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With a 2001 Saturn SL1 purchased for $3,800 at Nampa Kia, Micron engineer Ernie Hamilton managed to average 53.5 miles per gallon on a recent round trip to Seattle averaging a speed of 60-65 miles per hour. He had as ...

Coming to Boise? Looking for a place to stay? Try the newly opened Boise Guest House at 614 N. Fifth St. Owner Eve-Marie Bergren purchased an 1895, two-story former residence in downtown Boise, refurbished it with eco-friendly materials and now ...

Gordon Dunow is willing to be a guinea pig for his clients. The owner of Executive Estate Management, a Boise company started in the summer of 2007, said when he recommends a window washer, roofer or landscaper to one of ...

Rebecca Yeager is the general manager of Treasure Valley IT in Boise. The company helps businesses keep their computers up and running and free of worms, viruses or other problems. She answered the following questions about what businesses – especially ...

Putting the consumer in the driver’s seat is key to Michael Berry’s vision of providing affordable health care. Berry is the chief executive officer of Boise-based American Health Value, a health savings account administrator. HSAs became an option in health ...

Elaine Ladd is trained and experienced in the pharmaceutical trade; her husband Kip has sharp business management skills. Working as a team, the couple launched Ladd Family Pharmacy at 1109 S. Broadway Ave. next to KeyBank. The grand opening was ...

Think about it for a second. What kinds of things generally end up in a cellar? Boxes, items that might be used someday but have no immediate purpose but to gather dirt, dust and cobwebs? In 2007, Garrett and Brett ...

The IBR asked successful business people in the area, “What makes a good entrepreneur?” This is what they had to say: 1. Make principle-based decisions. Everyone always asks me. “What’s the key to success?” Bottom line: there is none. There ...

Several interior designers in the Boise area believe that, though new home construction has slowed, it’s still a good time to be in the residential interior design business. “The slowdown in the housing market has had a significant impact on ...

Without a lot of startup money, two Treasure Valley women are hoping they have the recipe for success for a new business they call A Table In Thyme. The two former social workers left their former jobs to attend culinary ...