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The angst many educators and parents have surrounding whether students should return to the classroom or learn online is not surprising given the news we receive every day about the coronavirus’ spread in our state. In fact, the same debate ...

Each quarter, to understand what impact current macroeconomic conditions and government policies have on the business environment, KeyBank surveys 400 middle-market business owners and executives — defined as those in the $10 million to $2 billion range. U.S. business community ...

At the Aug. 4, 2020, Idaho Business Review Breakfast Series forum, “Idaho on the Move…Transportation Trends,” Boise State University’s Idaho Policy Institute shared the results of an update to a 2011 study, “Modernizing Transportation Funding in Idaho.” Working with a group ...

While the world has been rightly focused on containing the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China, the Chinese Communist Party has taken the opportunity to become increasingly belligerent on the international stage. In just a few short months, the ...

Yellowstone isn’t the only National Park Service location that suffers from mapping app mislocation. For at least the last two years, Google has been dropping the pin for Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve on a lonely expanse of ...

As positivity rates of the dangerous COVID-19 virus continue to increase in many Idaho communities, the course of action for public schools in those areas is clear — school buildings in communities considered “hot spots” should remain closed and districts ...

When it comes to places to live, work and raise a family, Idaho has been a best-kept secret for a long time. With our wide-open spaces, friendly residents, and abundance of outdoor activity, it’s not hard to understand why. But ...

In April, the Idaho Department of Labor reported a historic high for the state’s unemployment rate, rising to 11.6%. Given the rise in unemployment in Idaho alone, business leaders began searching for new ways to job-hunt. In an era where ...

When economies recover from a recession, who is the “culprit”? Here’s a clue: In June, U.S. small businesses added nearly 1 million jobs[i]. And yet civic officials deem them unimportant to economic recovery? Let that sink in. Who has led ...

It happens every year: Come August, the University of Idaho springs to life as students and faculty return for fall classes in Moscow and at our centers around the state. We are looking forward to that return of students this ...

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