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A developer plans to build 85 compact and efficient apartments off State Street in Northwest Boise. Studios and one-bedroom apartments would make up 65 of the apartments on the 2.3-acre site at 8306 W. State St., and two-bedroom units would ...

Alaska Airlines announced on Feb. 5 that it will begin nonstop daily service between Boise and Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The once-a-day flight will operate year-round on an Embraer 175, beginning on June 18, 2020. Alaska’s Embraer 175 features ...

POST FALLS – Add Post Falls to the list of Idaho cities with Opportunity Zone projects. The River Falls Opportunity Fund, managed by Cornerstone Commercial Investments, is run by a father-son team, John M. Nichols and John Steven Nichols. The ...

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The Inn at 500 Capitol just received the No. 1 spot as the best hotel in Idaho from U.S. News & World Report, an international authority for industry and cultural rankings. The almost century-old periodical issued their 10th annual best ...

KUNA – The City of Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission approved the annexation, planned unit development, preliminary plat, development agreement and design review for the 761-acre master-planned Spring Rock subdivision at their Jan. 28 meeting – but that approval came only ...

MERIDIAN – As part of its value-based care initiative, Blue Cross of Idaho is using artificial intelligence to notify primary care providers when patients are at risk of developing serious health issues. The project has been under development for almost a ...

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A new investment fund focusing on life sciences, health and clean technology is preparing to launch in the Pacific Northwest, including Idaho. The VectorPoint Ventures Impact Fund is intended as a regionally focused purpose-driven impact investment fund to attract more ...

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An advocacy organization for Idaho government employees is shutting down. The board of the Idaho Public Employees Association (IPEA), a Boise-based nonprofit organization founded in 1959, voted on Jan. 23 to shut down the organization after years of declining membership. “Twenty ...

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Chris Roth officially became the new president and CEO of St. Luke’s Health System on Feb. 1, replacing Dr. David Pate, who retired after a 10-year tenure. “St. Luke’s is such a valued community asset,” Roth said. “I appreciate the ...

You may not know someone who can invest $10,000 in your business, but you may know 100 people who can invest $100, said Kathleen Minogue, founder and CEO of Crowdfund Better, who has presented several times on the topic in ...

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