Idaho Business Review IBR

Cash real estate transactions are on the rise. Nationwide, 23% of real estate transactions are cash sales. Those numbers are up from 17% the same time last year. It’s a similar story in Idaho. In July, the number of cash offers in Ada County made ...

As cities and counties begin to set budgets for the upcoming year, it is important to understand the recent changes implemented by the state Legislature, as well as the impact of the huge allocation of federal rescue funds sent to local ...

With COVID-19 resurging in Idaho, rising costs and the continued challenge to fill open positions, the next few months will be a critical time for small business owners. Although there are many unknowns, savvy entrepreneurs focus on things under their ...

It’s been a day, but in a good way.   Maybe you’ve noticed an additional email or two from us lately, with the header BREAKING NEWS. A lot of that has been COVID-19 related, thanks to Catie Clark’s dedicated and up-to-date reporting ...

What would Idaho’s companies do if they had a $1.4 billion windfall? Many would invest it to make their company more profitable for years to come. Well, Idaho is sitting on a $1.4 billion surplus, and it has a historic ...

Several Ada County Democrats have released a joint statement stressing the need for a consistent, statewide protocol when releasing body cam footage. The lawmakers — many of whom are a part of the Legislature’s Judiciary and Rules committees, as well as the ...

United States Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo recently joined 17 other Senate Republicans and all 50 Senate Democrats to pass Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Risch and Crapo joined the likes of Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski in supporting ...

I have to take a moment to ask: How is everyone feeling with the cooler temperatures? There’s a lot going on in this week’s paper, which I’m excited to get to, but I think it’s nice to have a reminder of ...

Hiring issues are hampering how companies operate right now. Nearly half of all U.S. businesses recently reported unfilled jobs, and the candidates who are applying aren’t qualified for the positions they’re hoping to fill. Workforces are running thin. Employees of those understaffed ...

More than 75 million acres across America have burned in the last decade. The California cities of Paradise and Concow were both destroyed in 2018, and tragically, 349 wildfire-related fatalities have occurred in the past 20 years. These aren’t just numbers on a page ...