Idaho Business Review IBR

Back in the day (my children cringe when I start a sentence with that), things slowed down in the summer. Somewhere around mid- to late June, the pace at work was more relaxed, there weren’t as many places to go ...

In what appears to be a first-of-its kind decision, the National Labor Relations Board recently determined that an employer committed an unfair labor practice when one of its managers asked an employee a pointed question via text message about whether ...

An unusual pair of entrepreneurs in Garden City will be taking their vegetable oil-powered pickup to the Bonneville Salt Flats in August to see if they can repeat their 2011 feat of breaking a record for speed. Six years ago, ...

The promise of the “paperless office” is a bust. In reality, the ease by which documents are created has caused files to explode in volume, both in paper and in electronic format. And since those documents are easily disseminated, multiple ...

Apprenticeships have been receiving extensive news coverage lately. Most recently, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to encourage “more affordable pathways to secure high-paying jobs by promoting apprenticeships and effective workforce development programs.” The president announced the order by ...

Almost every region of the United States faces a mounting backlog of infrastructure needs. These threats are amplified by the potential impacts of climate change. The catastrophic impacts associated with Hurricane Sandy underscore the importance of upgrading aging infrastructure to ...

When it comes to real estate and construction in Idaho, there probably isn’t a larger story than lodging. The number of hotel rooms in Idaho hit a plateau for several years during the recession. Boise, the state’s largest city, went ...

This month, I’ve been puzzling over the question of how to practice law with joy . I recently gave a presentation on this topic. I started with a confession—I have no idea how any one lawyer can become happier. I’m ...

“Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news.” This is a line from a song by 1960s rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry. I think the underlying premise of the song is that just as music is changing, the rest of ...

In the spirit of the season for soaring rhetoric and sometimes-pious or even self-serving bland admonitions provided free of charge (I hope) at high school and college graduation ceremonies, I offer two commencement addresses I consider among “the best and ...