Idaho Business Review IBR

Some professionals are still reluctant or skeptical about the use of social media as part of their marketing strategies. Overuse and misuse of the various tools can be problematic, but the benefits of effective use of social media far exceed ...

Standard form construction contracts are ubiquitous in the industry and for good reason. They are cost-effective, the terms have been vetted over years of drafting and redrafting – and through court challenges – and most property owners, design professionals and ...

Over the last few years, autonomous vehicles (AVs) have gone from science fiction to near reality. Already, prototype vehicles zip through cities like Pittsburgh and Miami; autonomous trucks travel long-haul routes in multiple Western states and deliver freight in Atlanta. ...

The importance of the changes to the U.S. international tax system and their impact on business are hard to overstate. Historically, the United States has had a worldwide tax system under which U.S. companies were taxed on profits earned overseas ...

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 passed, reactions were mixed. Many economists and business leaders took a “wait-and-see” stance, with the most optimistic believing that slashing the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to a flat 21 ...

Since its inception, digital advertising has been graded and evaluated by a metric known as click-through rate (CTR). This metric is calculated by the number of times your ad is clicked divided by the number of times your ad is ...

It is old news that construction is all about time and managing risk. The contracting parties have always used contracts to allocate the risks of unexpected costs associated with construction. Historically, an owner would hire a design professional who furnished ...

The Harvey Weinstein scandal has struck a nerve in American society and empowered individuals to speak out about sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace. The nation appears to be at a tipping point, with revelations of sexual harassment allegations ...

As an employer and human resource professional, I see the difficulties of running a business from many perspectives. Challenges seem never-ending and come from every direction, including employees’ personal lives. Drug abuse, especially opioid addiction, is a rapidly growing challenge ...

Board diversity is a big topic right now, and rightly so. When corporate and nonprofit boards are diverse, they tend to do a better job of knowing how to best meet the needs of the communities they serve and developing ...