Breakfast Series

Tami FIfe, COO and CIO of Terry Reilly Health Services, addresses the audience at the third installment of the 2026 Breakfast Series panel discussion events on June 4 at The Grove Hotel in downtown Boise. The panel was talking about the need for health care staff in Idaho and the challenges systems face in meeting the growing need. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Jun 19, 2026

The Search for a Cure

Idaho health care leaders discuss workforce shortages and strategies to address physician gaps amid rapid population growth and economic impacts.

From right: The panelists, Corey Surber, Brennan Summers, Wendi Secrist, Mollie McCarty and Lisa Raye Anderson, listen as an audience member asks a question during the question-and-answer portion of the Breakfast Series event on April 9, 2026, at The Grove Hotel in downtown Boise. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Apr 24, 2026

Budget cuts, education funding and issues highlight panel discussion on 2026 legislative session

Idaho business leaders discuss 2026 legislative session impacts on education funding, Medicaid changes, and transportation infrastructure challenges.

Dodd Snodgrass, left, Mel Jackson, Clark Krause and Jan Rogers were the featured panelists for Idaho business Review’s first Breakfast Series of 2026, which focused on economic development across the state. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Feb 26, 2026

Experts delve into Idaho’s economic development and where it’s headed

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

The last Breakfast Series panel discussion of the year featured, from left, Moya Dolsby, Laura Johnson and Gerd Uitdewilligen. Paula Kluksdal moderated. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Oct 21, 2025

Breakfast Series final discussion of 2025 comes to an end with look outside of Idaho

Idaho producers are growing global exports of wheat, wine, and more as state leaders promote agriculture and trade beyond U.S. borders.

Jun 6, 2023

IBR Panel: Transportation’s future in Idaho

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Apr 6, 2023

IBR panel: Worker shortage is a challenge to ‘keeping it local’

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Idaho Workplace culture
Mar 2, 2023

IBR Panel: Workplace culture must change in Idaho’s labor market

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Oct 12, 2022

Tech stakeholders share current insights, a look ahead at the industry’s, and Idaho’s, future 

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Aug 16, 2022

Panelists discuss employee, community health at Idaho Business Review Breakfast Series event  

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Jun 17, 2022

Panelists share food innovation insights in various Idaho companies, industries

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Apr 14, 2022

What’s happening with Idaho’s workforce, wages? Panelists share insights, advice

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...

Aug 24, 2021

‘A ripple-effect’ of housing challenges — mortgage rates and real estate trends 

There isn’t a magic pill to cure a chronic illness plaguing Idaho‘s health care workforce. But there are cures, nonetheless, and they will take time and effort, experts say. Such ...


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