By Ralph Bartholdt Better service, hometown participation, no overseas operators and users can pay their bills in town. When Frontier Communications takes over Verizon’s rural services in North Idaho, customers can expect to put a face on the name, something ...
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Rural Telephone Company fills needs of remote communities
Small, independent telephone companies serve the needs of people living in Idaho’s rural and remote areas where dependable service is often difficult to establish. Population densities of less than one per mile are not uncommon and higher market costs to ...
Read More »Group Health to stop covering small businesses in N. Idaho
By Maureen Dolan A Seattle-based health insurance provider’s decision to stop covering small employer groups in Idaho will leave 450 people in the Coeur d’Alene and Moscow areas without medical insurance come Jan. 1. Group Health’s decision to discontinue insuring ...
Read More »Dealing with ‘downtime’ in the commercial real estate market
I could spend the next few hundred words discussing the current economy, but that horse is dead, and has been beaten beyond recognition. Since the economy is not within our control, let’s discuss what can actually be done today to ...
Read More »Commentary: Riding the rate waves
By Tim Cleary The tumultuous construction and real estate markets of late may soon affect companies’ insurance rates – a phenomenon that’s already apparent in some sectors. Many foresee the property and casualty insurance markets entering a hardening cycle, which ...
Read More »Commentary: Bankruptcy and its effect on commercial leases
by Thomas Hillier and Ivy Grey One of the sectors hit hardest during the current economic meltdown has been commercial real estate. The credit crisis has made refinancing of maturing loans nearly impossible. Many otherwise stable businesses have encountered their ...
Read More »Students seek to reverse cultural and historical depletion 
Economic reforms in China during the last 30 years have generated significant and steady opportunities for growth in investment, consumption and standard of living in China. Part of the growth is due to an increased state investment in infrastructure. But ...
Read More »Estate Planning: Not just for the ‘Rich Folks’ anymore 
Jonathan R. Bauer Whether or not you own your own business, there are many good reasons to create an estate plan. Parents with minor children should choose a guardian for their children (in the event the parents unexpectedly pass away). ...
Read More »Be wary of the documents behind the construction contract 
Adam Richins Contract exhibits can be longer and more complicated than the actual contract. Exhibits commonly contain drawings and specifications, scope of work descriptions, insurance requirements, schedules, confidentiality agreements, licensing agreements, and other important documents. Yet, in far too many ...
Read More »New home sales jump in April: early evidence on May
Brad Hunter New home sales jumped 14.8 percent in April as homebuyers rushed to claim the tax credit that expired at the end of the month. The March numbers were revised upward as well, according to a national real estate ...
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