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The University of Idaho is attempting to extend an agreement with J.R. Simplot Co. that has helped keep the Parma Research and Extension Center open after its state funding was slashed. In late 2009 the university reached a five-year agreement ...

Dollar stores became a notable retail exception during the national recession, aggressively rolling out new stores as other retail slowed or regressed.

The Idaho Department of Labor is trying out new workforce training grants that would offer subsidies to create training programs for entire industries, not just offer rewards for single companies.

The business lobby group Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry predicts Idaho would pay between $108 million and $114 million less in Medicaid costs in 2015 if the state expands the program. For proponents of expanding Medicaid, which would add ...

A South Dakota hops dealer is seeking to partner with the southwestern Idaho business world to change the fundamentals of hops shipping in the United States. But first he has to win three industries over. “It’s almost as if no ...

Pat Rice, Greater Boise Auditorium District executive director, has been managing the district and the area’s convention center, Boise Centre, for nearly 10 years, and he spent 20 years in the hotel business before taking over. Rice acknowledges that the ...

Some Idaho businesses see a delay in implementation of the Affordable Care Act as a reprieve. Others view the delay, to the “pay or play” provision of the ACA, as a headache. The health care reform provision requiring larger employers ...

The planned Treasure Valley Anatomy and Physiology Lab in Meridian will be constructed for students, but business groups are anticipating the financial possibilities the high-tech venture affords. The 8,000-square-foot addition to Idaho State University’s Health Science Center is one of ...

Boise State University is wrapping up its first year of a new doctoral program that some companies say will add meaningfully to the local labor force. That is, if the students stick around after they finish up their doctorates. The ...

In a bumpy two weeks, Treasure Valley sellers of used video games were facing heavy decisions, including whether to stay in the industry at all, before they were given a reprieve. The drama began on June 10, when Microsoft, the ...