Big-D Construction projects acknowledged as Best of 2009

The Center for Advanced Studies, in Idaho Falls, and the Idaho Milk Products plant in Jerome were selected from 104 projects to receive top recognition in a recent awards contest held by Mountain States Construction Magazine.
Eight Big-D Construction projects were recognized in the magazine in its annual “Best of ‘09/Recognizing Excellence in Design and Construction [...]

Employers: Take the Time Now to Review Employment Classifications

Many employment law attorneys and human resource professionals believe that under the Obama Administration wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (”FLSA”) will receive more attention and will be pursued more aggressively than under the Bush Administration. The same professionals believe that the Obama Administration will place a greater emphasis on [...]

Eagle’s annexation dilemma 

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The city of Eagle wants to lay claim to the upcoming Eagle Island Marketplace, with its multi-department Fred Meyer and its hundreds of potential jobs.
The development is at the northeast corner of Linder Road and Chinden Boulevard, outside of city limits. Eagle and the developer, Phoenix-based Eisenberg Co., have signed a pre-annexation agreement, but there’s [...]

Senate health care bill singles out construction industry

Contractors are flabbergasted over a provision in the U.S. Senate’s version of the health care bill that singles out the construction industry for a special rule.

The bill says any business with 50 or more employees must provide health insurance or be subject to a $750 fine per worker. Construction companies are the one exception to [...]

JANUARY 2010 - CONSTRUCTION UPDATES  

Ada County Benjamin Campus Remodel Phase III
EKC, Inc.
Location: West Benjamin Street in Boise
Owner: Ada County
10,000 sq ft remodel of existing building with elevator addition.
Architect: Lombard-Conrad Architects
Update unavailable this month.

BSU Aquatic Center
Layton Construction
Owner: DPW
Contract Amount: 5.4 million
Aquatic Center Addition - Student Recreation Center
Architect: LKV Architects
Completion: 2010
Footing and foundations are complete and steel erection activities [...]

The Great Green Hope: Energy efficiency, green building seen as work force boons 

Most businesses wouldn’t dream of encouraging consumers to use less of their product. But Idaho Power isn’t your typical business.
As the largest public utility in Idaho, it serves more than 487,000 customers in southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon. But with thousands of new customers added each year, it doesn’t have enough generation resources to meet [...]

Simplot project scales back, moves forward  

The Simplot Foundation has cleared one more hurdle in moving forward with its $100 million downtown Boise project. Boise City Council gave Ada County Highway District its consent Jan. 12 to vacate Borah Street and the majority of a nearby alley, which would allow the Simplots to build over that area.

The Simplot family has not [...]