An airline executive with ties to Boise announced Friday that he is starting up a new passenger airline — Breeze Airways — headquartered in Salt Lake City. No routes have been announced, but Boise Airport officials spoke to Breeze executives this week during an ...
Read More »Concordia University in Portland to close; fate of downtown Boise law school unclear
Concordia University in Portland announced Monday that is shutting down its Portland campus after 115 years, though its leaders say they are in discussions to keep the School of Law in Boise operating. In an interview with the Idaho Statesman, ...
Read More »Want to live compactly? Small studios among apartments planned on State Street in Boise
A developer plans to build 85 compact and efficient apartments off State Street in Northwest Boise. Studios and one-bedroom apartments would make up 65 of the apartments on the 2.3-acre site at 8306 W. State St., and two-bedroom units would ...
Read More »She sued her ex, a Boise startup founder, for millions he owed. Here’s what judge ruled
A federal judge has temporarily halted a lawsuit alleging a Boise tech startup cofounder cheated his ex-wife of her share of $1.8 million from a stock sale. U.S. District Judge David Nye, in a written decision Thursday, ruled that the ...
Read More »Boise Outlets opened with high interest and promise. Today, it’s nearly a ghost town
Linda Simmons remembers her excitement when Boise Factory Outlets opened the day after Thanksgiving in 1993. The outlet mall, located off Gowen Road in Southeast Boise, offered Simmons and other shoppers bargain clothing from brands such as Levi’s, Van Heusen, ...
Read More »Burger chain offers fries with a side of cricket salt
Psst. Want some crickets with your fries? Boise Fry Co. already offers customers a choice of several seasoning-salt mixtures to sprinkle on their french fries: Cajun spice, rosemary, jalapeno, salt and vinegar. Now, add crickets to the list. On Tuesday, ...
Read More »Want to own stock in Albertsons Cos.? You can’t. But that could change soon
If you want to buy stock in Idaho’s largest company, you may get a chance soon. The privately held Albertsons Cos., the nation’s second-largest grocery chain, is preparing to go public, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal said the Boise ...
Read More »Home prices in Boise and Idaho overall are on a tear. Tops in the nation
It’s official: Home prices in Boise rose at a faster rate than in any other of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. over the 12 months ending in September, a federal agency reported Tuesday. Home prices increased 11.1%, according the ...
Read More »Boise was finalist for Oregon sportswear giant’s manufacturing plant. Arizona got it
Boise was a finalist this summer for a big Nike manufacturing plant that instead will be built in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix Business Journal has identified Boise as the other finalist for the $184.5 million plant that will employ more ...
Read More »Dairy giant with Boise milk-processing plant files for bankruptcy
The parent company of one of Idaho’s largest milk producers has filed for bankruptcy protection. Dean Foods, which owns Meadow Gold, filed Tuesday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reporting a net loss of $79.4 million in the quarter ending Sept. 30. ...
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