Idaho Business Review IBR

We all know that the construction industry has lost jobs – a lot of jobs. We all know that nonresidential construction spending is a fraction of what it was in 2008 and that residential has shown only the slightest indication ...

Looking out the window on a fall day, it’s clear the season is changing. Soon the goblin and ghoul decor will be replaced by evergreens and red-nosed reindeer, and pumpkin spice lattes will be traded for peppermint mochas. Love it ...

Everyone thinks they know that electric vehicles are green. EVs reduce our reliance on petroleum gas and wean the United States from dependence on foreign oil. But a nagging question lurks not far below the surface. If the electricity used ...

The Wood River High School Environmental Club has been working for the past nine months on an ordinance that would ban the distribution of plastic grocery bags in Hailey. We initially recognized a problem when we began noticing the littered ...

At a time in American history when many hard working men and woman in our nation are being negatively impacted by a lack of manufacturing jobs, I take great pride in going to work every day in Jerome for Hilex ...

As a business attorney who specializes in working with small and medium-size businesses, one of the hardest things to see is a great business idea fail due to simple mistakes that can be easily avoided. This column is dedicated to ...

Can employers fire employees for derogatory Facebook posts? How about terminations for tweets on Twitter? The answer is yes, however, federal law may protect certain employee social media communications and as the technological world—and its impact on the workplace—continue to ...

I sometimes fantasize about being retired. Since I’m knee-deep in raising little people right now, the reality of getting up and doing what I want to do, versus what needs to be done, is a long way off. But when ...

We have discussed tax cuts and local option taxes, all in the name of economic growth and attracting business to the state. I can’t help but recall a City Club of Boise luncheon discussion from the spring of 2010. The ...

One of the first things I noticed about Boise when I moved to Idaho six years ago was the prevalence of one-way streets. I picked up on this the very first day while driving north on 15th Street. At a ...