Charming Charlie latest retailer to give up the ghost

July 17, 2019 Comments Off on Charming Charlie latest retailer to give up the ghost (access required)

Everything must go. Jewelry and accessories retailer Charming Charlie said it will shutter its 261 stores, including two in Idaho, continuing the tale of woe that is U.S. retail these days. The Houston-based company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

CBH Homes loses BBB accreditation

July 12, 2019 Comments Off on CBH Homes loses BBB accreditation (access required)

A Boise-based homebuilder has lost its good standing with a leading consumer advocacy organization. CBH Homes is longer accredited by the Better Business Bureau due to what it calls a “no response” to a complaint leveled by a consumer against ...

Biking in Downtown? This may be the perfect spot to store your bike

July 11, 2019 Comments Off on Biking in Downtown? This may be the perfect spot to store your bike

People looking to bike in Downtown Boise can now park their bicycles in a more secure spot, thanks to an indoor bike storage station in the parking garage at 9th and Main streets. The first-of-its-kind “BikeBOI” is open 24/7. Up ...

Idaho Business Out Loud: Interview with Scott Flynn of Indiedwell

July 10, 2019 Comments Off on Idaho Business Out Loud: Interview with Scott Flynn of Indiedwell

In the third episode of Idaho Business Out Loud, we discuss construction labor trends in Idaho and head over to the Indiedwell facility in Caldwell to talk with co-founder Scott Flynn about shipping container homes, sustainability in construction and affordable ...

Report: Idaho first in nation for home price gains

July 10, 2019 Comments Off on Report: Idaho first in nation for home price gains

Idaho is the only state that had annual home price growth over 10% in May, according to a new CoreLogic report. Home prices increased nationally by 3.6% from May 2018, reported CoreLogic, a global property information and analytics firm based ...

New Hilton opens doors in Burley

July 10, 2019 Comments Off on New Hilton opens doors in Burley (access required)

BURLEY – Just in time for a popular county fair and rodeo, the city’s newest hotel is now open for business. Hampton Inn by Hilton Burley welcomed its first guests on June 25, according to a news release. As a ...

Company has the mettle to transform home manufacturing

July 9, 2019 Comments Off on Company has the mettle to transform home manufacturing (access required)

CALDWELL — An Idaho company claims to have a unique solution to the country’s affordable housing shortage: converting decommissioned shipping containers for transport by rail or ship into sustainable homes. At a warehouse in Caldwell, indieDwell is rolling out a ...

This historic Boise street has changed a lot. Now it might become an urban renewal area.

July 4, 2019 Comments Off on This historic Boise street has changed a lot. Now it might become an urban renewal area.

State Street is deteriorating. Buildings are damaged, with cracked walls and peeling paint. The street itself has poor drainage and weeds in some sections. Some places have a “defective or inadequate street layout,” and some are unsafe, according to a ...

Wrecking ball looms for old Saint Al’s hospital

July 1, 2019 Comments Off on Wrecking ball looms for old Saint Al’s hospital

NAMPA – Saint Alphonsus Health System officials have yet to hire a company to raze the former Mercy Medical Center on 12th Avenue in Nampa, but the wrecking ball could be swinging at the site by the end of the ...

Seattle developer plans to convert rooms at a Downtown Boise hotel into apartments

June 28, 2019 Comments Off on Seattle developer plans to convert rooms at a Downtown Boise hotel into apartments

A Seattle developer plans to convert 45 rooms at the Safari Inn in Downtown Boise into upscale apartments. Revolve Development bought the two-story 1905 Smith Block building at 1015 W. Main St. and an adjacent three-story building for an undisclosed ...