Foreclosure and home value data paint a bright picture of the housing market in Ada County, but underwater mortgages are still causing trouble for homeowners who want or need to sell. Data from RealtyTrac indicates foreclosures are down nationwide, including ...
Read More »Rising home prices a lifeline for underwater Ada County mortgages
Prices are up for premiums on the insurance exchange 
Your Health Idaho, the state health insurance exchange, has released the range of premium rates for individual plans in 2014. Group rates are not yet available. And although coverage changes preclude apples-to-apples comparisons to plans available in 2012, higher individual ...
Read More »Boise location a typical choice for an atypical firm 
When Fahlgren Mortine, an integrated public relations and marketing firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, opened its first western office this year, it decided on Boise. “Columbus, Ohio, is not your typical headquarters (for a large, integrated firm),” said Fahlgren Mortine ...
Read More »New St. Luke’s position brings departments together
Theresa McLeod, formerly an assistant to Boise Mayor David Bieter, is now working at St. Luke’s Health System in a newly created position: director of community relations. Each of St. Luke’s service lines – departments such as cardiology or pediatrics, ...
Read More »Specified, part-time MBA programs grow 
It has been a slow four years for business schools nationally.
Read More »Web address changes may mean more work for brand managers 
Web surfers are used to typing “.com,” “.org” or “.biz” at the end of Web addresses, but changes taking place this year will add around 1,900 new options.
Read More »Mother Nature smiles on Boise HVAC companies 
Boise has been on a temperature roller coaster this year, and the larger-than-usual burden on heating and air conditioning systems has been a boon for HVAC companies in the area.
Read More »The Price Was Right 
The Price Was Right is a weekly feature that compares homes sold during the previous month within a particular price range.
Read More »Success is relative in PR campaigns 
With investment in creative services, such as a public relations campaign, the return on investment is often measured not in dollars and cents, but in expectations.
Read More »DOL changes will revamp online job tools 
Career development professionals who use the Department of Labor’s online tools will see some changes this year as the department makes technological updates.
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