Project Update: Danik Gymnastics-Meridian 
POSTED: Friday, May 18, 2012 at 09:32 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: commercial construction
Danik Gymnastics by Aug. 1 aims to occupy a 23,000-square-foot building at 547 S. Locust Grove Road, Meridian, owner Victor Danilovitch said. Danik will move from a 6,000-square-foot space on Adkins Way. The business offers gymnastics, tumbling and cheerleading instruction. Its new building will have three gyms as well as infrastructure including parkour equipment and a [...]
Talking Tax: Refunds slow to arrive this year
POSTED: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 02:24 PM PTBY: Peter G. Robbins, CPA
Tags: IRS, tax refund
Q: Where’s my refund? I made a special effort to file my tax return earlier than I usually do because I want to use my refund to pay for some remodeling in our kitchen. I e-filed my return and asked that the refund be directly deposited into my bank account. That was a few weeks [...]
Workers want to give you their feedback
POSTED: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 01:04 PM PTBY: Dan Bobinski
The crystal ball of employee surveys is showing us that workers are frustrated with their employers. Their major gripe? Companies won’t put policies and practices in place to support their own goals. In a recent survey of 800 people in the finance, healthcare, retail, aerospace and defense industries, nearly 50 percent of workers surveyed believed [...]
Volunteering is good for the workplace
POSTED: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 11:37 AM PTBY: Michelle Hicks
Idaho First Lady Lori Otter kicked off Idaho AmeriCorps Week on May 7 with an emphasis on “play” to combat childhood obesity. AmeriCorps is the national volunteer program focused on U.S.-based service projects. But there is another important health benefit associated with such service that didn’t get as much attention—the actual health benefit of volunteering. [...]
Stop blaming and start looking for solutions
POSTED: Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 11:28 AM PTBY: Dan Bobinski
One of the first things people do when something goes wrong is look for someone to blame. The practice is extremely common, but it’s not only ineffectual, I say it’s a sign of weak leadership. If people want to step up and be leaders, they should stop blaming and start looking for solutions. Yes, it’s [...]
Defending age claims is now more arduous for employers
POSTED: Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10:31 PM PTBY: Anne Wilde
Although many of us don’t consider 40 “old,” the law does. With Idaho unemployment currently hovering just below eight percent and layoffs continuing throughout the state at many major employers—for instance, Idaho National Laboratory recently announced an additional 35 to 40 job cuts—the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 gives employers yet one [...]
The meaning of ‘Occupy Boise’
POSTED: Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10:29 PM PTBY: Kim Trout
The people who are part of Occupy Boise consider themselves the 99 percent engaged in “civil disobedience,” or class warfare, against the 1 percent “economic and political elites.” Class warfare has a rich history in Idaho, and particularly in Boise. In 1905, former Governor Steunenberg was killed opening the gate to his home by a [...]
Project Update: Majestic Retail Center
POSTED: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 01:26 PM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Majestic Retail Center is expected to be completed around mid-June at 2175 E. Cinema Drive in Meridian, said Jeffrey Hall of the Cushman & Wakefield Commerce commercial real estate firm. The 5,233-square-foot building is on 1 acre north of Overland Road and east of Millennium Way. A Subway sandwich shop will occupy the southernmost space, [...]
Another one bites the dust
POSTED: Friday, May 4, 2012 at 01:00 PM PTBY: Dan Bobinski
Few things are more frustrating than getting promoted past the point of one’s calling, and then being fired for not cutting it. Such tragedy is preventable, but it happens way too often, usually when people get promoted in organizations that don’t practice strategic alignment. I started using the term strategic alignment 20+ years ago to [...]
Customers: Love ‘em or lose ‘em
POSTED: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 05:39 PM PTBY: Dan Bobinski
It’s a universal given that when you shop somewhere you’d like to be treated with respect. Statistics show that after only two negative incidents at any place of business you’re likely to shop elsewhere. That’s not a lot of wiggle room. Think of it as “two strikes and you’re out.” But do you ever wonder [...]
