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Slowdown nails contractors: Dozens of Idaho small business owners file for bankruptcy (access required)

by Simon Shifrin
Published: October 27,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am

Dozens of small business owners in Idaho’s residential construction industry have filed for bankruptcy over the past few months in what appears to be more fallout from the local housing downturn.From tile installers and painters to home-builders and appraisers, court documents tell the stories of entrepreneurs that have been forced to start liquidating or reorganizing ...



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