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St. Luke’s Health System is installing a $100 million electronic medical records system that will allow its providers throughout southern Idaho to see the same information for each patient. But if a patient sees a provider outside the St. Luke’s ...

For children with medical conditions, summer camp isn’t always a given. General camps may not have qualified staff or necessary supplies to meet their needs. But Idaho has several summer camps specifically tailored for children who are ill. The Muscular ...

Time is running out for business owners to take advantage of a temporary Small Business Administration refinancing program. The 504 Loan Refinancing Program launched by the SBA in February 2011 will end Sept. 27. Idaho SBA lenders are hoping small ...

When small business owners need money, loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration can be an appealing option. Long terms – up to 25 years for certain loans – and low interest rates entice borrowers, while government guarantees bring ...

Sheila Spangler and her co-workers at the Idaho Women’s Business Center understand the trials of starting a business. After all, the center has gone through its own growing pains since it opened Jan. 3. “We first learned the hard way,” ...

In business, there are good problems to have and there are bad problems to have. Kit Fitzgerald of Red Barn Real Estate has the former. “I’ve been sold out for months,” she says, referring to newly built homes in Meridian’s ...

Idaho’s health care industry powered through the recession, experiencing steady growth throughout the past decade, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. During that period of growth, ambulatory health care services overtook hospitals as Idaho’s No. 1 health care industry ...

When Bobby and Stacey Jardine started building their house in the foothills of Boise, they wanted more than a house. They wanted a healthy, energy-efficient home in which to raise their three boys. After months of building on their own ...