The pandemic may have re-shaped how events operated during the last couple of years, including as recently as last holiday season for some areas, but looking ahead to this summer, cities around Idaho have expressed excitement for getting back to hosting a ...
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Biz ‘Bite:’ Chobani provides $1M for University of Idaho-led research dairy 
Chobani has announced gifting $1 million to the University of Idaho-led Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (Idaho CAFE) to help fund construction of the nation’s largest research dairy. “Sustainability is part of the fabric of Chobani. Caring for ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Joule Case announces new $4M funding round to target new markets 
Following a successful $1 million crowdfunding campaign — which also attracted 920 investors — Joule Case has announced it is launching a new $4 million round on Wefunder to raise a total of $5 million, with the intent of targeting ...
Read More »Habitat for Humanity ReStore plans Idaho Falls community garden 
Idaho Falls is set to get a little bit greener, as the Habitat for Humanity ReStore plans to launch a community garden behind its location at 1954 N. Yellowstone Highway. Corrie Dashnaw, the ReStore manager, said that she thought of ...
Read More »Idaho announces $119M opioid crisis settlement 
Idaho officials on Friday announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Republican Gov. Brad Little and Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said it’s the second-largest ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Micron passed the 50,000 patent milestone 
Micron claimed it bragging rights on May 11 when it passed having 50,000 registered patents. The Boise-founded and based Fortune 500 corporation announced its achievement on May 11. Micron’s 50,000th patent caps what is widely recognized to be the most ...
Read More »Charlene Maher of Blue Cross inducted into Boise Metro Chamber’s Hall of Fame 
A well-attended seated luncheon on Tuesday at Boise Centre celebrated the 2022 Small Business of the Year & Chamber Excellence awards, put on by Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. At the event, hosted by Mark Johnson, former/retired KTVB news anchor, ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ In-N-Out is into Boise 
In-N-Out continues its Idaho invasion evidenced by an April 25 permit application. The storied California burger joint applied for a planning permit to hold a neighborhood meeting on its plans to open its second Idaho location in Boise. This follows ...
Read More »Idaho Bankruptcy Trends through March 2022 
In May 2020, after the total amount of American distressed debt surged 161%, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) told its membership that: “The COVID-19 pandemic looks likely to cause the biggest surge in bankruptcies that the U.S.’s court system has ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Atotech and SEL announce business partnership at Idaho facility 
Atotech and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) have announced they will partner at SEL’s incoming manufacturing facility in northern Idaho. SEL will utilize Atotech’s innovative Uniplate equipment technology in the new 162,000-square-foot facility that will serve as home for SEL’s printed ...
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