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When Boise State University President Bob Kustra recently made his case for a new research park, he said expanding and sharing “ideas, patents and concepts” is essential to the growth not only of Boise State, but the state as a ...

Testifying before two U.S. House of Representatives committees Feb. 26, an Idaho developer urged for government action to help loosen the credit markets. David Turnbull, president of Eagle-based Brighton Corp., told the House committees on Financial Services and Small Business ...

Eagle Mayor Phil Bandy has announced his resignation to city staff, effective March 11. A March 1 press release from the city states it was a difficult decision for Bandy, but the mayor “felt it was in the best interest ...

When it comes to home foreclosures, southeast Idaho is no Treasure Valley. In Ada County, one in every 29 homeowners received a notice of default on a home loan in 2009 – that’s 3.4 percent. In Bonneville County (southeast Idaho’s ...

In the Boise metro area, 34 percent of homes are now worth less than what is owed on the mortgage. Homes in this category are referred to as “underwater” or “upside down” properties, and their ranks have been growing as ...

While some parts of the economy are finding their way back on track, homebuilding is still far from normal. A new report from BuildIdaho.com and Organizational Genetics looks at trends for 20 different performance measures – some local and some ...

Idaho employers continued reining in access to health care coverage between 2007 and 2009 as the state’s economy moved from creating more jobs than any other state to shedding more than 8 percent of its jobs. The 2009 Idaho Fringe ...

Jeremy Aevermann was running on very little sleep in the weeks leading up to the Feb. 9 opening of his new restaurant, Solid, located on Broad Street in Boise’s BoDo district. Occupying an airy, 7,500-square-foot space, which most recently housed ...

Residential customers of Rocky Mountain Power in eastern Idaho would see their bills go up by about 91 cents a month if regulators approve the utility’s first Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is taking comments through ...

The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted unanimously to advance a measure that would offer Idaho companies a $2,000 tax credit for new hires who make more than $35,000 per year and receive health insurance. The committee agreed Feb. 26 ...