Competition increases among commercial property listing providers 
By Brad Carlson
Entities that provide data on available commercial properties are getting more active in the Boise area. Exposing properties to a large audience, and making sure information is accurate and timely, are important as market conditions remain challenging, sources said. In the Boise market, longtime player LoopNet Inc. is adding offerings, CoStar Group is getting more aggressive, [...]
Ericksen wins Agent of Year Award
Kimber Ericksen from the Idaho General Office of New York Life Insurance Company, an agent since 2006, has received the New Associate Agent of the Year Award. This award recognizes an agent within his or her first four years with the company who has achieved the top production or first-year sales commissions among all new organization [...]
Printer companies adapting to tech, other trends
By Zach Hagadone
Ink smudges, paper jams, dry cartridges, empty trays - just a few of the hassles that businesses go through every day with their printers. And that’s not to mention the cost of buying and maintaining equipment, keeping reams of paper on hand, and worrying that you’re destroying the planet. Given all that - and combined with [...]
IDAHO BUSINESS POLL
Employers, plan now for Mental Health Parity rules
By Michelle Hicks
Large employers need to start planning, if they haven’t already, to meet new regulations issued under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. New rules around the act were published on Feb. 2 and impact any plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2010. Essentially, the act says that employers and [...]
MOST POPULAR STORIES
MARKET SECTORS
Construction
D.R. Horton posts profit for Q1
D.R. Horton posted its first quarterly profit in three years Tuesday and predicted it would stay in the black at least through the first half [...]
Education
Idaho Falls mayor declares small business day
Idaho Falls Mayor Jared Fuhriman, the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce and the Idaho Department of Labor have united to propose a day of [...]
Financial Services
Home Federal Bancorp sees loss in 4Q
Home Federal Bancorp officials reported a $300,000-plus loss in the final quarter of 2009, while focusing on the absorption of its purchase of Oregon-based Community [...]
Health Care
St. Luke’s Health System selects AmeriBen for services
Meridian based AmeriBen has been awarded a contract to administer medical benefits for St. Luke's Health System beginning April 1. Jon Aubrey, senior vice [...]
Law & Government
Bill seeks to rein in cities’ use of LIDs
An Idaho House committee will give a full hearing to a bill that would restrict cities' use of local improvement districts to pay for infrastructure [...]
Real Estate
Report shows home buyers' negotiating power gains
Home buyers in much of the United States paid thousands of dollars below asking prices in December and for the first time in 11 months [...]
Resources
IPUC OKs sale of Coeur d’Alene water company
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved the sale of the Troy Hoffman Water Corp. to Dalton Square LLC, a light industrial property and residential [...]
Technology
Intel, Micron team up for new NAND flash memory chip
Intel Corp. and Boise-based Micron Technology on Feb. 1 announced the release of a new 25-nanometer NAND flash memory product, which the companies said leads [...]
By Brad Carlson
An excellent Wall Street Journal column asks, “Will we ever again trust Wall Street?” Columnist Jason Zweig looks at possible answers and provides background.
By Michael Tomlin
I’m not a big car racing fan, but then neither is NASCAR.
NETWORKING CALENDAR
LOCAL STOCKS
