Idaho Business Review IBR

TWIN FALLS – T-Mobile will start providing the next generation of wireless telephone technology here. “The Twin Falls announcement shows that we’re continuing to build 5G and add markets across the U.S., and we’re excited to bring 5G, and all of its near- and long-term benefits, ...

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Construction site managers and other people in charge of sites with outside visitors will soon have an application to help them monitor those visitors in the age of COVID-19 coronavirus. SafeAccess, an app that runs on both the Android and ...

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Started in 2016 in Idaho by a young couple seeing a shift towards elopements instead of traditional weddings, Simply Eloped got ahead of the curve and offered a unique service: planning small weddings and destination weddings for couples seeking something ...

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A small firm in little Mackay is making big waves in the bottled water business. Proud Source Water started in 2016 in the old mining town that saw its last real boom during World War II. The last copper mining ...

If you’ve felt like the state’s roads have been eerily quiet lately, you’re right. Idaho automobile and air traffic have both fallen as a result of the COVID-19 virus. Average vehicle traffic on the state’s roads dropped 40% over a ...

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A telecommunications company that is expanding fiber optic networking in North Idaho is bringing the same functionality to the Treasure Valley, including sections of west Boise, Meridian and Garden City. TDS Metrocom, a business unit of TDS Telecommunications LLC, unveiled ...

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For years, the promise of telemedicine has enticed health care providers in Idaho with visions of saving their rural patients long trips to obtain medical and pharmacy services not available locally. Despite the availability of the technology that now makes ...

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American renters who work in food and retail industries can find themselves spending 40% of their annual income on housing costs if they are unable to work for two months, up about six percentage points from their current rent burden. ...

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Nearly 33,000 Idaho residents filed for unemployment benefits the last week in March as the Idaho economy continues shedding jobs at a record rate because of the coronavirus, state officials said. The Idaho Department of Labor reported that the number ...

When buyer panic emptied stores of everyday items, one Idaho grocery store put flour back on its shelves when no one else had any. As a result of the pandemic, supply chains and complex distribution networks have staggered in the ...