A new music venue — and local artist support space — is coming to downtown Boise in the former Office Depot building. Duck Club Entertainment, Boise’s local boutique booking agency and the creators of Treefort Music Fest, and other stakeholders announced plans for Treefort MusicHall on Sept. 1. It is described ...
Read More »Duck Club Entertainment, other Treefort Music Fest supporters announce Boise music venue
Downtown Boise: Housing projects bring challenges, opportunities
“I was born and raised here and for a vast majority of that time, there was dirt all over downtown Boise,” explains Nick Schlekeway, CEO of the Amherst Madison real estate firm. “There were dirt parking lots — eight, nine, ...
Read More »Downtown Boise: Wallet program offers transit savings
Downtown Mobility Collaborative program to launch in October A newly formed group of public and private partners have come together to address mobility in downtown Boise, expand available transportation options and increase connectivity, convenience and accessibility of current transportation options. ...
Read More »Public art fosters ‘creative class’ community downtown
From traffic light control boxes wrapped in colorful artwork to multiple murals and sculptures, downtown Boise is home to hundreds of works of public art. These publicly accessible works are both privately and publicly funded, but are available for viewing ...
Read More »Downtown Workforce: The center of Boise attracts employers looking for skilled, creative people
Today, more than 40,000 people work in the downtown area, and it’s an incredibly diverse group,” says Lynn Hightower, executive director of the Downtown Boise Association (DBA). The downtown features jobs ranging from dining to retail, from hospitality to tech. ...
Read More »Q & A with Jeremy Field, regional administrator of the SBA
Jeremy Field is a Boise native who leads the economic development, small business initiatives and program operations for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Region X Office — also known as the SBA Pacific Northwest Region — comprised of Alaska, ...
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