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Wage pressure remains high and inflation is climbing — dramatically affecting the economy and just about every industry — but what does that mean going forward? Rich Mebius, portfolio manager, and Robert Spendlove, senior vice president and economic and public policy officer, took a crack at answering that question Jan. 4 during Zions Bank’s periodical Economic and Market Outlook presentation.  2022: ‘The year ...

The past year has been no stranger to the aftershocks of the ongoing pandemic and the battle that retail and e-commerce have faced during 2021. The upcoming year looks as though it could offer more growth for e-commerce, but traditional ...

Idaho businesses are some of the most philanthropic and giving companies out there. While we at Idaho Business Review would love to share the news of every gesture of kindness and generosity displayed across the state, we can’t possibly cover all the charitable acts and contributions that these businesses provide ...

At the close of 2021, Idaho Business Review (IBR) connected with the Idaho Women’s Business Center (IWBC) executive director, Diane Bevan, to hear her take on the issues women and women-owned businesses in Idaho are facing today, what opportunities are available to them in 2022 and how IWBC and its programs can ...

Garden City became the first Idaho city to claim the title Bee City USA with the implementation of its very own pollinator garden in 2016. The garden, which was spearheaded by the Chinden Gardeners Club, hosts events throughout the year ...

Affordable health care and insurance have long been talked about in Idaho, and Your Health Idaho has been a part of that conversation for years but has regained recent attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Your Health Idaho was established ...

The Idaho Fish and Game Morrison Knudsen Nature Center offers a free experience for anyone looking to get a glimpse of the biodiversity that can be seen throughout the state of Idaho. The Nature Center offers a variety of crafted ...

Saint Alphonsus to participate in international heart valve replacement procedure clinical trial A major international clinical trial of a new, minimally-invasive heart valve replacement procedure is now available to patients at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, the health system recently announced. The Saint Alphonsus ...

As I mentioned in my previous article recapping some of the construction and development projects started or completed in 2021, the construction industry experienced some serious challenges last year. Through some major adversity — insane increases in commodity prices, dwindling inventory in supply chains and new COVID-19 requirements and precautions — projects managed to ...

Zions Bank touted top SBA 7(A) loans lender, helped create Idaho jobs Idaho companies are leading the pack as businesses rebound from challenges induced by the COVID-19 recession, AdvisorSmith noted when ranking Idaho as the number one state for entrepreneurs in 2021. Through Sept. 30, 2021, Zions ...