What to do when you retire
POSTED: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM PTBY: Gordon Davis
You’ve done everything right. You’ve adopted the concept of “perpetuity” so that the firm now thinks and plans for the long term. You’ve groomed a solid core of good leaders who are trusted, share common values, are committed to the firm’s long-term success and are at least two generations deep. You’ve gradually expanded ownership of [...]
If Affordable Health Care Act is upheld, expect big changes
POSTED: Friday, May 18, 2012 at 12:26 PM PTBY: Andrea J. Rosholt
The Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) and its companion legislation have received significant attention since they were signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The fate of the Act now rests in the hands of the United States Supreme Court. Commentators expect the court to hand down a decision in June. Most [...]
Vote with your seat for air service 
POSTED: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 04:36 PM PTBY: Anne Wallace Allen
I’m flying to upstate New York for my college reunion next week, and I’m stockpiling work and reading matter on my Kindle. With stops in Minneapolis and Atlanta, it’s going to take me 13 hours to get there. But that’s the way it is to fly from Boise these days. Direct flights are scarce, especially [...]
When businesses are liable for employee conduct
POSTED: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 04:33 PM PTBY: Molly O'Leary
Most business owners like the idea of being self-employed and, therefore, the “master of the universe.” But the downside of that dominion is that sometimes the business and/or its owner(s) may be liable in damages for its employees’ conduct even when it doesn’t occur directly “on the job” or with the business owner’s knowledge and [...]
Criminal background checks just got a little harder
POSTED: Monday, May 14, 2012 at 12:00 PM PTBY: Rich Meneghello
Many employers conduct criminal background checks for applicants or new hires in order to complete due diligence. In fact, the National Consumer Law Center reports that a whopping 93 percent of employers run criminal background checks on some job candidates, and 73 percent of employers conduct such checks on all potential new hires. However, as [...]
Defining Class A office space
POSTED: Monday, May 14, 2012 at 11:59 AM PTBY: Bill Beck
Is it Class A office space or simply “new, classy and with lots of cool doodads”? If you have considered leasing office space in Boise anytime during the last 20 years you probably have heard the term Class A. But is the building deserving of a Class A designation, or is that just a marketing [...]
Natural gas vehicles face chicken-and-egg syndrome
POSTED: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 11:15 AM PTBY: John Stodder
While the push is under way in some states to provide roadside battery-charging for the thousands of electric cars on the highways, another alternative, the natural-gas-powered vehicle, mostly sits idle. Anyone who has watched television in the past decade knows about the Chevy Volt and hybrids like the Ford Fusion or the Toyota Prius. But [...]
Underground hot water is just the ticket for my Aussie visitors
POSTED: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 11:11 AM PTBY: Anne Wallace Allen
I’ve always felt lucky to have many Australian relatives. Not only do I get to visit them, but I get to see them visiting Boise. Australia has a lot in common with Idaho, but you’d never know it if you spent time with my family as they take in our sights and sounds. Last week, [...]
A new outlook for lawyers
POSTED: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 01:34 PM PTBY: Anne Wallace Allen
This week, as the newly moved-in staff at Concordia University School of Law showed visitors around their swanky downtown building, the New York Times was running another grim story about the job market for lawyers. The law school, Boise’s first, is opening its doors to students in August. It’s a project that’s been in the [...]
Don’t be afraid to see what you see
POSTED: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 12:42 PM PTBY: Denise McClure
Whether it starts out fueled by need or by greed, embezzlers end up indulging in a lavish lifestyle. Easy money is just too tempting. Too many bright, hard working, trusted people have succumbed to the temptation of easy money made possible (and probable) by lax or non-existent oversight. Consider the case of attorney Woodrow W. [...]
