The City of Ketchum placed a local option tax (LOT) increase on the May 17 ballot. It failed to pass because it did not get the 60% voter approval required by state law. The proposed use for the LOT was ...
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Biz ‘Bite:’ ICOM receives full accreditation, graduates inaugural class 
The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) announced on May 16 that it has received full accreditation by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). This milestone signifies that the college has received final approval to offer ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Seattle residents dominate remote apartment searches in Boise
A national apartment broker published recent location information on apartment searches performed on its website on May 10, and the results for Boise turned up interesting — though not surprising — results. For searches about Boise rents from out of ...
Read More »Downtown events return to encourage local business patronage 
The pandemic may have re-shaped how events operated during the last couple of years, including as recently as last holiday season for some areas, but looking ahead to this summer, cities around Idaho have expressed excitement for getting back to hosting a ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Chobani provides $1M for University of Idaho-led research dairy 
Chobani has announced gifting $1 million to the University of Idaho-led Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (Idaho CAFE) to help fund construction of the nation’s largest research dairy. “Sustainability is part of the fabric of Chobani. Caring for ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Joule Case announces new $4M funding round to target new markets 
Following a successful $1 million crowdfunding campaign — which also attracted 920 investors — Joule Case has announced it is launching a new $4 million round on Wefunder to raise a total of $5 million, with the intent of targeting ...
Read More »Habitat for Humanity ReStore plans Idaho Falls community garden 
Idaho Falls is set to get a little bit greener, as the Habitat for Humanity ReStore plans to launch a community garden behind its location at 1954 N. Yellowstone Highway. Corrie Dashnaw, the ReStore manager, said that she thought of ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Ada County home prices continue upward climb
Boise Regional Realtors (BRR) reports that the median sales price for homes in Ada County reached $595,000 in April 2022, an increase of 23.9% compared to the same month last year. This marks a new record for the county. Higher ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Micron passed the 50,000 patent milestone 
Micron claimed its bragging rights on May 11 when it passed having 50,000 registered patents. The Boise-founded and -based Fortune 500 corporation announced its achievement on May 11. Micron’s 50,000th patent caps what is widely recognized to be the most ...
Read More »Charlene Maher of Blue Cross inducted into Boise Metro Chamber’s Hall of Fame 
A well-attended seated luncheon on Tuesday at Boise Centre celebrated the 2022 Small Business of the Year & Chamber Excellence awards, put on by Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. At the event, hosted by Mark Johnson, former/retired KTVB news anchor, ...
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