When President Donald Trump cited national security concerns and signed orders in March imposing significant new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, the construction industry was thrown for something of a loop. While domestic steel and aluminum manufacturers praised the ...
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Blaine County School District wants to build teacher housing
The Blaine County School District wants to enter into a joint venture with a private entity to build and operate teacher housing in Ketchum on property the district owns across the street from Hemingway STEAM School. The district expects to ...
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Read More »Premier Technology adds 70,000 square feet in Blackfoot
A Premier Technology Inc. expansion adds 70,000 square feet to the 250,000-square-foot Premier custom manufacturing plant in Blackfoot. The space will be filled with the latest in high-speed metal processing equipment. The equipment accounts for about $9 million in the ...
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Read More »First Interstate Bank will move to Pioneer Crossing
The Idaho regional headquarters for First Interstate Bank will move into the Pioneer Crossing office building that just started construction at Myrtle and 13th streets in downtown Boise. First Interstate is the first tenant announced for the five-story, 120,000-square-foot office ...
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Read More »Ten-story tower planned for 11th and Idaho streets
The newest downtown Boise office tower is slated for 11th and Idaho streets, across from the Boise Plaza building. Rafanelli & Nahas, which owns Boise Plaza, hopes to start construction in spring 2019 on a 10-story, 181,000-square-foot office tower on ...
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Read More »Nationally, Idaho’s leading the way in home price increases 
Home prices were up in all 50 states in April, year over year, with Washington, Idaho and Nevada surpassing 12 percent increases, nearly double the national average, according to CoreLogic. The Irvine, California, real estate data provider calculated an Idaho ...
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Read More »Bendable concrete could be safer, more durable 
Spring construction season is underway, and many tons of concrete will be used in the coming months. Unfortunately, concrete is a brittle material: Placed under stress, it cannot bend very far before it fractures. Some pavements that are being poured ...
Read More »Idaho may get $90 million to widen I-84 in Nampa 
A $90.24 million federal grant may come Idaho’s way to fund a large share of widening Interstate 84 in Nampa. The Idaho Transportation Department and Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho were notified that the region was in line for ...
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Read More »Downtown roadwork multiplies in Nampa 
Traffic headaches will multiply in downtown Nampa as the Idaho Department of Transportation repaves or reconstructs several main arteries, including all four sides of Library Square. This will add to the street reconstruction already underway by the city of Nampa ...
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Read More »Police and paramedics will get dedicated space at Saint Alphonsus in Nampa 
St. Alphonsus Health System is building a 19,000-square-foot structure in Nampa that will include stations for Nampa police and Canyon County paramedics. Saint Alphonsus is setting aside about 1,100 square feet for Canyon County Paramedics Station 46 and about 600 ...
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