A word with Alicia Vanderschuere: ‘Everything I’ve done has prepared me for this’ 
By Cady McGovern
Alicia Vanderschuere is founder and CEO of RosieMade, an online marketplace that sells products made in the United States by women-owned or women-supportive companies. In order to sell with RosieMade, a company must be owned or co-owned by a woman, must have a woman as president or CEO, or must have women in 50 percent [...]
Eugene Bonfilio is director of golf at Whitetail Club in McCall
Eugene Bonfilio has joined Whitetail Club in McCall as director of golf. In this role, he will be responsible for the management and continued development of the community’s golf program. Bonfilio has 25 years of private club experience. He has been an accredited PGA member since 1991. He most recently worked as general manager of [...]
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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- US home sales tick up to highest in more than 3 years
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Old Bob Rice Ford buildings being demolished
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MarCon president slapped with 24 federal charges
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Project Update: Gexpro tenant improvements
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State council settles on first round of IGEM grants
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The Price Was Right
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Investment bank to open capital to mid-sized companies
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- US housing starts fell in April but permits surged
MARKET SECTORS
Construction
Old Bob Rice Ford buildings being demolished
Buildings for the former Bob Rice Ford car dealership are being demolished, but there are no plans for the 10-acre riverside site. The buildings [...]
Education
State council settles on first round of IGEM grants
Seven Idaho university research projects will share more than $800,000 in state grants that are the first of their kind under the Idaho Global [...]
Financial Services
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 [...]
Health Care
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 [...]
Law & Government
State council settles on first round of IGEM grants
Seven Idaho university research projects will share more than $800,000 in state grants that are the first of their kind under the Idaho Global [...]
Technology
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 [...]
Patrick Couwenberg was once a Los Angeles Superior Court justice. He had one very large problem: his resume bore very little resemblance to the truth. Every section of his resume contained lies – about his education, military service (a nonexistent Purple Heart), and work experience (a fictitious job as a covert CIA operative). Couwenberg was [...]
What a difference a year makes. Invitations to bid are flying. Estimators are in short supply. The phones are ringing, and backlogs are sizes we have not seen since fall 2008. We construction lawyers are happy again, too, because we are doing deals rather than presiding over distressed projects. While we are by no means [...]
