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Grocery broker Impact acquires Cluep digital platform
In what it said was the first acquisition of this kind, the grocery broker Impact Group has acquired Cluep, a digital engagement platform. “There is a massive channel shift projected, as a result of an online shift with consumer behavior,” ...
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Read More »State acquires 532 acres at Tamarack Resort to erase $11.6 million debt 
October 26, 2018
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The Idaho Department of Environment Quality acquired 532 undeveloped acres at Tamarack Resort on Oct. 17 to settle an $11.6 million debt in a convoluted saga stretching back more than a decade on the western shores of Lake Cascade. IDEQ ...
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Read More »JUMP clears lot across Myrtle for more parking
October 25, 2018
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The dirt lot across Myrtle Street from the five-level JUMP garage will become… more parking for JUMP. Earth movers in recent days have been shifting dirt around, raising questions about what was happing on that undeveloped lot. It had served ...
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Read More »Last beam in place for St. Luke’s Children’s Pavilion; next up a sky bridge
October 25, 2018
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The Idaho Elks Children’s Pavilion at St. Luke’s structure is in place now, having arisen from a 36-foot deep hole since July-August 2017. The final steel beam at the highest point was installed the week of Oct. 22, a week ...
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Read More »Committee recommends Idaho allow autonomous vehicles
October 24, 2018
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A gubernatorial committee on autonomous vehicles has issued a draft report recommending Idaho allow their testing and deployment, but with sidebars to ensure roadways remain safe for everyone, including pedestrians and bicyclists. The most recent meeting, held on Oct. 16, ...
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Read More »Boise Startup Week features awards, stories, advice
Seasoned entrepreneurs at the third annual Boise Startup Week had lots of advice for new entrepreneurs, primarily telling them not to let other people tell them what to do and accept that they will screw up. If nothing else, screw-ups ...
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Read More »CCDC gets ready to embark on two new urban renewal districts
October 24, 2018
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With 30 years of official urban renewal ended Sept. 30 in the heart of downtown Boise, the Capital City Development Corp. is now simultaneously embarking on two new, very different urban renewal districts. CCDC by the end of the year ...
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Read More »Breakfast Series report – Urban in Idaho: Smart planning for future growth
October 23, 2018
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Introduction Idaho is growing fast, by some counts faster than any other state, and the growth is concentrated in the southwestern counties. The population boom brings prosperity, change and challenges. For instance, this summer, the median price for Canyon and ...
Read More »Secretary of State’s office rolls out new business software
Saying it would bring the business portion of his office into the 21st century, Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced new business filing software. “We’re ready for business at the speed of business,” he said. The SOS Enterprise software, produced ...
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