Larry Davis doesn’t lack confidence, but when it comes to his side business building custom putters, he admits he could use a little patience. The painting contractor who is nearing 70 has been waiting for 11 years to see his ...
Read More »Local putter maker plots a jump into the big time
Judge rules against Scentsy in copyright case 
Meridian-based Scentsy has lost the first round of what could become a long legal battle after it accused Utah company Harmony Brands of violating its copyrights. Harmony Brands, which creates knockoffs of Scentsy’s scented wax products and sells them in ...
Read More »Home health care industry faces leaner growth 
If the growth of the senior citizen population is any indication, the home health care industry should be poised for success. There are more Americans age 65 and older now than ever. Their population has grown 5.3 percent over the ...
Read More »Firearms, ammunition are big business in Idaho and getting bigger 
Dealers are rationing ammunition. Guns are being sold faster than manufacturers can make them. Government agencies are buying training rounds in record numbers. It’s a good time to be in the firearms and ammunition industry. Idaho is taking full advantage ...
Read More »House Calls brings doctors back to doorsteps 
Most people see the physician’s house call as an anachronism. Steven Fuller sees the house call as his ticket into the ballooning health care industry. Fuller, a physician who took care of open heart surgery patients in Washington, D.C., and ...
Read More »Changing times and sentiments spell profits for pet insurance companies 
It took Jack Stephens 15 years to make money after opening his first pet insurance company in 1982. In his second attempt, the Boise-based Pets Best Insurance that he started in 2005, it took him only four. Times had changed. ...
Read More »Proposed tanning regulation could rise again in 2014 
Businesses that offer tanning beds to customers avoided new state regulations for the second year in a row after lawmakers rejected a bill put forth by the Idaho Medical Association, but officials said the proposed legislation might return. The bill, ...
Read More »Developers must step carefully after Idaho Supreme Court impact fee decision 
Developers will need to exercise more caution when negotiating for impact fees in Idaho after a March 29 state Supreme Court decision. The court clarified an existing Idaho law, ruling unanimously that developers who voluntarily enter into an impact fee ...
Read More »Davis Cup brings estimated $2 million to Boise over weekend 
The Davis Cup directly scored Boise a $2 million economic impact over the weekend, one economic development nonprofit estimated, but officials said the event brought values that can’t yet be computed. Terry Kopp, sales director for the nonprofit Boise Convention ...
Read More »Gowen Field firefighter sues over contractor chemical exposure 
A former firefighter at Gowen Field in Boise is suing contractors, the National Guard and his own fire chief after a reflooring project allegedly exposed him and his crew to chemical irritants. Jay Hamann filed the lawsuit Jan. 17 in ...
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