SAN DIEGO (AP) — California wineries started uncorking their bottles and welcoming people back to their tasting rooms Friday as the state’s $145 billion tourism industry gears up with hotels, zoos, museums and aquariums also allowed to reopen. With COVID-19 ...
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The American casino industry wants gambling regulators to make it easier to adopt cashless payment transactions on the casino floor, citing a desire to help customers avoid handling money during the coronavirus outbreak. In a ...
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June 16, 2020
Comments Off on Treasure Valley closed home sales down, pending sales up
Pending home sales took off in May while closed sales dipped again, according to monthly real estate market report from the Boise Regional Realtors. The continuing slump in closed sales reflects the lower numbers of buyers who were shopping and ...
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June 16, 2020
Comments Off on Idaho stumbles in its COVID-19 battle to reopen for business
Idaho’s plan to reboot the state’s economy after COVID-19 almost stalled in the second week of June. At the same time, the neighboring states of Utah and Oregon put the brakes on their reopening plans due to resurgences of the ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court decided by a 6-3 ...
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June 16, 2020
Comments Off on Capital Connect conference emphasizes Series A funding
The recent Capital Connect conference was all about the A. Series A funding, that is. In addition to the Idaho Technology Council formally announcing its “50 to the A initiative” and Boise investment company StageDotO talking about its investments in ...
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June 15, 2020
Comments Off on Retail soap opera: Sephora, JCPenney gloss over differences
At first blush, it’s modern television melodrama: the well-heeled French fashionista threatens a separation from the ailing and aging significant other who is down on his luck; meanwhile, the scrappy hometown girl moves to salvage the family business in a ...
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June 12, 2020
Comments Off on Idaho startups take advantage of federal funding program
Some Idaho startups are starting to take more advantage of a federal program intended to help turn technologies into products. The program is Small Business Innovation Research, and 11 federal agencies, ranging from the Department of Agriculture to the National ...
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The deadlines are fast approaching to submit nominations for two Idaho Business Review awards programs: Top Projects and Excellence in Finance. Nominations for Top Projects, a recognition of the best construction projects completed in Idaho, are due by June 12. ...
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June 11, 2020
Comments Off on Government relaxes requirements on COVID-19 loan program
Interested in a Paycheck Protection Program loan from the federal government? You only have until the end of the month to get it. While the Small Business Administration announced plans to implement the PPP Flexibility Act — passed by Congress on ...
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