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As Trader Joe’s readies to drop anchor at its second Idaho store in Meridian, Boise’s homegrown discount grocer is thinking big – as in Big Sky Country. And what better than an empty Shopko to launch a new business. Media ...

NAMPA – It’s official: A long-rumored fulfillment center for Amazon is expected to open in Nampa by next year. The warehouse/distribution facility, which had been hinted at for more than year by city officials and Amazon’s development partner as “Project Bronco,” will be ...

POCATELLO – It’s been over seven months since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints broke ground on its new Pocatello temple, and officials say construction to date is right on schedule. Lots of concrete is churning at the ...

POCATELLO – Idaho State University students eyeing careers in the construction industry earned second-place honors, including a $1,750 cash prize, in the recent Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Engineering Students Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Competition. Now in its ...

While the owner of struggling bus carrier Greyhound looks for a buyer, the Dallas-based company is quietly selling off and closing terminals across the country. In July, Greyhound Lines sold its downtown Boise terminal to a Boise development company. The ...

Following the opening of Vans, The Village at Meridian will welcome its first fine jeweler, Jensen Jewelers. The new store will fill the former Gymboree space in November, just in time for the holidays and “engagement season.” “We are excited ...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has nothing on the new $48 million Center for the Visual Arts on the western edge of the Boise State University campus. That’s the assessment of James Ogle, director of development for the BSU School ...

IDAHO FALLS – Ball Ventures, an Idaho Falls-based real estate investment and development company, will plant its corporate flag in The Knolls Office Building later this year. CEO Cortney Liddiard announced the move during the groundbreaking ceremony for The Knolls ...

Demand for space from new and expanding industrial tenants is keeping developers busy in the Treasure Valley. The reasons for the growth are a well-told story: Idaho is a great location for warehouse operations that can easily reach nearly all ...

It seems that no self-respecting burg in the Northwest is complete without a Dutch Bros., Les Schwab or Nordstrom Rack. Now you can add Boise-based WinCo Foods to the list. The discount grocer’s growth strategy of late seems to be ...