Idaho Business Review IBR

Businesses curious about how to use social media to their advantage are invited to attend a Jan. 14 workshop in Boise presented by MicroEnterprise Training & Assistance (META) titled, “What the Heck is Social Media and How Do I Dive ...

Idaho will receive $64,637 that the state paid in overcharges for the cholesterol drug TriCor, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Jan. 7. Wasden joined 25 attorneys general in a $22.5 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories, Fournier Industrie et Sante and ...

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment edged up slightly again in December as year-over-year job losses continued and the number of Idaho workers without jobs in December reached 69,016 – an all-time record. December’s statewide unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage ...

Building Materials Holding Corp. on Jan. 4 said in a release that it completed its restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy successfully. Secured lenders converted debt to equity and now own the reorganized, privately held company and its operating ...

Everyone knows someone who stands out and inspires others. And we want you to tell us who they are so we can share their stories. The Idaho Business Review is once again asking readers to submit nominations for the paper’s ...

William Schweitzer, who has served as director of the Ada County Highway District for nearly a decade, announced on Jan. 6 he would retire when his contract expires on Feb. 5, 2011. Hired by the five elected ACHD commissioners, Schweitzer ...

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter stood with legislative leaders Jan. 7 and called for steeper cuts to state government this fiscal year and a “no growth” budget next year. The governor, who will unveil details of his budget and deliver the ...

The number of foreclosures filed in Ada and Canyon counties in 2009 rose 66 percent over the total from 2008. IdahoDataProviders.com reports that 8,639 foreclosures were initiated in the two counties last year, compared to the 5,202 filed in 2008. ...

Conjure up in your mind a little pink pig with a black top hat laying belly down on a stack of money. If you’ve done this properly, you can now understand my trepidation in attending a press conference titled “2010 ...

The Bureau of Land Management announced on Jan. 4 it has selected a set of proposed and alternate routes for the Gateway West Transmission Line, which will be analyzed in the project’s draft environmental impact statement. A joint development, first ...