College of Eastern Idaho President Rick Aman is making a bold prediction about the trajectory of higher education in Idaho over the next decade: “I would say that half of the student population will be getting their training and education ...
Read More »Is the Idaho real estate bubble going to burst?
Idaho home values are skyrocketing. The median home sale price, in Ada County, broke $500K for the first time this year, and in June it hit $525K. Home values are up 32% in the last year alone, an increase of over $100K on ...
Read More »Leaving LIBOR — What does it mean for you? 
For more than 40 years, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, has been a key benchmark for setting the cost of floating-rate debt around the world. LIBOR also plays a big role in pricing debt issued by corporate borrowers. Following the 2008 financial ...
Read More »State Department of Finance responds to IRS reporting proposal
Secretary Yellen: I am writing to you to express in the strongest terms my concerns about the IRS reporting proposal set to be heard in the FY2023 budget resolution in the coming days. First, let me be clear that we are in ...
Read More »Fulcher, Simpson join 160 Congressional members requesting presidential supply chain fix
Dear President Biden: As House Republicans, we write because we refuse to stand by and watch as your administration dilutes America’s ability to ensure the safe and efficient movement of goods, people and services throughout our transportation network. House Republicans have ...
Read More »Project Z-degree will make college more affordable
The cost of textbooks can be daunting for college students. That cost, often hundreds for dollars per semester added to the cost of tuition, and in some cases room and board, can be a deciding factor on whether a student ...
Read More »Employers should prepare for federally mandated workplace vaccination requirements
On Sept. 9, President Biden announced forthcoming rules and regulations as part of a “Path out of the Pandemic,” including a variety of workplace vaccination mandates for three different types of businesses: (1) private employers with over 100 employees; (2) health care employers; and (3) employers ...
Read More »Crowdsourced suggestions to maximize the ROI from leftover ARPA monies
Dear City of Boise: I get to work with the world’s best developers of entrepreneurship. Nobody in Idaho knows more about this than I, but (a) I’ve reached to the world’s best and (b) to Idaho’s own best thinkers and doers. 1) ...
Read More »Tips on how to instill wellness in your office culture
October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Awareness Month. Since workplaces are where most of our time and energy are spent, employers have a huge responsibility when it comes to their employee’s health. The extended isolation and uncertainty many of us experienced during the past 20-plus months has intensified mental health concerns across the ...
Read More »Think twice before you think pink
The color pink has been associated with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a Better Business Bureau-accredited charity, since the organization’s inception in 1982. Three years later, October was deemed Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Then in 1992, Self-magazine’s editor-in-chief created a pink ribbon and enlisted several cosmetics companies ...
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