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Bars, live music venues and restaurants continue to face an uphill battle as COVID-19 concerns continue and Idaho moves backward in its reopening phases, but industry leaders are coming together to fight. Dave Krick, restaurant owner, Eric Gilbert, live music ...

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Some local mental health care workers are experiencing a mask shortage, though not in the way you might think. Karena Nielsen, Kallie Penchansky and Kathleen “Kathy” Romero work at a live-in mental health care facility in the Treasure Valley, and ...

After nearly five years of planning, the City of Boise is heading toward its 20-year implementation phase of a Water Renewal Utility Plan, and discussions of funding that plan are currently underway. Officials are proud of the public engagement used ...

Brighton picked a picture-perfect day to host the grand opening for its latest project, a 55+ residential community for active adults, called Bri at the Village. The project brings 166 units — studio, one- and two-bedroom — to the ever-expanding ...

You’ve probably heard that Idaho is a great place to start up a business, large or small, but business owners are learning it’s a great place to open a franchise, even during a global pandemic. Planet Fitness is a franchise ...

Commercial real estate company CBRE has announced it is expanding its presence in the Treasure Valley market, now adding brokerage services for industrial projects and an investment property sales team to its existing appraisal services. Four industry professionals — Jake ...

When the pandemic forced many colleges and universities to shift to exclusively remote learning, LabStats saw two things happen to the business model: much of the customer base no longer needed its primary product, and, during a time of budget ...

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Boise continues to receive national attention as being a desirable place to live, and the outcomes are rubbing some residents the wrong way: benefits like a stronger economy are coupled with expensive home prices — a boon for sellers and ...

Overall the future of nuclear energy in Idaho is looking bright, despite slowed funding. Idaho National Laboratory continues to advance as the preferred site for a first-of-its-kind Versatile Test Reactor, Kemal Pasamehmetoglu, executive director of the Versatile Test Reactor program, ...

Idaho manufacturing industry partners received a sizable investment of $3 million to support local product innovation and creation, postsecondary education and workforce development.  TechHelp, a service that supports Idaho manufacturers, food processors and entrepreneurs, has announced it was awarded a ...