Lessons from the Tamarack Resort foreclosure
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 09:11 AM PTBY: Wyatt B. Johnson
Tags: Tamarack Municipal Association, Tamarack Resort
When the Titanic hit an iceberg, it only had enough lifeboats for one-third of its passengers. Tamarack Resort’s creditors have a similar problem; there are not enough lifeboats. The “lifeboat” for a troubled loan is collateral. It is the most likely repayment source. A lender can foreclose and sell collateral when a borrower cannot pay [...]
Getting tough on resume fraud 
POSTED: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 09:41 AM PTBY: Denise McClure
Patrick Couwenberg was once a Los Angeles Superior Court justice. He had one very large problem: his resume bore very little resemblance to the truth. Every section of his resume contained lies – about his education, military service (a nonexistent Purple Heart), and work experience (a fictitious job as a covert CIA operative). Couwenberg was [...]
Collaboration is happening in Boise
POSTED: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 06:04 PM PTBY: Kevin Learned
Last month, the Idaho Business Review published an opinion piece by my friend, Marc Johnson, about the Greater Boise Auditorium District. With the upcoming election for seats on the district board, and with a renewed focus on the potential use of the district’s cash reserves and ongoing resources, it’s a good time to be talking [...]
Own a small business? SEO can boost your Google rank
POSTED: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 01:34 PM PTBY: Gary Gosselin and Jane Pribek
When searching for something on Google, most people don’t click on anything past the third “organic” or nonsponsored (paid for) result on the first page. To get to the top of the page, and get noticed, law firms must employ search engine optimization, the practice of making sure you, your website and your firm is [...]
Hope springs eternal for an awful golfer
POSTED: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 09:29 AM PTBY: Cady McGovern
I am a terrible golfer. Like, embarrassingly bad. Last time I went golfing, I took a mighty swing that made great contact. The only problem was that the contact was with the ground about eight inches in front of the ball. My forearm ached for two weeks. The people of Boise are lucky I didn’t [...]
EPA proposes stormwater rule changes
POSTED: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 09:32 AM PTBY: Patrick Rowe
On April 1, the Environmental Protection Agency published proposed revisions to its stormwater permitting rule for the Construction and Development Point Source Category (C&D rule). While most states are authorized to regulate the discharge of stormwater from construction sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) remains the permitting authority for a few states, including Idaho, [...]
Idaho’s employers have a stake in Medicaid expansion
POSTED: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 09:16 AM PTBY: Tom Mortell
Each year at renewal time, Idaho’s businesses face the ever-increasing costs of providing health insurance for their employees. However, many businesses fail to realize that a portion of each health insurance premium reflects the costs associated with health care provided to Idaho residents who have no insurance. Idaho’s health care providers write off millions of [...]
With online reviews, it pays to know what you’re doing
POSTED: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 02:03 PM PTBY: Jane Pribek
What would you do if someone called you “a real tool” on Avvo? Don’t follow in the footsteps of Dr. David McKee, who responded to his negative review by filing a defamation lawsuit, which the Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled was inactionable. In addition to losing the case, McKee’s action generated negative publicity about the [...]
Just try it out, CCDC
POSTED: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 11:36 AM PTBY: Anne Wallace Allen
In the long-running conflict between the needs of pedestrians and the needs of drivers, the drivers in Boise have long seen things go their way. Boise’s multi-laned one-way streets, such as Front and Myrtle, were built to rush cars in and out of the city. The setup was convenient for people who wanted to get [...]
What health care reform means for your business
POSTED: Monday, April 22, 2013 at 08:08 AM PTBY: Katherine Georger
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a complicated piece of legislation that promises to radically change America’s health care system. Although many of the key provisions of the health care law don’t go into effect until 2014, employers need to start to take action now. Last week, the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce [...]
