Keeping the roots alive 
POSTED: Monday, November 27, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
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Ag. group works to protect vanishing Idaho farmland
Micron shareholders push adoption of same-sex rule
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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The Micron Technology board of directors is recommending that shareholders vote against a proposal that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The Office of the Comptroller of New York City intends to present the proposal at Micron’s Dec. 5 shareholder meeting. The Office of the Comptroller is custodian of the New York City Employees’ Retirement [...]
Downtown Boise to get new parking garage
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
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Owners of former Boise Cascade HQ plan garage
Boiseans target gold mining company
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Council hears Atlanta mine complaints
Community colleges near top of legislative agenda
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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The push for community colleges has a powerful new ally.
Governor-elect C.L. “Butch” Otter said last week that community colleges are a top priority of his new administration.
Otter, who embraces his history as a lackluster student, said Boise Junior College gave him a second chance. (Boise Junior College is the old name many University of Idaho [...]
Gov., on the way out, pitches sales tax plan
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Jim Risch doesn’t want to get rid of the state sales tax on groceries. He just wants it to fade away.
During a Nov. 13 speech in Post Falls, the outgoing Idaho governor proposed a gradual phase-out of the tax Idaho citizens pay when they purchase groceries.
“It’s a painless and a real path to removal,” he [...]
Risch “explains” partisan divide
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Gov. Jim Risch has an interesting explanation for the partisan divide in Idaho. He blames his hunting trips with Kermit Kiebert.
Kiebert, a Democrat, and Risch, a Republican, have been friends for more than 30 years. The two are former legislative colleagues who over the years have hunted together near Kiebert’s north Idaho home.
“I’ve [...]
BOOM
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Twin Falls, Magic Valley riding a migration wave
Improving for you
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY:
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In coming week, the Idaho Business Review will launch a massive overhaul of our Web site, www.IdahoBusiness.net.
We’ll feature breaking news stories, updated throughout the day, every day of the work week. We’ll also be blogging about Idaho business and politics.
But, most important, we’re crafting the site to be useful for you. Over the last few [...]
Druzisky Golf Design moves to Boise
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Golf course architect David Druzisky recently moved his office from Phoenix to 106 N. 6th St., Boise.
He established Druzisky Golf Design in 1996. He has designed and renovated courses in the Western U.S. and in South America.
Druzisky’s golf course designs have garnered national acclaim, he said in a statement. Golf Digest recently named his Laughlin [...]
