Idaho Business Review IBR

With construction projects fewer and further in between these days, Boise State University seems to be pulling more than its share of weight. Earlier this year the school confirmed a spring start date for construction of the $37 million business ...

For the first time since the start of the economic downturn, every state and the District of Columbia reported losing construction jobs over the past twelve months. That gives Idaho plenty of company in its construction employment slump. Idaho lost ...

A solid banking industry in Idaho may be a key in helping the state’s lagging economy to move, but top banking officials all agree that unless more employment opportunities are created, the state will continue to trail behind in the ...

Idaho and many Western states were “inbound” in 2009, United Van Lines reported recently. The moving company handled 1,496 household moves involving Idaho, of which 839 (56.1 percent) were inbound. The West continued to see strong growth, the company said. ...

The Idaho Human Rights Commission is in talks with the state Department of Labor to fold itself into the agency and protect its civil rights enforcement work. Director Pamela Parks told lawmakers on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Jan. 22 that ...

“Ethics in a Digital Age” is the title of a Better Business Bureau panel discussion set from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 28 at Boise Centre, Ninth and Front streets. Businesses have embraced social networking Web sites to build relationships ...

President Barack Obama has nominated a city council member and former police officer from Pocatello to be the next U.S. Marshal in Idaho. Brian Underwood is the warden at the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center, a post he has held since ...

A new warden has been named for the Correctional Alternative Placement Program facility being constructed south of Boise by the Idaho Department of Corrections. The site will be operated by Utah-based Management & Training Corporation. Brian Finn will oversee new ...

Meridian based AmeriBen has been awarded a contract to administer medical benefits for St. Luke’s Health System beginning April 1. Jon Aubrey, senior vice president of Account and Business Development, stated, “We are very excited for the opportunity to be ...

Almost 90 percent of contractors say there will be no industry recovery in 2010, according to a forecast released Jan. 20 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Idaho was no different from the rest of the nation in the ...