The Greater Boise Auditorium District board chose real estate broker and developer Peter Oliver as its newest member Jan. 15. Oliver, a founding member of Thornton Oliver Keller, the largest commercial real estate broker in the Treasure Valley, will serve ...
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Scentsy files flurry of court documents to protect brand name 
Meridian direct sales giant Scentsy has filed a federal court request in a bid to stop unauthorized sales of its products. Scentsy wants to compel Amazon.com to give up the names of sellers on the website who are offering Scentsy ...
Read More »Boise mental health counseling center sues former employees 
NOTE: Update the outcome of the lawsuit at the end of the story. A mental health counseling center is suing several former employees and a rival business, accusing them of breaking noncompete agreements to steal clients. Affinity, Inc., a Boise ...
Read More »Forest Service temporarily reverses course on Stibnite drilling 
The United States Forest Service has reconsidered a decision to allow exploratory drilling for a gold mine near Yellow Pine, temporarily halting plans for a Canadian company to move forward with the project in some areas of the old Stibnite ...
Read More »Pocatello apartments sued for fair housing violation 
A Pocatello apartment building owner is being sued in federal court after allegedly refusing to rent an apartment to a person with a “support animal” – an animal prescribed by a doctor to help with a disability. Michael’s Manor, along with ...
Read More »GBAD backs off convention center plans, has $30 million it can spend on Boise 
The Greater Boise Auditorium District board has switched gears after more than a decade of trying to develop a new convention center, voting last month to open up its nearly $30 million in available funds to an array of possible ...
Read More »INL worker files employment discrimination suit against Battelle 
A former Battelle Energy Alliance employee working at the Idaho National Laboratory is suing Battelle, alleging that his 2010 firing violated the federal Civil Rights Act and Idaho’s age discrimination law. Donald Verrill, 52, claims Battelle management created a hostile ...
Read More »Plummer money manager accused of fraud with more than $11 million in client funds 
The Idaho State Department of Finance has filed a civil lawsuit against mortgage broker and fund manager Stephen Howell, alleging he used investor funds in a series of self-serving deals that netted him a home, cash and a Wyoming resort. ...
Read More »ISDA reverses planned rule change, allows processors feed regulation exemption 
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture has reversed course on a rule change that would have required potato processors to follow heightened regulatory requirements when selling waste products as feed. The department announced in late November that all waste byproducts ...
Read More »Yurts complex near Idaho City reopened to public
State and federal officials have overcome legal snarls to reopen the a popular complex of six yurts near Idaho City. Idaho Parks and Recreation announced Dec. 20 that it had reached a deal with the Boise National Forest to obtain ...
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