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More than 2,600 attendees, over $53,000 awarded to early-stage companies, more than 70 partners, 122 talks, three pitch competitions and one dodgeball tournament later, Boise Startup Week is over for the year. And what have we learned? “We believe this ...

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The owners of PIVOT Lifestyle + Fitness by KA promise a community-focused business for members when the company opens a new facility next year at Barber Station. Construction crews were busy getting to work Oct. 15 at the site while ...

The Opus Group has begun construction on a new eight-story, mixed-use development in Downtown Boise for co-developers River Caddis and Standard Capital. The nearly 300,000-square-foot building, to be completed by summer 2021, will bring 173 new residential units to the ...

IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Innovation Center has big plans for a new three-story, $1.5 million building that will begin construction within a year. The new facility would include a coworking area and a commercial kitchen, as well as an expansion ...

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In good news for Idaho’s women entrepreneurs, the state ties with Nevada as third in the nation for the economic clout of women-owned businesses. According to a recent survey by American Express, Idaho came in sixth in the nation for growth ...

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A Boise tech startup cofounder’s ex-wife says he stole $1.9 million in stock from her to help pay for lavish spending on luxury cars, a startup pro-football league and other expenses. When James Hepworth, cofounder of First to File and ...

A new forecast of real estate markets around the nation predicts three Idaho cities will continue to see some of the biggest increases in values over the next year, with appreciation rates north of 8%. The deciding factor in the ...

A Boise-based company that makes educational toys has received $20 million in Series B funding from some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names. The announcement is bringing the company, Lovevery Inc., national attention. Investors include Maveron, GV, Reach Capital, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Collaborative Fund. ...

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EAGLE – Idaho-based Lamb Weston Holdings is looking to expand sales of frozen potato products in South America through a joint venture with a company in Argentina. According to an Oct. 15 news release, Lamb Weston has joined forces with holding ...

Roosters Men’s Grooming Center, a men’s barbershop and grooming space, is now open at The Village at Meridian. Roosters offers haircuts, facial shaves and hair color services in a “modern, upscale and laidback environment,” according to a news release. The barbershop ...