as branch manager at Zions Bank’s Boise Fairview and Cole office, located at 7402 W. Fairview Ave. He is responsible for business development and customer service management of the branch. Balch, a Utah native, has worked for Zions Bank since 2005 and most recently was the branch manager of Zions [...]
Sun not setting on couple's solar dreams
Dustin and Franccesca Baker are in hot water. Sort of. Their business helps others heat water, keep their houses warm, and their refrigerators cold. The Bakers install solar electric and solar thermal panels in residences and commercial buildings through a business they opened last year called Idaho Solar Design & Consulting. The couple was chosen to [...]
Healthy workforce key insurance benefits issue
I know many benefit and HR leaders are trying to understand the specific impacts of health care reform on their plans for 2011. It’s tough right now. Open enrollment begins for most companies in just a couple of months and new rules are issued by the Department of Labor almost every day. But while you consider [...]
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Construction
Idaho contractors uncertain about future 
The only way to track Pat McEntee down is by cell phone. As the vice president of Boise-based Central Paving Co., he's the first to [...]
Financial Services
Minnick crafts bill to avert commercial loan collapse
Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick, hoping to fend off a looming wave of commercial loan defaults and a continuing decline in real estate prices, was preparing [...]
Health Care
After 17 years, a new leader for Idaho’s Mountain States Group
Mountain States Group, a non-profit organization that provides health and human service programs around Idaho and in some other states, has a new executive [...]
Resources
Brookings report disparages cities' 'desperate corporate recruitment'
A new Brookings Institution report derides the kind of business recruitment campaigns that have dominated the time and money of a lot of Idaho business [...]
It doesn’t cost any money to convince people of this: the city of Boise needs a stronger airport with improved passenger and freight access to grow its economy. And that cannot happen unless there is a change in the state’s Constitution.
I am not the first to note or believe that mean people …, well, create vacuums. I am a social scientist by training and work, and have long-proclaimed how much I “love people.” I am loving you far less each news cycle.
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