Northern Idaho airplane industry group lifts off 
By Brad Iverson-Long
Aerospace companies in northern Idaho have gotten together to launch a new alliance that will advocate for their interests. The Idaho Aerospace Alliance will focus on worker training programs, and will share information and resources among regional manufacturers and suppliers that work with the aerospace industry. “We’re ready to let the world know we’re there,” said Jim [...]
Law firm expands staff, hires paralegal O’Tyson
Parsons Behle & Latimer has expanded the paralegal team in its Boise office (formerly Zarian Midgley and Johnson) with the addition of Julie O’Tyson. O’Tyson brings more than a decade of experience as an intellectual property paralegal. Her extensive background includes management of foreign and domestic intellectual property portfolios for clients and preparing trademark applications and correspondence [...]
Goodbye, fine dining; hello, hot dogs
Mark Makin has been a building contractor, owner of one restaurant, co-owner of another, general manager and chef at a fine dining spot, and when he wanted to slow down from that whirlwind career, he plunked down his own money to start selling untraditional hot dogs at a downtown Boise spot that had been the [...]
Some businesses blowing smoke over health care
Soon you might get fired for eating too many Krispy Kreme donuts. Why? To save on health care costs, your company has instituted a policy that allows them to fire overweight people. As of this writing, the above policy is fictional. However, some organizations actually have policies that prohibit hiring people who consume legal products in [...]
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Idaho Supreme court rules on loan transfer
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Premier Technology gives birth to three startups
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Turning the nightlights back on in downtown Nampa
Over the years, I’ve heard many, many sermons on tithing. It’s a difficult topic for pastors, priests and rabbis. I’ve heard great sermons on the topic, and I’ve heard some that were not great. Churches are businesses, in a way. Their missions are not about money, but their missions can’t be carried out without money. So, [...]
Many small businesses feel the pressure to join the social media party, encouraged to spit out tweets, posts, likes and other chatter meant to enhance their brand. Maintaining an online presence is an important part of business strategy for many industries, but it’s crucial to include your company’s most valuable resource—customers—in the conversation. And a valuable [...]
