Boise’s population is rising fast and so are housing prices – an economic boom that comes with a cost: homeless people have to struggle to get back into housing because rents are so high. That was the message of a panel ...
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November 27, 2019
Comments Off on Black Box VR updating virtual reality fitness software
Black Box VR is developing a new version of its virtual reality fitness software that includes more exercises and the ability to share progress on social media. The new version is expected to come out in mid-December – just in ...
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November 27, 2019
Comments Off on Governor accepts broadband report, but plans on hold until January
Gov. Brad Little has accepted recommendations from the broadband internet task force he created, but how many of them will be implemented will depend on how the budget shakes out. “Governor Little is currently reviewing the recommendations and will determine ...
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A booming Idaho plant-based food company is looking to expand, not just in products but in markets. Melt saw $1 million in sales for the first time in the third quarter. The company’s plant-based butter is now sold in 12,000 locations ...
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Paula Connelly’s life is messy. On her 10-acre farm south of Victory Road and just east of Ten Mile Road, she raises chickens and roosters, along with steers that she shoots, kills and skins in her backyard each year. When ...
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November 26, 2019
Comments Off on Idaho Humane Society opens new facility
After years of fundraising and development, the Idaho Humane Society has opened its new location on South Bird Street in Boise. Located near Boise’s retail hub, the 42,000-square-foot IHS includes a veterinary hospital, adoption center and public education center. The ...
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November 26, 2019
Comments Off on Them’s fightin’ words: Xerox, HP spar over acquisition
After HP rejected its acquisition offer, Xerox is playing hardball with a hostile takeover or proxy war. John Visentin, Xerox vice chairman and CEO, does not mince words in a letter to Enrique Lores, who became HP president and CEO on Nov. 1, and ...
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November 25, 2019
Comments Off on BVA celebrates new urgent care clinic
On Wednesday, Ball Ventures Ahlquist and Saltzer Health hosted a groundbreaking celebration for the first of four new urgent care clinics at Victory Commons in South Meridian. True Care, an Idaho-based company co-owned by Saltzer Health, is developing technology that ...
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November 22, 2019
Comments Off on Need for speed? New maps show where you can find 5G in the Treasure Valley
Verizon has released maps of its 5G coverage in Idaho showing exactly where in Boise and Meridian people can expect to get the high-speed wireless service. The company made the service available in the Treasure Valley on Sept. 26 after ...
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Boise was a finalist this summer for a big Nike manufacturing plant that instead will be built in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix Business Journal has identified Boise as the other finalist for the $184.5 million plant that will employ more ...
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