Keeping the roots alive 
POSTED: Monday, November 27, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
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Ag. group works to protect vanishing Idaho farmland
Downtown Boise to get new parking garage
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
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Owners of former Boise Cascade HQ plan garage
Boiseans target gold mining company
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Council hears Atlanta mine complaints
Community colleges near top of legislative agenda
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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The push for community colleges has a powerful new ally.
Governor-elect C.L. “Butch” Otter said last week that community colleges are a top priority of his new administration.
Otter, who embraces his history as a lackluster student, said Boise Junior College gave him a second chance. (Boise Junior College is the old name many University of Idaho [...]
Economist says planned M3 Eagle will generate money to pay for services
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Business News
Taxes and impact fees from M3 Eagle, a planned community proposed north of Eagle, would more than pay for government services required by the community, according to economist John Church.
Over 20 years the city of Eagle is likely to collect a net surplus of $36 million in taxes from M3 residents, said Church, who spoke [...]
Sun Valley realtor receives national award for volunteer work
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Rob Cronin, a real estate agent in Ketchum, recently received the Good Neighbor Award from Realtor Magazine for his work with children who have cancer.
Cronin’s award includes a $10,000 grant to Camp Rainbow Gold, the entity he has helped for the last seven years. The American Cancer Society-run outdoor summer camp will use the money [...]
Risch “explains” partisan divide
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
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Gov. Jim Risch has an interesting explanation for the partisan divide in Idaho. He blames his hunting trips with Kermit Kiebert.
Kiebert, a Democrat, and Risch, a Republican, have been friends for more than 30 years. The two are former legislative colleagues who over the years have hunted together near Kiebert’s north Idaho home.
“I’ve [...]
BOOM
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY: IBR Contributor
Tags: Business News
Twin Falls, Magic Valley riding a migration wave
Improving for you
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY:
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In coming week, the Idaho Business Review will launch a massive overhaul of our Web site, www.IdahoBusiness.net.
We’ll feature breaking news stories, updated throughout the day, every day of the work week. We’ll also be blogging about Idaho business and politics.
But, most important, we’re crafting the site to be useful for you. Over the last few [...]
Your View
POSTED: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 01:00 AM PTBY:
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Editor:
In his debut column, retired lobbyist and Republican stalwart Steve Ahrens tries to explain why electing Republicans to every constitutional office is a good thing and electing Boise Democrats to the legislature isn’t.
Republicans like Ahrens argue that a growing delegation of Ada County Democrats can’t get anything done in a Republican dominated legislature and that [...]
