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The Qualified Opportunity Zones program was an element of the 2017 Tax Reform and Jobs Act designed to provide Americans who have capital gains built into assets they own some incentive to sell those assets and put their gains to work ...

The new year often prompts us to set new goals and it’s common for many people to resolve to become more physically fit. Although physical fitness is important, if you’re a small business owner, it’s equally important to be financially ...

The new year is upon us and with it comes a 2020 election, along with uncertainty surrounding tariffs, trade and how long the economic expansion will continue. These items are all weighing on middle market business owners and C-Suite Executives ...

Those of us who build and maintain Idaho’s vital transportation network agree whole-heartedly with Governor Little who stated during his annual State of the State address on Monday, “One thing I consistently hear about is our transportation system. In a ...

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pro Tem, Madam President, honored legislators, my fellow constitutional officers, Mr. Chief Justice and members of the judiciary, my family, friends, and my fellow Idahoans. What a year! I could not have accomplished as much in the ...

Our phones have been ringing.  On the other end of the line is yet another client who has been named in an onslaught of lawsuits targeting businesses that sell products or services via their websites and who are alleged to ...

A lot can change in just one year. That was the thought that came to my mind as I reread the column I wrote in October 2018 shortly after I became editor of the Idaho Business Review. At the time, ...

Well well well, what have we here? Ready or not, it’s another New Year! As we roll forward, fumble, or sprint – Reviewing the past; oh! how it went. Although, we all know, the past can’t be changed, Lessons and ...

“What would you do to live a happier life — if you could live all over again?” Intriguing question, huh? And Warren Buffet’s answer in a recent Business Insider story is equally intriguing: “The way to do it is to ...

This is the season of charitable giving, when we are called to support those causes that mean most personally. But why should people and companies limit their giving to just this time of year? At Mortenson, we believe that charitable ...