Idaho Business Review IBR

City leaders read with great interest the editorial opinion from the Idaho House of Representatives leadership challenging cities to use one-time government aid to reduce city budgets in the upcoming year. Apparently, our leadership team in the House of Representatives doesn’t know that city budgets were ...

The fire burned for four straight days, scorching thousands of acres in the foothills north of Boise. Hundreds of homes were evacuated. Flooding and mudslides threatened the city in the aftermath of the blaze.  This year marks 25 years since ...

Businesses can accumulate plenty of debt, especially when first starting. When the pandemic swept the United States, more businesses went into debt, or the amount of debt they had initially increased. With over 160,000 estimated small businesses in the state of ...

Idaho’s bipartisan redistricting commission wrapped up its first three days of meetings with commissioners spending additional time training with the software they will use to redraw the state’s political boundaries.   The commission didn’t take any votes or any action Sept. 3.   ...

In one of its more insidious side effects, the pandemic forced social isolation on the world. And the world grew anxious. People pined for the day when they could return to restaurants. They longed to go to movie theaters and church. ...

Highly contagious COVID-19 variants have proven to be major curveballs for the general public, especially for business owners, as The Center for Disease Control guidelines continue to shift. Stances on mask mandates and vaccination requirements vary across the country. So where does that ...

Cash real estate transactions are on the rise. Nationwide, 23% of real estate transactions are cash sales. Those numbers are up from 17% the same time last year. It’s a similar story in Idaho. In July, the number of cash offers in Ada County made ...

As cities and counties begin to set budgets for the upcoming year, it is important to understand the recent changes implemented by the state Legislature, as well as the impact of the huge allocation of federal rescue funds sent to local ...

With COVID-19 resurging in Idaho, rising costs and the continued challenge to fill open positions, the next few months will be a critical time for small business owners. Although there are many unknowns, savvy entrepreneurs focus on things under their ...

Several Ada County Democrats have released a joint statement stressing the need for a consistent, statewide protocol when releasing body cam footage. The lawmakers — many of whom are a part of the Legislature’s Judiciary and Rules committees, as well as the ...