Idaho Business Review IBR

The last time the industrial vacancy rate in the Treasure Valley was this low, the year was 2001. Colliers International that year tracked 29 million square feet of industrial space in the Boise area and found only 1.5 percent of ...

As a construction and development writer, I conduct countless phone interviews with developers, builders and other business owners at my desk, which happens to be in BoDo. However, what I learn is most meaningful to me when I hop in my ...

The clamor of construction at The Village at Meridian isn’t stopping restaurants like Kona Grill from fine-tuning their menus and preparing to open their doors in the next few days. On Oct. 7, I had an opportunity to tour the ...

If we as a business community are going to fully emerge from the shadow of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, we need to think differently about how we conduct business on a fundamental level. Specifically, with regard ...

Q: My father-in-law passed away recently and a trust was established under his will for the benefit of his three children. Somehow I ended up as the trustee. Do any of the new tax laws affect trusts? Anything I need ...

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans recently released the findings from its fourth survey about how employer health plans are affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The survey asked employers a variety of questions, from how ...

Q: I am really confused about all this new health care stuff. Are all my children (ages 27, 23 and 16) going to need to have their own insurance? Or can they still be on my policy? And am I ...

By Oct. 1, employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act are required to provide a health insurance marketplace notice to employees. This is a requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The notice contains important ...

Q: I recently purchased a small lawn maintenance business. I paid cash and purchased some equipment and the routes from a guy who is retiring. I am now trying to set up my books, but I am confused. I know ...

It’s often tough for communicators to demonstrate their value to an organization, because a lot of us do not understand how to measure the effectiveness of our work and, ironically, communicate it to the top brass. For example, the cause ...