Idaho Business Review IBR

A consortium of Idaho business people has resurrected a failed idea from the 2008 Legislature that for many still holds the allure of helping communities address local needs while boosting their economies: Letting residents vote to tax themselves so they ...

A former congressman and Republican hopeful for governor is among those leading a group of investors alleging they were cheated out of millions in a real estate investment deal, a group that will be asking the Montana Supreme Court later ...

Southeastern Idaho’s Muslim population has swelled beyond numbers that can be accommodated in the current mosque, a small home near downtown Pocatello. As a result, religious leaders from the region are trying to raise some $200,000 to erect a new ...

Workers in the northern Rockies region are more likely to work two jobs, likely due to the nature of rural and seasonal economies, an economist says. In 2010, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming all had more than 7 percent of their ...

The rate of late payments for auto loans dropped further in the second quarter of the year, helped by low interest rates and improved car sales. That’s good news for prospective car shoppers, who should be able to find auto ...

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and many state lawmakers agree: Idaho would be shortsighted to pass up millions of federal dollars to help set up health insurance exchanges, because spurning the cash could mean Washington would impose a plan on Idaho ...

Deal to finish Idaho Falls hotel in the works IDAHO FALLS – A deal is in the works to finish a 107-room hotel in Idaho Falls that has sat untouched from its spot overlooking the Snake River since construction halted ...

Idaho is docking its payment to a Medicaid claim-processing company by $3 million because of the major problems the company had in implementing its new system last year. Meanwhile, the state is still trying to recover nearly $10 million in ...

LEWISTON, Idaho – The Lewiston Urban Renewal Agency has voted to approve spending $33,000 for a project that includes building a replica of Idaho’s first territorial capitol. The Lewiston Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/pvQ7wY) that the agency’s members have voted 4-1 to ...

KETCHUM – A lack of federal money means work on an expansion project on a 27-mile stretch of State Highway 75 in central Idaho through the resort area of Ketchum probably will be delayed indefinitely, the Idaho Transportation Department says. ...