A new art installation at the Boise Centre invites visitors to explore more while they are attending events and conferences at the facility. A sculptural artwork created by Boise native Amy Westover not only was commissioned to commemorate the completion ...
Read More »“You Are Here” a touch of glass at Boise Centre
US job openings jump to record high of 7.3 million
U.S. employers posted the most open jobs in December in the nearly two decades that records have been kept, evidence that the job market is strong despite several challenges facing the economy. The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings ...
Read More »Prize money being offered to thin South Fork rainbow trout
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has placed a bounty on rainbow trout in the South Fork of the Snake River in hopes of reducing the population of the invasive species. Prize money ranging from $50 to $1,000 is ...
Read More »Preparing for resilience in disasters
With large-scale disasters from coast to coast fresh on the minds of many, the importance of emergency preparedness is especially pertinent. Most recently, for example, more than 20,600 structures were collectively destroyed or damaged in the Camp and Woolsey fires ...
Read More »Luxury home sales decline for first time in 2 years as prices tick up nationwide
Sales of homes priced at or above $2 million dropped 3.9 percent annually in the fourth quarter, according to real estate brokerage Redfin — the first time in more than two years sales of luxury homes have fallen on a year-over-year ...
Read More »Idaho women entrepreneurs look for support 
A recent entrepreneurial event sponsored by the Idaho Technology Council was notable for what it didn’t say: all three entrepreneurs on the panel were women, and their businesses are geared toward women. The ITC didn’t set out to have an ...
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Read More »Historic preservation state tax credit likely dead for session 
It is looking like plans for a state-based historic preservation tax credit will have to wait until next year. “Because there are so many new legislators, a new governor, tax reform and the Medicaid expansion, there are just too many things that ...
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Read More »Share of homes sold above asking price hits two-year low nationwide
The share of homes sold above asking price declined each month in the second half of 2018 — and December saw the biggest month-over-month drop since at least 2012 — another sign of the slowing housing market. Nineteen percent of home sales ...
Read More »Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Ronald McDonald House 
The Ronald McDonald House will soon be welcoming more children to Boise. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Idaho will open a new, expanded facility in early 2020 on Warm Springs Avenue near the St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center campus, enabling ...
Read More »Northwestern Mutual looking to grow Coeur d’Alene office 
Northwestern Mutual, a Milwaukee-based financial services mutual organization, has appointed a new district director for its Coeur d’Alene office who expects to grow the firm in the next year. Joey Meehan, district director, said he doesn’t have an exact number ...
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