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John Stellmon, president of Regence BlueShield of Idaho, isn’t coy about the reality of the health care system in America: “Fundamentally, it is broken,” he said. He’s equally up-front about the reasons: “It’s the prices, stupid,” he said, quoting from ...

Times may be tough but companies are still relocating to the Treasure Valley. Two firms – Technology Alignment, Inc. and Horn Plastics – have opened shop in the Boise area, bringing with them sales, distribution and, in the future, some ...

While other industries continue to suffer in the current recession, southern Idaho-based fiber-optic broadband provider Syringa Networks just came off its best fiscal year on record. CEO Greg Lowe said the company is heading into 2009 with new hires and ...

Hundreds of businesses, organizations and individuals that pitched for a piece of Idaho’s $44.8 million in “discretionary” stimulus money went away empty-handed on March 12. But it was clear from the beginning that there wouldn’t be enough to go around: ...

After months of speculation, the deal seemed to be coming together: To save its ailing memory chip industry, the government in Taiwan would set up a holding company to merge with local chip makers, infuse them with cash and bolster ...

In his address to Congress last month, President Barack Obama made it clear that he sees health care reform as a necessary step toward righting the economy. Insurance premiums have grown four times faster than wages over the last decade, ...

Just as regular Idahoans are trying to work more with what they have, the state is looking to its stock of homegrown ideas to spur economic growth. Along with new organizations like the Idaho Innovation Council, the EB-5 foreign investment ...

For the past two years Idaho Power has seen record breaking peak summer demand. Now it’s looking to a new program that would have commercial and industrial customers reducing their summer consumption in exchange for cash payments. The program would ...

A sagging economy, job layoffs and career upgrades are pushing community and career colleges to stay current with offerings. “It’s better to be in school right now than looking for a job, and we’re career oriented – getting a job ...

Idaho Power sees the handwriting on the wall regarding renewable energy. With President Barack Obama’s pledge to make 10 percent of the country’s power come from green sources by 2012, the Gem State’s largest utility is banking its renewable energy ...