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Zions Bank recently opened two new branches, in Meridian and in Twin Falls, to provide service as the cities grow. “We’re hearing a lot from our customers that they’re not wanting to have to go to the other side of ...

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Galena Opportunity Fund, which has funded both of the Opportunity Zone projects in Idaho, has eight more Opportunity Zone projects coming down the pipeline, including one to provide workforce housing in McCall. “We will do three projects [that are] housing-related ...

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PIVOT Lifestyle + Fitness by KA, the line of gyms launched by three-time gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, continues to expand in the Treasure Valley. On Nov. 13, a ribbon-cutting and grand opening were held for the second fitness facility in ...

Nezperce High School senior Joe McGuigan is one of a handful of high school students who landed a summer job with a manufacturing company after participating in an industry-based apprenticeship program. He worked for Hillco Technologies last summer, starting at ...

MERIDIAN – In the latest of a steady stream this year of groundbreakings and ribbon-cuttings, Ball Ventures Ahlquist ceremoniously broke ground on another new building at Ten Mile Crossing on Nov. 15 – with more to come. The tenant of ...

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As an important deadline approaches, Idaho’s Opportunity Zones are getting more attention from inside and outside the state. At the same time, the state could lose two of its 28 Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones, a community development program established by ...

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A plan to raise money for roads didn’t work out for Valley County during the recent election. The west central county, which includes McCall, tried to raise $2 million through a road levy to help replace federal funding the county ...

It’s been nearly three years since Snowmageddon struck Boise, piling up a record 15 inches of snow on Jan. 5, 2017. But its effects are still being felt. Hoffman Construction Co. of America, the general contractor on Jack’s Urban Meeting Place ...

IDAHO FALLS – Okay, it’s true. The Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Museum of Idaho isn’t from Idaho, admitted Jeff Carr, director of public relations. In fact, the most common animal that lived in Idaho at the time was the plesiosaur, ...

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Downtown Mountain Home is getting a new look. By mid-December, the community’s first phase of downtown revitalization is scheduled to be completed roughly three months after it broke ground. The dated infrastructure hadn’t been updated since the 1960s, said Courtney ...

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