Which Wich will open this summer in Meridian 
POSTED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 03:00 PM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches will be opening its first Idaho restaurant this summer, with a handful more planned in the Treasure Valley. The Dallas-based franchise’s restaurant is under construction at 2126 N. Eagle Road in The Village at Meridian near the Chipotle Mexican Grill. Boise franchise owner and manager Will Webb said the 1,500-square-foot restaurant [...]
US homebuilder confidence soars to seven-year high
POSTED: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 04:30 PM PTBY: The Associated Press
For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released June 17 leaped to 52 this month from 44 in May. It was the largest monthly [...]
Project Update: Eighth and Main tower
POSTED: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Eighth and Main construction remains on schedule, with several aspects of the project coming together at the same time. ESI Senior Project Manager David Bowar said 95 percent of the exterior glazing system, or curtain wall, has been placed on the exterior of the 270-foot building in downtown Boise. The curtain wall is the framing, [...]
Kuna development picking back up, more projects planned
POSTED: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 09:17 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Tags: A Team Land Consultants, Ace Hardware, Kuna Dental, Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission, McDonald's, Merlin Pointe, Ridley's Family Market, Saint Alphonsus Health System, TFI LP
A blossoming of development in Kuna is encouraging Mayor W. Greg Nelson to visualize the kind of city that is more than just a bedroom for its larger neighbors, but the construction boom there may be more of a catching-up-post-recession process than a transformation. Nelson says a turnaround in development is due not only to [...]
Regional construction update 6.14.13
POSTED: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Falcon Ridge Charter School building Beniton Construction Location: Kuna, Idaho Owner: Falcon Ridge Public Charter School Description: New, K-8 school building on the existing school site. Design team: Design West Architects, The Land Group, Wolfe Engineering, Musgrove Engineering Planned completion: Spring 2014 This project is in final stages of design. Conditional use and permitting is [...]
Pocatello desperate for new animal shelter
POSTED: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 03:40 PM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Construction can’t begin soon enough on a new animal shelter in Pocatello, according to its director. Animal Services Director Mary Remer said the city’s 5,700-square-foot building, constructed with cinder block and metal in 1970, is outdated, overcrowded and in constant need of repairs. Remer cited as a persistent headache interior flooding in the cat-holding [...]
Project Update: Maverik gas station and convenience store
POSTED: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 09:00 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Tags: Maverik
Site work for a new Boise Maverik convenience store and gas station is on schedule. Beniton Construction Superintendent Ryan Smith said the two-acre site at the corner of Cloverdale and Franklin roads is being stripped, with foundation to be dug and poured shortly. A 4,600-square-foot convenience store and gas station will occupy the site when [...]
Valley Regional Transit to occupy former Caldwell dealership
POSTED: Monday, June 10, 2013 at 02:41 PM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
Tags: Valley Regional Transit
A vacant Caldwell car dealership is the future home of Valley Regional Transit’s maintenance and operations base. VRT purchased the former Happy Day Ford dealership at 5807 Cleveland Blvd. for $1.01 million in May. The 4.5-acre site includes a 25,000-square-foot building that will replace VRT’s current leased operations facility on Industrial Road in Nampa. The [...]
Construction Update 6.7.13
POSTED: Friday, June 7, 2013 at 08:00 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Idaho Mountain Touring EKC, Inc. Location: Cherrywood Center in Meridian Architect: Carver/Thornton/Young Finish activities continue to progress. Walmart Supercenter ESI Construction Location: Southwest corner of Overland and Meridian roads in Meridian Owner: Walmart Stores Inc. Description: 159,960-square-foot Retail Supercenter Completion: June 2013 Interior finishes are in progress, and refrigeration boxes and cases are being installed. Paving [...]
Organic nanobrewery to open at 17th and State
POSTED: Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 10:37 AM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
Tags: Bogus Brewery, Cloud 9 Brewery, Kickstarter
Two new breweries that raised funds online for equipment are set to open in Boise. Cloud 9 Brewery is planning to move into a former Moxie Java location in a shopping center at 17th and State streets, while Bogus Brewery plans to move into space on Broad Street that was the former home of The Venue [...]
