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Only the upper half of the main staircase remains at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Boise as church leaders renovate the weather-damaged lower half. The stairs have been missing since June; parishioners will be entering the ...

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A construction company has dropped its appeal of a report finding negligence in a fatal trench collapse in Boise that killed two workers. The Idaho Statesman reported August 9 that the fatal collapse in 2016 also injured a third employee ...

The city of Boise has come up with possible solutions to two specific issues the public has zeroed in on since the vision of a new main library was unveiled: The Cabin and parking. The writers’ nonprofit organization The Cabin ...

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The Idaho State Museum will reopen its newly expanded and renovated Julia Davis Park facility Oct. 12 after closing the museum for more than four years. The $17 million revamp added 18,000 square feet to the 1950 structure. The renovation ...

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Blaze Pizza and Costa Vida will be the next national tenants at the 40-acre Sandcreek Commons in Ammon, the second largest shopping center in eastern Idaho. These eateries will fill most of Sandcreek’s 12th structure, which is now under construction ...

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After foundation work last fall, American Falls School District in May launched into construction of a new $8.95 million intermediate school to serve third, fourth and fifth graders starting in August 2019. The new 39,669-square-foot school is being built on ...

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Construction job growth over last year ranged from 4 to 8 percent in June across most of Idaho, bringing the statewide total of construction workers to 47,500, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Idaho as a whole ranked ...

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An $10 million overhaul of the 1927 Bonneville Hotel in downtown Idaho Falls is due to start in September, nearly two years after Boise-based The Housing Company was awarded the development agreement. The Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency is purchasing the ...

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U.S. companies seeking to be exempted from President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, and they fear it may torpedo their requests. Robert Miller, president and CEO of NLMK ...

As the fastest-growing state in the nation, Idaho is experiencing an incredible building boom. Exciting, innovative projects have sprouted up around the state, with new ones breaking ground regularly. For a dozen years, the Idaho Business Review has been proud ...