The chairman of the Greater Boise Auditorium District is threatening to reverse his vote to give the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau three additional months to sort out its future because of “uncovered information that was misrepresented or not presented.” ...
Read More »Treasure Valley restaurants offer twist on happy hour 
Call it the happy hour phenomenon. The concept of serving up cheap drinks between the hours of 3-5 in the afternoon has evolved with various factors, becoming both an economic and social trend in the Treasure Valley. Flip through a ...
Read More »Future of Eagle city hall uncertain
In Eagle, the future of City Hall remains in question, specifically because of its high operating costs. Now a task force is proposing four options that could save thousands of dollars annually. In 2009, Eagle was forced to slash its ...
Read More »Frightening reality of the ‘copy machine’ 
Every company these days has one of those copiers that multi-task. You know, it not only copies, it faxes, receives e-mails, it prints colors, collates, prints two sides, staples and does everything but bring you lunch. If you think about ...
Read More »Multitaskers rejoice over new Apple iPhone 4 
Ben Quintana, the director of public relations for the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, is a proud multitasker. “I have to be,” said Quintana, who keeps his followers on Twitter and other social media up-to-date with photos and messages about ...
Read More »Idaho farmers make room for alternative crops 
This year stands out for Bill Meadows, who for 32 years has been paying farmers to grow oilseeds that he sells around the U.S. and internationally. “We have all-time-record acres of safflower, mustard and flax,” said Meadows, who owns Mountain ...
Read More »Regence launches Spanish-language site 
Regence BlueShield has launched an all-Spanish Web site hoping to make a closer connection to Idaho’s largest minority group. Like its English-language site, Regence BlueShield’s Spanish site includes information about health and wellness issues important to the Latino community, information ...
Read More »Bieter unveils plans for $45M solar project near airport
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter says the city has entered into lease negotiations with Boise-based Sunergy World to build a $45 million, 10-megawatt solar power generating facility on the site of the former city dump west of the airport. The mayor ...
Read More »Idaho, Utah gas prices exceed national average
The spokesman for AAA Idaho says the reason a gallon of gas in the state has been at least 20 cents higher than the national average for most of the spring is because refineries in Utah aren’t producing enough to ...
Read More »New software to speed up Boise permit process
Bruce Chatterton, director of the Planning & Development Services department in Boise, has long experience with the paperwork generated by the city’s development regulations. “You’ll see people come in here with refrigerator dollies, with plans that the average person couldn’t ...
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