Idaho Business Review IBR

Idaho members of the National Association of Realtors are handing out checks to homebuyers who have paid off their IHFA loans advancing the money anticipated from the $8,000 federal tax credit. The checks from the Realtors are enough to cover ...

The Home Partnership Foundation, which has ties to the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, recently began an emergency fundraising effort to raise $10,000 for the Shelter First program. Shelter First benefits homeless shelters and provides homelessness prevention funding resources across ...

The Wall Street Journal reported an eye-popping article this month about a hedge fund that has made $7 billion of profit this year from its bet that the United States would avoid a repeat of the Great Depression – one ...

Only weeks after saying it would sell $75 million in a stock offering, Banner Bancorp balked, citing a decision to hold until market conditions improve in the upcoming year instead. Shares were up 3 percent at $2.44 in recent trading ...

They make different kinds of vehicles but have similar projections for demand in 2010. The companies that produce John Deere tractors, Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, and Ford cars and trucks expect some continued tough sledding. Heavy equipment maker Deere & ...

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco recently awarded $35.3 million in Affordable Housing Program grants, and one Idaho organization was the beneficiary of some of that money. Caldwell-based Hope’s Door Transitional Housing received $700,000 through the program, which ...

Meridian-based heavy machinery dealer Western States Equipment on Dec. 29 will launch Dump Hunger, a six-week food drive that partners 13 Western States branch locations with food banks in their communities. Demand has increased by about 30 percent from a ...

Qwest Communications International said Dec. 21 that it has secured a new $1.04 billion revolving credit agreement. The new agreement will expire Sept. 30, 2013. It replaces an existing revolving credit agreement that was to expire Oct. 21. The phone ...

Servpro of Boise, a restoration services company, leased 11,922 square feet of industrial space at 11350 W. Executive Drive, Boise. Chris Pearson and Gavin Phillips of Thornton Oliver Keller handled the transaction. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, plans to move his ...

BUILDING PERMITSCITY OF BOISEPERMIT/TYPE    OWNER    BUILDER    LOCATION    VALUE01964-addition    Hillcrest Country Club Inc    Custom Pools & Patio    4610 W Hillcrest Dr    325,43202126-addiiton    Maryann Fivecoat    not listed    111 S 27th St    29,88302117-alteration    E 2 Properties LLC    not listed    393 W Parkcenter Blvd   ...