Business Briefs
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 04:42 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: Ada County Commissioners, CenturyLink, Idaho home prices, Idaho PUC, sage grouse
Idaho home prices rising fourth fastest Idaho ranks fourth in the Home Price Index released every three months by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, with home prices rising 15 percent in the past year. That’s more than double the national average of 6.7 percent, though Idaho home prices are still 17.4 percent below where they [...]
Deborah Nelson joins Andrus Center for Public Policy board of governors
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 04:30 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Deborah Nelson, a partner at Givens Pursley LLP in Boise, is joining the board of governors for the Andrus Center for Public Policy. The Andrus Center for Public Policy, founded in 1995, is dedicated to independent, nonpartisan policy formation on issues critical to Idaho, the American West and the United States. Nelson’s practice focuses on [...]
Michelle Gustavson wins Junior League of Boise Community Service Award
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 04:30 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Michelle Gustavson, an attorney at Hawley Troxell in Boise, received the Junior League of Boise Community Service Award during the league’s 85th Anniversary Gala May 3. The league grants the award to one member for her volunteer work in the league and the community. Gustavson earned the award based on her work as the league’s [...]
FTC briefs U.S. Senate committee on credit reporting accuracy 
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 04:25 PM PTBY: Pat Murphy
Errors in credit reports can cause businesses to deny credit to potentially valuable customers, a director of the Federal Trade Commission warned a U.S. Senate subcommittee earlier this month. “The Commission recognizes the importance of accurate and complete credit reports, both to businesses that use them to make decisions and to the consumers who are [...]
Hawks shift gears on season ticket marketing
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 04:19 PM PTBY: Sean Olson
Tags: Boise Hawks, Boise State University, Idaho Steelheads, Marketing, tickets
Spurred by a drop in season ticket sales, Treasure Valley sports teams are looking at better marketing. The Boise Hawks are turning their focus to season tickets for businesses. The Hawks, who began seeing “diminishing returns” on their season ticket sales after the housing market crash, are targeting businesses that use games for sales and [...]
Areva now mum on date for Idaho nuclear facility
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 01:34 PM PTBY: The Associated Press
French nuclear services giant Areva SA no longer projects a date for building an Idaho uranium enrichment plant, aiming to avoid dashing expectations while its hunt for financing drags on. Work on the $3 billion Eagle Rock enrichment plant was meant to start in 2011. That was delayed to 2012, then 2013 and 2014. Now, [...]
B&B marketing company acquiring Affinity Amp, hiring in Boise
POSTED: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 08:58 AM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
Bescover, a digital marketing company that caters to bed-and-breakfasts, is acquiring Idaho software company Affinity Amp and will add staff. “The move is intended to have our product development operations centered in Boise,” said Thomas Brown, president and CEO of Bescover, based in San Francisco. “It’s our plan and our intention to expand the team [...]
Eugene Bonfilio is director of golf at Whitetail Club in McCall
POSTED: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 04:11 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Eugene Bonfilio has joined Whitetail Club in McCall as director of golf. In this role, he will be responsible for the management and continued development of the community’s golf program. Bonfilio has 25 years of private club experience. He has been an accredited PGA member since 1991. He most recently worked as general manager of [...]
US home sales tick up to highest in more than 3 years
POSTED: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 04:09 PM PTBY: The Associated Press
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale. The National Association of Realtors said May 22 that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million, up from 4.94 million [...]
Steve Cook joins Principal Financial Group
POSTED: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 02:51 PM PTBY: IBR Staff
Steve Cook has joined the Principal Financial Group as an investment adviser representative and Princor-registered representative. Cook has five years of experience in the financial services industry. He previously worked for Global Financial, at a credit union and in a fee-based practice. Cook will work out of his office in Burley.
