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Blockchain is an emerging technology that can help ensure the integrity of data, save money, and enhance cybersecurity. Blockchains may be public or private. For most companies, private chains are more relevant. Blockchain is technical and complicated. We have simplified ...

While Detroit probably is not the first city that comes to mind when we think of great urban centers, there is one important lesson we can learn from The Motor City.  A building’s architecture, whether it’s good or bad, remains ...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a major change in its policy regarding qui tam litigation in October 2017. Moving forward, DOJ will now file a motion to dismiss when it decides a qui tam case is without merit rather ...

Business coaching is now a $10 billion industry, and that figure is growing in Idaho and beyond. In the spirit of International Coaching Week May 7-13, I’m offering five tips for business leaders considering coaching to make the most of ...

The former Montana Idaho CDC has come a long way since it started as a women’s entrepreneurial development nonprofit in Missoula, Montana in 1986. Conceived with a $50,000 grant from Ms. Magazine, the lender described as a community development corporation ...

An old story often used in psychology lectures to illustrate the power of habits goes something like this: One evening a young mother and her daughter are making a pot roast dinner. After they season the meat, the mother cuts ...

A recent opinion piece appeared in the Idaho Business Review where the author made many claims regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (commonly known as DACA), immigration, and naturally, President Trump. The piece was written by Detroit-based immigration attorney Henry ...

The use of new technologies such as digital health applications, telemedicine and information exchanges can provide game-changing benefits for providers and patients alike. But with increased sharing comes increased risks to both the security and the privacy of patient information. ...

President Trump dealt a major blow to the construction industry when he signed an order imposing stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, at 25 percent and 10 percent, respectively. While imports from Canada and Mexico are specifically exempted from ...

The iPhone, released in 2007, revolutionized the way that we communicate and access information. Once a novelty, smartphones are now commonplace in the legal profession. Lawyers jumped on the mobile bandwagon fairly quickly, unlike with other types of technology. As ...